Application modernisation

Your software works, but has it fallen behind?

We modernise it without stopping your business.

I want to modernise my application

In stages · Fixed quote before each stage begins

Signs

It holds up. But it is no longer cheap.

If two or more of these sound familiar, your software is not broken: it has fallen behind.

Every update is postponed because nobody wants to be the one who touches it.
Any improvement takes weeks and nobody can fully explain why.
If the server fails on a Tuesday afternoon, there is no plan: there is a phone call.
As soon as more people than usual arrive, it slows down or crashes.
And the version your business runs on has not received patches for years.

What is already costing you money.

It is not a breakdown: it is an extra cost paid every month without appearing on any invoice.

01Maintenance

How much does changing your software cost today?

When every change means understanding an undocumented system, the cost of any improvement multiplies. You pay that bill with every job, not just once.

Unsupported versions brought up to date
Repeated code brought into one place
Automated tests where things break most
Documentation that outlasts people

02Availability

What happens if it fails on a Tuesday?

Servers, backups and alerts that do not rely on someone remembering.

03Security

How long has it gone without patches?

Abandoned dependencies, access and personal data.

Modernising is not making the inside look nice. It is bringing maintenance costs back to what they should be.

How modernisation unfolds

Modernise without improvising.

Starting point

Modernising without a diagnosis means trading one problem for another.

We review what supports your operations today and which parts are a risk. The result is a map of what to keep, fix or remove, with the cost of each option.

Your contribution Access to the code, infrastructure and the person who understands operations.

Roadmap

Modernising everything at once is the most expensive way to do it.

Each stage has its own scope, deadline and price. You can stop after any of them with the entire system working, not left halfway.

You receive Prioritised stages, with cost and risk clear upfront.

Implementation

Anything that has not reached production has proved nothing.

Small, deployable and reversible changes. If something does not go as planned, it can be rolled back in minutes.

Outcome A measurable improvement, already running.

Pace

Your service is not switched off so we can work.

We deploy each tested delivery. If a stage needs a downtime window, we plan it with you outside working hours. We notify you before changing production, not afterwards.

Our commitment Deployed deliveries, without unexpected outages.

Completion

Replacing one dependency with another is not modernisation.

We hand over code, documentation and access, and explain how it is put together. If you want us to keep maintaining it, that is your decision, not a consequence of how we left it.

No lock-in Documentation, access and a team that knows where to look.

Before you contact us

Who modernisation is for, and who it is not for.

A good fit if…

Your business depends on an application that has run for years and is not due to be replaced.
It was built by a supplier who is no longer around or an employee who left, and there is no documentation.
It still runs on an unsupported version and you have already been told it needs updating.
It performs well on an ordinary day, but gets stuck at the year's peak times.
It runs on a single server nobody monitors, and if it fails, the business fails.
You want new features, but each job costs more than the previous one.

Not a good fit if…

You want to rebuild the whole thing from scratch. That is another service and almost never the answer.
You want to change technology because it sounds better, not because something is failing.
There is no access to the code or infrastructure. Without that, we cannot get in.
The application is not important to your operations. If it fails, nothing happens.

This makes sense when what you have is still useful and the unnecessary part is the cost of maintaining it.

If you want the detail

What exactly gets modernised.

You do not need to understand this to work with us. It is here in case someone on your team wants to see it.

Versions and dependencies

Updating PHP, the framework and anything that breaks during the upgrade
Replacing libraries nobody maintains anymore
Removing dependencies that no longer receive patches

Architecture

Separating the monolith into modules with clear boundaries
Rewriting parts that cost more to fix than to rebuild
Redesigning queries that block the database

Infrastructure and deployment

The foundation

Packaging in containers, with orchestration only when volume requires it
Moving to the cloud or a managed server
Automated deployment and immediate rollback if something goes wrong

We do not change anything by default. Each component is included when it solves something that is costing you money, and that is decided with the system in front of us.

Frequently asked questions.

The questions most often asked before starting modernisation.

Does the service have to stop during modernisation?

No. We work in stages and deploy each to production once it has been tested. If one needs a downtime window —a database migration, for example— we plan it with you, outside working hours and with rollback ready.

Is modernisation worthwhile, or is rebuilding from scratch better?

It depends on how much of what you have is still valid, and that is established by looking, not by opinion. Rebuilding from scratch has a cost that is almost always underestimated: years of business rules nobody has written down. Before quoting anything, we first tell you what is worth keeping, what to fix and what to leave alone.

How much does application modernisation cost?

There is no catalogue price because no two systems are the same: updating a version is not the same as rebuilding how deployment works. What is fixed is the charging method: in stages, with the price agreed before each begins, so you can stop without committing to the whole project.

How is this different from a software audit?

An audit ends with a report: it tells you what you have, the risk and where to start, and you decide what to do with it, with us or anyone you choose. Modernisation is the implementation. If you already know an update is needed and simply want it done, start here: the preliminary review is included in the proposal. If you need the evidence to decide, an audit costs less and does not commit you to continuing.

Are we locked in to working with you?

No. Each stage delivers code, documentation and access, and ends with your team able to work on what has been delivered. If you decide to continue on your own or with another supplier, the system will not contain a component only we know how to change.

We have no in-house technical team. Is that a problem?

It is the most common situation. What changes is who we explain things to: rather than a CTO, we speak with the person who understands operations. We propose technical decisions with their costs and risks clearly set out.

What if the original developer is no longer around?

That is the situation we work with most. Nobody needs to explain the system to us: we read it, deploy it in an isolated environment and document it. What we do need is access to the code and infrastructure.

Tell us about your application.

Explain what it is, what it is costing you and what you would like to do with it. We will tell you whether modernisation is worthwhile. We reply within 24 working hours.

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