As a business leader, you understand the critical role technology plays in driving growth, efficiency and competitive advantage. But are your current applications holding you back? If you're relying on older versions of Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM, ERP or SharePoint, it may be time to consider redevelopment and upgrades.
At C9, we specialise in helping Australian companies modernise their business-critical applications. Based on our experience, here are answers to the top 15 questions we hear about application upgrades:
How can I improve my web-based application?
There are many ways to enhance web applications, including:
- Upgrading to the latest versions of underlying platforms like .NET
- Refactoring code to follow modern best practices
- Leveraging cloud services for scalability and cost efficiency
- Improving the user interface and experience
- Adding new features and integrations
C9 can assess your current web apps and recommend the right mix of improvements to meet your business goals.
How will you improve web application performance?
Performance is paramount for user adoption and productivity. C9 improves application performance by:
- Optimising database queries and indexes
- Implementing caching and content delivery networks
- Minifying and bundling front-end assets like JavaScript and CSS
- Leveraging asynchronous processing for background tasks
- Conducting load testing to identify and resolve bottlenecks
What are the characteristics of the latest web application development?
Modern web application development is characterised by:
- Responsive, mobile-friendly designs
- Microservices-based architectures for modularity and agility
- DevOps practices for continuous integration and delivery
- Serverless computing for event-driven processing
- Single-page applications for fluid user experiences
C9 incorporates these cutting-edge techniques into your app upgrades.
What is best for web application development?
The optimal approach to web application development depends on your unique needs, but in general C9 recommends:
- Selecting proven technologies aligned with your IT ecosystem
- Following Agile methodologies for iterative delivery
- Leveraging reusable components and frameworks
- Designing with scalability, security and maintainability in mind
- Focusing relentlessly on end-user experience
How can we improve the web development process?
To streamline your web development process, consider:
- Adopting collaborative tools like Azure DevOps
- Automating builds, tests and deployments
- Implementing code quality checks and security scans
- Establishing clear coding standards and review processes
- Investing in developer training and knowledge sharing
C9's mature development processes ensure high-quality, timely app upgrades.
How is software developed and upgraded?
The software development life cycle typically involves:
1. Planning and requirements gathering
2. Architecture and design
3. Coding and unit testing
4. Integration and system testing
5. User acceptance testing
6. Production deployment
7. Post-launch maintenance and support
For upgrades, C9 assesses your current application, recommends enhancements, executes the development cycle, and carefully plans deployment to avoid disruption.
What is application software developed to accomplish?
Application software is developed to:
- Automate business processes
- Enable collaboration and communication
- Provide data collection, analysis and reporting capabilities
- Facilitate decision making
- Improve customer experiences
- Drive innovation and differentiation
C9 aligns your app upgrades to your key business objectives.
How are software applications developed?
Software applications are developed through:
- Eliciting and documenting requirements
- Creating architectural designs and technical specifications
- Writing, testing and debugging code
- Conducting various testing cycles (unit, integration, system, user acceptance)
- Preparing for deployment through staging environments and user training
- Providing hypercare and ongoing maintenance post-launch
C9 excels at managing complex application development from end-to-end.
Which software application gives facilities for software development?
Microsoft provides a comprehensive suite of tools for developing software, including:
- Visual Studio for coding and debugging
- Azure DevOps for source control, work item tracking, CI/CD pipelines
- Azure platform for cloud hosting
- GitHub for open source code collaboration
- Power Platform for low-code app and workflow creation
C9 has deep expertise across the Microsoft development stack to turbocharge your app upgrades.
What is the difference between software update and software upgrade?
Software updates are incremental improvements, usually focused on fixing bugs and security holes. They are typically free and applied automatically.
Software upgrades involve more substantial enhancements, often with new features and platform compatibility. They may require new licenses and manual installation.
C9 can help you determine whether an update or upgrade is right for your applications.
When should an application be upgraded or redeveloped?
Consider upgrading or redeveloping an application when:
- The current version is nearing end of vendor support
- New business requirements emerge that the application doesn't support
- The application is unstable, difficult to maintain or incompatible with other systems
- Usage growth strains application performance and scalability
- The business case shows that upgrade benefits outweigh costs
C9 can help you evaluate the technical and financial considerations for an upgrade.
What is application modernisation?
Application modernisation is the process of updating older software to newer architectures, platforms and infrastructures. Modernisation improves the maintainability, scalability, performance and usability of legacy applications. Approaches include:
- Replatforming - moving apps to modern runtime environments
- Refactoring - restructuring code without changing external behavior
- Re-architecting - materially altering the application architecture
- Rebuilding - rewriting the application from scratch on modern tech stacks
C9 can assess which modernisation approach fits your time, budget and technical constraints.
How can an app upgrade strategy help?
An application upgrade strategy helps you:
- Understand the business case and ROI for upgrades
- Prioritise which applications to upgrade based on business impact
- Select the right modernisation approach for each application
- Mitigate cost, schedule and technical risks
- Plan how to minimise business disruption during upgrades
C9 develops comprehensive upgrade strategies so you realise value from your investments.
What are some security considerations for mobile apps?
Mobile app security considerations include:
- Encrypting sensitive data in transit and at rest
- Implementing user authentication and authorisation
- Securing backend APIs against vulnerabilities like SQL injection
- Obfuscating code to deter reverse engineering
- Performing static and dynamic security testing
- Complying with data privacy regulations
C9 bakes security into every phase of the mobile app development lifecycle.
How can a company ensure that users are upgraded to the latest version of an app?
To drive adoption of your latest app versions:
- Deliver new versions through public app stores and enterprise distribution
- Use push notifications to alert users of available upgrades
- Design apps to gracefully handle data migration to new versions
- Consider using step-up authentication to incent users to upgrade
- Minimise the frequency of major upgrades that require user retraining
- Make upgrade benefits clear in release notes and marketing
C9 creates user adoption strategies to maximise the value of your app upgrades.
Upgrade with Confidence - Choose C9
Want to modernise your Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SharePoint applications to propel your business forward? Turn to C9, Australia's leader in application redevelopment and upgrades.
With deep expertise in the latest Microsoft technologies and a track record of success with Australian enterprises, C9 will be your trusted partner to transform your app portfolio with minimal risk and disruption.
Contact C9 today for a free consultation on your upgrade needs. Your path to modern apps begins here.