Scalability and technology consulting advice for SaaS and technology companies — from the AKF Partners team.
Do you ever feel like the work you are involved in is too chaotic or that products take too long to deliver? We have an answer. Today we will share Rule 3 of…
In the sci-fi cult classic "The Fifth Element" starring Bruce Willis, there is a scene of man vs. unknown power where the military fires all they've got at an…
Aggregator Pattern Overview The aggregator design pattern is a service that receives a request, subsequently makes requests of multiple services, combines…
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is forcing people to work from home. Suddenly many organizations have to support an entirely remote workforce. The "social…
One of the questions we are often asked is when do I scale my company? When setting out to build a product, there is a lot to learn and figure out. Scale is…
Software engineers have likely heard of the studies that show how the cost of a defect increases by an order of magnitude for each successive phase. If…
Relationship to Sidecar and Sidecar Overview The Ambassador pattern is a special case of the sidecar pattern. As such, it maintains most of the description,…
Image Credit: AzoraArashi Flckr ‘As such, there is no one-size-fits-all approach that anyone can offer you. The hot water that softens a carrot will…
I’m a cancer survivor. Not the kind of biological cancer that took both my grandfathers and has affected many of my friends and family, but the evil and…
Have you ever wondered how to achieve a faster time to market (TTM) for your product teams? Do you have a straightforward task, a personal project, or a team…
There seems to be a growing movement online fighting against microservices. The movement itself shouldn’t alarm anyone, such backlash is common with the…
AKF Partners Workshops in Scottsdale AKF Partners will offer two different workshops in our Scottsdale office later this year. The first is our CTO…
