Technical health review
Assess an existing website/application, dependencies, risk, deployment, data boundaries and maintenance pressure.
- Architecture map
- Risk register
- Prioritized roadmap
IT & digital consulting
Make confident technology decisions before they become expensive commitments.
Use Xstudios for architecture, legacy modernization, integration planning, platform selection and automation strategy when you need a practical technical decision—not a generic slide deck.
ArchitectureModernizationIntegrationsAutomationInfrastructurePlatform strategy
Where consulting helps
Use senior technical thinking where the decision has long-term consequences.
A focused review can save months of rework when you are choosing between a rewrite and modernization, deciding what to automate, connecting critical systems or selecting the right platform and runtime model.
Legacy modernization
Decide what to stabilize, refactor, replace or isolate instead of defaulting to a full rewrite.
- Change-risk analysis
- Migration boundaries
- Incremental plan
Integration architecture
Map systems, APIs, sources of truth, synchronization and failure handling before connecting them.
- System boundaries
- Data contracts
- Resilience approach
Automation & AI readiness
Find workflows where automation creates value and separate deterministic rules from AI-assisted steps.
- Workflow candidates
- Human-control points
- Data/context requirements
Infrastructure planning
Match runtime, environments, deployment, backup and monitoring to the application instead of buying hosting by headline specs.
- Runtime requirements
- Recovery expectations
- Operational ownership
Platform strategy
Choose between custom software, XTND, existing SaaS or a hybrid based on differentiation, ownership, reuse and operating cost.
- Build vs buy
- Reuse opportunities
- Exit/ownership considerations
Decision framework
Start from the operating model, not the software label.
We compare options against the same practical questions so “modern” does not automatically mean “rewrite,” “AI,” or “move everything to a platform.”
DifferentiateWhat must be custom?
Identify workflows or experiences that create strategic value and deserve tailored implementation.
ReuseWhat is commodity?
Prefer stable existing or XTND capabilities where rebuilding them adds cost without advantage.
OwnWhat must remain portable?
Clarify data, code, integration and provider dependencies before committing the architecture.
OperateWho supports it?
Plan deployment, monitoring, permissions, backups and change ownership before go-live.
Focused engagements
Leave the engagement with a decision you can implement.
We keep consulting focused on the question you need answered. The output can become a prioritized roadmap, target architecture, integration plan, delivery phases and acceptance criteria that your team—or ours—can act on immediately.
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Architecture / health review
Inspect an existing system and produce a prioritized technical roadmap.
Request a review02
Solution design
Define the target workflow, architecture, integrations and delivery phases before a build begins.
Plan a solution03
Platform & infrastructure review
Compare custom, XTND, SaaS and runtime options for a new or changing operating model.
Compare optionsTypical deliverables
Enough evidence to act—not paperwork for its own sake.
Depending on scope, a review can produce an architecture/context map, current-state findings, risk list, recommended target approach, integration/data boundaries, phased implementation plan, acceptance criteria and operational requirements. Where the correct answer is “do less,” the recommendation should say so.
Advisory scope
Use consulting to answer the expensive questions before implementation.
We focus consulting on decisions that affect delivery risk, ownership and long-term operating cost. The goal is not a generic strategy document—it is a technical direction your team can build, buy, migrate or operate against.
Technical due diligence
Review codebase health, dependencies, security exposure, data boundaries, deployment and maintainability before investment or takeover.
Request a reviewModernization roadmap
Break a legacy system into safe improvement phases with explicit regression protection, migration boundaries and business priorities.
Plan modernizationIntegration & data architecture
Define sources of truth, contracts, synchronization, failure handling and ownership before connecting systems.
Integration servicesAI & automation strategy
Identify workflows where automation has measurable value, what context is required and where human approval or deterministic controls remain necessary.
Automation servicesBuild vs buy vs XTND
Compare custom development, XTND and external SaaS against differentiation, reuse, portability, licensing and operating requirements.
See XTNDCloud & operating model
Define environments, deployment, backups, monitoring, support ownership and capacity expectations before infrastructure becomes a constraint.
Hosting planningPricing & engagement
Pay for the level of certainty you need.
Some decisions need a short assessment; others require architecture work, prototypes or a broader modernization plan. Consulting can stand alone or become the first phase of a larger implementation.
Focused assessment
Technical Health Check
€500–€1kA compact review for architecture, technical debt, platform choices, migration risk or a business problem that needs a senior technical recommendation.
- Review and diagnosis
- Priority findings
- Written recommendation
Decision + proof
Consulting / Validation Sprint
€1.5k–€3.5kFor decisions that need deeper investigation, proof-of-concept work, integration validation or a detailed implementation plan.
- Focused research / architecture
- Prototype or validation where useful
- Actionable implementation plan
Custom scope
Transformation planning
Multi-phase Programme
Individually scopedFor modernization, platform strategy, data/integration architecture or broader programmes that need staged decisions and delivery.
- Phased roadmap
- Budget by stage
- Implementation handoff or delivery
Advisory continuity
Technical Partner
Custom / monthlyFor teams that need recurring senior technical guidance alongside active development, vendors or internal engineering.
- Regular architecture input
- Priority / risk review
- Delivery guidance
These are indicative ranges, not fixed packages. Final scope and price depend on requirements. Larger projects are scoped individually and can be split into defined delivery phases.
Connected delivery
Technical consulting works better when the surrounding services are planned with it.
A good technical decision should connect to a real delivery path. After the review, Xstudios can implement custom work, use XTND where reuse is sensible, and coordinate Hosting-Shop when the chosen architecture needs dedicated hosting services.
Web design & development
Turn strategy into a new website, redesign or CMS implementation.
Web designCustom applications
Implement the target architecture, integrations and workflows defined during consulting.
ApplicationsMaintenance & modernization
Move from audit findings into a prioritized ongoing improvement or modernization program.
MaintenanceXTND platform
Select reusable platform capabilities when they reduce duplicated work or create a better product/operating model.
Visit XTNDHosting-Shop
Translate the recommended architecture into Web, WordPress or Cloud Hosting when Hosting-Shop fits the runtime.
Visit Hosting-ShopSEO & migration
Include search continuity and site-structure risks in redesign, migration and platform decisions.
SEOOne project, clear ownership. Xstudios can remain the main delivery contact while XTND contributes reusable platform capabilities and Hosting-Shop provides hosting infrastructure where either is a good fit.
FAQ
Questions worth answering before kickoff.
It can be. You can use Xstudios only for an independent review, or continue into design/development when the recommended approach is agreed.
No. They are options, not mandatory dependencies. The recommendation should match the business and technical requirements, including existing systems and provider constraints.
Yes. Legacy web applications and modernization are a strong fit, especially where changes are risky and a phased approach is safer than an immediate rewrite.
For architecture/health engagements, a prioritized and phased roadmap is a normal output when the available evidence supports it.
Next step
Have a technical decision that keeps getting postponed?
Send the current architecture, the decision you need to make and the constraints that matter. We can define a focused review instead of turning it into an open-ended consulting project.