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IT consulting: from requirements analysis to a target architecture that holds

We advise companies whose systems are business-critical – and therefore cannot simply be replaced. Our consulting starts with what exists: what runs, what holds, what slows you down. From there we derive a target architecture you can reach step by step, instead of a concept that stays in the drawer.

Based in Mönchengladbach, working across North Rhine-Westphalia and Germany – on site or remote.

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01

When to call us

Typical starting points companies bring to us:

  • The database is getting slower and nobody knows exactly why.

  • A grown system needs modernising without interrupting operations.

  • Several systems are supposed to work together but only do so via Excel and email.

  • A new build is due and the architecture has to carry the next ten years.

  • A vendor is ending a version and the migration needs planning.

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Consulting services

01

Architecture review

An architecture review typically takes two to four weeks, depending on scope and system access: we examine code, data model, interfaces and operations and deliver a report with prioritised measures – what helps immediately, what is needed mid-term, what can be left alone.

02

Database consulting

SAP SQL Anywhere from 15 years of personal practice, Microsoft SQL Server: data modelling, index strategy, execution plans, replication, backup and recovery concepts, permissions. Performance analysis down to the execution plan.

03

Modernisation and replacement

Replace legacy systems step by step instead of in a big bang: interfaces in front of the system, decoupled data, functions replaced in order of their risk – while operations continue.

04

Cloud and hybrid strategy

What belongs in the cloud, what stays in-house – and how both work together reliably. No migration for migration's sake.

05

Workshops and knowledge transfer

Results belong in your team, not in our archive: workshops, technical documentation, structured handover.

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How an architecture review works

  1. 01

    Initial assessment

    30 minutes, free of charge: starting point, goal, scope.

  2. 02

    Inventory

    Code, data model, interfaces, operations – with the people who use the system every day.

  3. 03

    Analysis

    Measurements instead of assumptions: execution plans, load profiles, dependencies.

  4. 04

    Report and workshop

    Prioritised measures with effort and benefit, discussed together.

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What you get

A report that makes decisions possible: target architecture, order of steps, effort range, risks. And a team that takes on the implementation if you want it – we don't just advise, we build.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What does an architecture review cost?

It depends on scope – a review of a single system typically takes five to ten consulting days. After the free initial assessment we quote a fixed range.

Do you work on site or remotely?

Both. Inventory and workshops preferably at your premises – within 75 km of Mönchengladbach without separate travel costs, beyond that by arrangement –, analysis and report remotely.

Do you also implement?

Yes. Consulting, development and automation come from a single source at tracten; the review is often the first step of a project, but it doesn't have to be.

Which databases do you work with?

Focus on SAP SQL Anywhere and Microsoft SQL Server; SQLite in projects. We plan and accompany migrations between these systems.

Contact

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Describe your starting point – an initial assessment is free and takes 30 minutes.

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