As software developers, nothing makes us happier than writing brand new (greenfield) software but that doesn’t mean that is always the right choice for the customer. It may surprise you that a software development company like Lelander is telling you that building new software should be your last option after exhausting all others. But, in the spirit of transparency and collaboration, we offer you this framework for making a decision on how to solve your software needs in a way that is most beneficial to your business.

Almost 20 years ago, before Lelander existed, I led an eight-person team on a journey to replace a legacy web application. Little did we know, the project was full of undocumented features. More aptly put, there was no documentation at all. Time and time again, a crucial feature from the old app would come up, threatening to prolong our timeline. Even though we were doing great work, the weeks turned into months, and the project became a slow grind into the abyss. Eventually, the client pulled the plug on the project because they lost confidence in us ever being able to finish it.

After observing security risks and working in a clunky deployment process with our old stack, Lelander embarked on a journey of discovering Kubernetes on DigitalOcean. Come aboard and learn how this new stack has made infrastructure management a smooth sailing experience.

Without a strong estimate, you're just winging it. But with our help, you'll be putting your best foot forward every time. Estimates are our love language. Wanna know why? Check this out.