Scalability and technology consulting advice for SaaS and technology companies — from the AKF Partners team.
AKF was brought in for an architectural assessment for a critical new capability for one of our larger clients. This client is expanding core capabilities from…
As the leader of a technology-driven organization in 2026, you are no longer just selling software; you are selling outcome-driven intelligence. Agentic…
The following is an excerpt from the Art of Scalability as a design approach to mitigate the effects of a Data Center or Regional failure such as the…
A Leadership View on Hidden Single Points of Failure
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The Scale Cube is a model for segmenting services, defining microservices and scaling products. It also creates a common language for teams to discuss scale…
When adopting serverless computing for your applications, one of the common challenges our clients face is increased latency, especially during the startup…
Business continuity is a critical but often neglected part of managing a technology product. Perhaps this is because it is not a very exciting topic compared…
Illustration by DAVID BOYNE Scaling a software product involves adopting architecture patterns that can handle increasing demands while maintaining…
Our updated Availability Risk Model identified many risk drivers. The Risk tree showed components, but not the math to estimate downtime. We will highlight…
Startups often embark on their journey with a monolithic architecture—a single, indivisible codebase that encompasses all the functionality of their product.…
We have recently updated our Availability Risk Model. Our previous article was a high level introduction to managing the risk of downtime. With the…
