Scalability and technology consulting advice for SaaS and technology companies — from the AKF Partners team.
Image Used by Permission from Photo by Joshua Coleman on Unsplash Building product team alignment is critical for success. One of the most damaging…
Travel bans this year have freed up several days a month previously spent in transit to now work with a larger variety of clients, resulting in a greater…
(Photo by Noble Mitchell on Unsplash) Continuous product discovery is an important phase when building great products but unfortunately many teams get…
Gateway Pattern Relationships and Other Names The microservice Gateway pattern often goes by other names, including API Gateway pattern and Gateway…
Image Used by Permission from StockSnap from Pixabay The importance of gross margin Gross margin is a key business measure that should be regularly…
One way to create a "stable" service is to limit the number of changes made to the system. Limiting change may improve stability, but it may also limit the…
When we work with CEOs, CTOs, and CIOs, we frequently get asked these questions: - Is moving to the cloud cheaper? - Are there real cost savings (of…
(Image Used by Permission from Mark Shead) Two years ago I became a “certified Scrum Master.” Not a lot was required. I was sent advance reading materials…
Every wonder what really makes a website tick? Or why some sites seem slower or faster than expected? Well, rest assured, there are straight-forward answers.…
Synopsis: This is a post focused on technical debt for traditional IT, or for teams focused on solutions for internal employees. This post helps CIOs (leaders…
Believe it or not, website speed is directly related to conversion and revenue. One element that delays the time before a user can interact with a website is…
In many of our technical due diligence engagements, it is common to find that companies are building tools with considerable development effort (and ongoing…
