Slice and Dice Refactoring with KUBE-X

In recent years, the number and size of business software has grown continuously. This should not come as too much of a surprise, as functioning and advanced software is at the heart of every successful company. It is therefore all the more important to maintain it and keep it up to date.

Imagine you have a successful product or an appealing service. But without functioning and modern software that optimises processes, facilitates communication and makes data processing more efficient, it is difficult to develop the full impact of your ideas.

Well-functioning software enables you to make optimum use of your resources, save time and minimise errors. It gives you the flexibility to react quickly to changes and continuously improve your processes.

If you had the opportunity to strengthen and optimise the heart of your company, you would take it, wouldn’t you? That’s the key to success – software that is tailored specifically to the needs of your company.

It is therefore all the more important that your software remains modern and modular. The goal: Your IT system must not become legacy software that slows down your processes and successes.

Do you have the feeling that your business software is no longer efficient enough? Then you should think about modernising it. In professional circles, this is known as re-factoring.

Solutions should be agile, secure and scalable. At the same time, technology is developing very quickly and systems are becoming increasingly complex. Depending on the age and type of application, soxes supports customers in extending, refactoring or re-engineering existing solutions.

KUBE-X is the development platform for the efficient implementation of your business software.
Thanks to the Slice & Dice process, KUBE-X can now also be used to modernize existing applications in just 4 steps, without BIG BANG!

Save time now and reduce your risks with the KUBE-X refactoring approach. Keep your business software agile and benefit from the modularity offered by the standard KUBES by KUBE-X. Choose from hundreds of additional functions for your application, which you can implement at the touch of a button.

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Existing software architectures are comprehensively analyzed by soxes to identify their potential weaknesses and areas that need improvement. Based on the findings from the analysis phase, an improved architecture is designed for the software. This is where KUBE-X comes into play. Our software developers do not have to completely redesign numerous modules, platforms or interfaces using the existing KUBES. They can be used directly and ready for operation.

With over 20 years of experience in the modernization of software solutions, our experts analyse and evaluate existing applications and improve or replace their structure with refactoring. With architecture adaptation, modernization and process digitization, soxes creates security and opens up new integration possibilities for companies.

1. Analysis and quick wins

The first step is for our experts to gain an overview of your system and define the refactoring plan. Where necessary, the system is stabilised and important HotFixes are implemented to enable simple QuickWins.

2. Setting up the KUBE-X platform

The KUBE-X platform with all the necessary settings, infrastructure and services (KUBES) customised to your needs is provided in parallel to your running company application. While your original application continues to run, this lays the foundation for the successful and gradual refactoring of your legacy application.

3. Synchronisation of the data

Before each individual component can be refactored, a compatible, well-structured data store that supports the new data structure must be implemented. Old and new data can now be synchronised. This means that there is now a connection between the new and the old application.

4. Core of the refactoring

This is where the actual core of the reorganisation begins. The first component to be replaced is taken from the legacy application (slice and dice) and remapped in the KUBE-X application – either with the help of standard services or with newly programmed components. Step by step, all components are now refactored, tested and rolled out in the background until the old application is completely replaced and modernised without a BIG BANG. The new application is fully operational and the old application is switched off.

As the architecture model of KUBE-X is modular, future refactorings are easier to implement. New standard functions (so-called standard KUBES) can be activated at any time at the click of a mouse. Or your application can be extended with customised components according to your requirements.

Refactoring with KUBE-X brings various advantages from which your company can benefit massively. Thanks to the NO-BIG-BANG approach:

• Your company only takes very low risks.
• At the same time, your company software remains executable at all times.
• The user does not notice the refactoring and there are no interruptions.

With KUBE-X, functionalities are covered by standard services wherever possible. This massively reduces developer time and costs. Your business software is now equipped for the future. Once your application has been established on the KUBE-X platform, new standard functions (so-called standard KUBES) can be activated at any time at the click of a mouse.

Time-consuming customised development is primarily used where a business value or unique selling point can be generated. In this way, we offer our customers all the advantages and freedoms of customised development combined with the benefits of a standard solution.

Thanks to KUBE-X, software solutions are planned, implemented, maintained and modernised in a standardised, highly automated manner that is simple, comprehensible and efficient.

Processes that were once complicated and time-consuming can be established in just a few steps. This saves our developers weeks of work, which they can invest in the development of individual components. This guarantees the customer the ultimate in quality assurance. Thanks to KUBE-X, successful refactoring can be planned and implemented simply, comprehensibly and efficiently in a standardized, highly automated manner.

Refactoring is necessary if the existing software no longer meets current requirements, standards and expectations and the further development or maintenance of the software is impaired as a result. Scaling problems, poor maintainability, lack of user-friendliness, slow performance, security risks, lack of internal knowledge – these are all reasons for refactoring. Modern software can prevent compatibility problems and instability and help to minimize high maintenance and operating costs. The result: smooth business processes and secure data.

The 3 most common reasons in favor of software refactoring

1. outdated technologies: Failure to patch due to this can lead to security vulnerabilities.

2. loss of know-how: the company no longer has the necessary expertise (e.g. programming language) to maintain and operate the software.

3. expansion of an existing application: The requirements for an application change. In order to meet the new requirements, existing hurdles or weak points in the existing application must first be eliminated.