NHS · Modernisation
Clinical and operational applications
Legacy .NET systems, databases and integrations improved in controlled stages while protecting continuity.
Read the experienceFixed-scope technical assessment
Understand the risks inside your .NET and SQL systems.
A focused, senior review of an established software system, identifying reliability, performance and technical-debt concerns before they become expensive delivery problems.
The situation
When important software becomes difficult to change
Established systems can become slow, unreliable or risky to release. Years of technical debt, weak monitoring or inherited code can make it difficult to know whether to repair, modernise or rewrite.
This assessment gives your team an independent senior technical opinion before a major commitment is made.
Slow or unreliable .NET applications
SQL Server performance problems
Years of accumulated technical debt
Difficult or risky deployments
Poor monitoring and recurring incidents
An inherited system nobody fully understands
Pressure to rewrite without enough evidence
A team needing an independent opinion
What is examined
A focused view of the whole operating system
The exact checks depend on the system, the access provided and the agreed scope.
- Application architecture and code structure
- Database design and SQL performance
- Query Store and identifiable performance regressions, where available
- Error handling, logging and operational visibility
- Deployment and environment risks
- Integration and API reliability
- Security concerns visible within the agreed scope
- Maintainability, automated testing and technical debt
- Opportunities for monitoring and workflow automation
- Practical AI opportunities only where they genuinely fit
Engagement process
Evidence before recommendations
- 01
Scope
Confirm the system, concerns, access and decisions required.
- 02
Assess
Inspect the agreed application, database and operating information.
- 03
Prioritise
Separate material risks from cosmetic technical issues.
- 04
Present
Explain the findings, recommended sequence and next options.
What you receive
A decision-ready assessment
A concise explanation suitable for technical and non-technical stakeholders, with enough detail to support the next decision.
- A prioritised findings report
- Urgent risks separated from worthwhile improvements and lower-priority observations
- A practical remediation roadmap and identified quick wins
- A final review meeting
- An implementation proposal where further help is required
A quick win may be demonstrated or implemented when access, risk and scope make that sensible. The assessment does not promise a code change.
Suitability
A good fit when
- You have an established .NET, Azure or SQL Server estate
- The software matters to operations
- There is a specific performance, reliability or modernisation concern
- Decision-makers want evidence before a major programme
- Relevant technical access can be provided
Relevant experience
Grounded in important, established systems
Government estate · Automation
Monitoring and operational workflows
Monitoring, automation and SQL-backed processes brought together to make operational information more useful.
Read the experienceSenior engineering
Performance, integration and modernisation
More than 25 years working with business-critical Microsoft systems, SQL performance and dependable integrations.
About the consultancyStarting price
Initial engagements from £3,500 + VAT
Final pricing depends on system size, access and the number of applications or environments included. The scope and price are agreed before work begins.
Make the next decision with evidence