Is your business application future-proof?

Software is used on a large scale in every company. Some of them are standard, such as Office, a financial or CRM package, but another large part consists of specific business applications. It is estimated that around eighty percent of them are out of date. This not only requires a lot of maintenance, but also inhibits the future development of your company. How do you ensure that your important future-proof business applications become and stay?

This not only requires a lot of maintenance, but also inhibits the future development of your company.

Traditional applications

Most of today's business applications are traditionally built (not object-oriented). Modern applications are built using an MVC model. A well-thought-out model in which Model, View and Controller can function separately. The limitation of this way of working is that the front-end (view) is part of this system. In today's business models, you often see that data is requested from more sources than just from your own system.

Solution

By further separating the components from each other, the data sources in the front end can be linked. The application is equipped with APIs to connect the various internal and external data within the front-end. This creates modern, powerful frameworks. Because the backend is completely separated from the front end in this way, it is possible to also show external data in a simple, secure way without affecting the data from your own system.

Preview

For example, it is possible to link your business administration to an external logistics platform. Once an order has been processed in the administration, an order can be automatically created for the logistics department, by connecting to the logistics party's API. This therefore goes beyond your own application and still achieves the goal; in this case, the logistics party. In addition, it is possible to show the logistics party's data (in many cases a date, an order number or a name) directly in the front-end without making a direct link to your own database.

Shifting focus

Separating the business applications initially requires an investment. This pays off twice as much as innovations in the future. It also gives you the opportunity to use existing software via the API. It also saves you unnecessary maintenance, which costs a lot of time and money. This allows you to focus again on (strategic) new products and services. It therefore fully improves your mood and your business.