Upgrade your old business software before it fails you.

Very little. We use your existing app as the blueprint, so the new system keeps a familiar workflow.

It depends on your system, and we will not guess. The specification stage sets a fixed timeline for your application before you commit to a build, so you get a date rather than an estimate that drifts.

It is not a blocker. We work from the running application and its database — the software itself tells us what it does. It does cost more, because discovery takes longer without source code to read, and we will tell you what that looks like before you commit to anything.

Yes. Your existing system stays live and stays the system of record while we build. Near the end we run both side by side so you can check the new one against the old on real work, and we only switch when you are satisfied. The parallel period does mean some duplicate entry for a short window — we keep it as short as we can.

Start with a conversation about your system — no charge and no obligation. If it makes sense to go further, the next step is a fixed-price specification of what you have and what the replacement will do. That produces a fixed-scope quote for the build, so you know the number before you commit to it. The specification is yours to keep, whoever ends up building it.

Sooner than feels comfortable. The person leaving is carrying knowledge that was never written down, and once they have gone, reconstructing it costs more and takes longer. If they are still available — even a day a fortnight — that is the cheapest window you will ever have. Start the conversation now, even if the project itself is a year away.

Sometimes, and we will tell you if it is. Compatibility settings, a re-host, or running it on a virtual machine can genuinely buy you time, and if that is the sensible answer for your situation we will say so rather than sell you a rebuild. What it does not fix is the cause: if the development tools no longer run, you still cannot change your software. It buys time. It does not clear the debt.

Both are symptoms of the same thing. Access keeps everything in a single file with a hard 2GB ceiling, and it was never designed for the load you are now putting on it. Repairing and compacting buys time. Moving the data onto a proper database server removes the ceiling and the corruption risk for good.

No. If you would rather run the new system on your own server, that is supported. It is worth knowing what you take on: backups, uptime and hardware become your responsibility, remote and mobile access take more setting up, and you carry the upgrade cycle. Plenty of businesses have good reasons to stay on-premises — we will just make sure it is a decision rather than an accident.