A system and method are provided for improving an existing application infrastructure
of an application service provider. First, a user is prompted to identify at least
one aspect of an existing application infrastructure of an application service
provider utilizing a network. Next, the identification of the aspect of the existing
application infrastructure is received utilizing the network, and the aspect is
translated into a common structure such that the structure is stored in a knowledge
base. Such common structure is subsequently analyzed using a spreadsheet stored
in a database, and the spreadsheet includes predefined rules that are used to identify
upgrades to the existing applications infrastructure. Further, upgrades the existing
application infrastructure are suggested and displayed based on the analysis utilizing
the network.