In Part 1 of this post, “scalability” was defined and scalability issues with the software itself were described. In Part 2, we look at evaluating infrastructure for scalability (i.e., anti-patterns that commonly affect scale). The scale is primarily accomplished vertically Because of anti-patterns previously discussed, adding new application or database servers may be difficult. If […]
Perhaps the most common question we get at Crosslake when performing technical due diligence on a company is, “Will this thing scale?” After all, investors want to see a return on their investment into a company, and a common way to achieve that is to grow the number of users on an application or platform. […]
Having helped many clients on their journey to next-generation technology, we often tackle the issue of modernization strategies for legacy code and platforms within software development. What is legacy code? The term “legacy code” can describe a variety of code conditions. The exact meaning of the term greatly depends on the developer’s perspective and the […]
Making DevOps work is one of those things everyone wants. Out with the old and in with the new. But what drives that demand and how obtainable are the benefits? To deal with those, it’s worth establishing some kind of exact definition as to what DevOps actually is. Wikipedia comes to our rescue here and […]
Recently, a SaaS company within the financial technology industry acquired a competitor and launched an initiative to merge both companies’ critical customer-facing applications and data. This was the latest in a series of acquisitions, leaving the company with several platforms that needed migrating. In this post, we will explore the problems that hampered the company’s […]
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