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Software Modernisation.

Unlock business value with cloud-native capability & modern architecture.

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How we help.

We help you re-architect and rebuild legacy, hard-to-maintain apps into modern cross-platform, cloud native scalable and performant solutions. Here’s some of the typical customer challenges we see.

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Outdated architectural approaches means our data is inaccessible/ value is locked into structured formats.

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We need to update the tech stack so we can integrate with other apps and systems.

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We can’t (or shouldn’t) build new the functionality we need to satisfy evolving mgmt/ user requirements into the application.

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Our user experience is no longer competitive – we need to transform presentation and performance.

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We’re limited by our underlying platform – it’s starting to impact performance and scale.

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We’re starting to encounter security concerns relating to supportability of core components.

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The TCO of our legacy application(s) is too high: cost and value are not aligned.

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Maintenance is becoming an increasing challenge due to staff turnover and knowledge decay.

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Our resources and capability.

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Legacy modernisation.

We help put your applications and software systems to work as you build competitive edge and market share. Working closely with your teams, we’ll help you modernise and standardise core software in your business, removing barriers to growth and scale, enhancing experience and unlocking potential.

We assess the current application landscape and propose a roadmap for modernisation. We then select and mobilise a cross-functional team to work on the roadmap, supporting the live product, adding features to keep the software relevant to the business and modernising the platform and technology concurrently.

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Application & data migration.

Ascent is a Microsoft Gold Partner and our teams are experts in migration and deployment to Azure. We work with your team to understand your existing solution and collaborate with you on the design of a target state that balances potential value and cost of change.

We then develop a robust migration plan for your applications, underlying data and associated infrastructure.

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How we work and what it means to you.

How it work & what it means to you.

How we work.What it means to you.
Business value-first approach.A structured, commercially aware modernisation strategy that releases value in increments as early as possible and avoids embarking on a 'complete rewrite' approach unless this is preferred.
PaaS/ Microservices focus.More flexibility in the target architecture, to avoid the same legacy scenario and modernisation requirement further down the line.
Full stack development, cross-functional highly skilled teams with an Agile/DevOps mindset. Resource flexibility across a range of locations.Adaptable to your technology stack with the ability to grow/change the team as needed. One team to cover your end-to-end engineering requirements. Reduced gap between code and business value. High velocity output, frequent release cycles, rapid iteration.
Part of a broad, mature offering that combines software architecture, engineering and design thinking with data and platform capabilities.Direct route to building compelling business services on top of your software modernisation investment. High quality technical output.
Engagement options: Projects and People. Commercial options (T&M, fixed price, fixed budget). Ongoing support.Design your relationship with us. Onward service path out of transformative/ modernisation projects geared to deliver high volumes of smaller scale changes in BAU.

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Hanson Wade

Removing performance-related barriers to entry in new research fields.

Hanson Wade’s Beacon product is a world-class data, research and insight platform. The clinical intelligence it provides shapes the R&D decisions of scientists across the Pharmaceutical industry, delivering a level of specificity and accessibility unavailable anywhere else.

We helped Hanson Wade build a modern business platform geared for growth: rearchitecting on Azure to take advantage of more standard PaaS elements: moving the business towards a service-oriented architecture that allows Hanson Wade to add and evolve components easily over time.

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Our customers.

Ascent works with over 150 businesses in the UK, Europe and North America. From global insurance, healthcare and retail to smart home devices, space exploration and cricket - we get to work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses.

Taking CX to the next level with AI for 200,000 members.

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ICAEW

Empowering the actuarial community to solve problems with R.

SWISS RE

SWISS RE

Reducing time-to-market for automotive innovation. 

BOSCH

Bosch

Evolving a global infrastructure team into a proven Centre of Excellence for cloud.

BDO

BDO

Improving health and well-being through data transformation.

GSK

GSK

Enabling data science teams to drive class-leading consumer engagement.​

HARRODS

Harrods

Bringing the technical vision to life for progressive professional services.

RSM

RSM

Orchestrating jobs and parts distribution across 6000+ UK sites.

BT

BT

Optimising performance & support with 360° insight into the elite Women’s game.

ENGLAND & WALES CRICKET BOARD

Promoting collaborative experimentation in sustainable food production.

SYNGENTA

Creating compelling omnichannel experiences from bar to browser.

BREWDOG

Pouring beer

Democratising data to engage new communities & protect the UK seabed.

THE CROWN ESTATE

Parablennius

Delivering the horizontal scale to expand into new medical research fields.

HANSON WADE

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Improving experience and making life simpler for home automation customers.

HIVE

Thermostat

Unlocking the power of data and analytics to accelerate growth.

GAP GROUP

GAP GROUP

Bringing on-demand to the UK’s favourite TV listing and review platform.

RADIO TIMES

Hive

Reducing cost, accelerating innovation and attracting new talent in healthcare.

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Let’s get started.

We’ll help you supercharge the delivery of your software products and projects, with the technical capabilities and processes to get you there on budget, on time, every time.

Got a challenge in mind? We’re ready when you are.

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