If you think that the software development life cycle begins with coding and ends with delivery, you are headed toward difficult times. The software you developed is a part of a dynamic world— technology upgrades and innovation happen at a rapid pace. If you fail to keep up with the changes, competitors will win the race.
Software Maintenance helps you adapt to the changes and you can then leverage the updates to allow for greater flexibility, scalability, and quicker ROI, so that overall business productivity is enhanced.
At Aerion Technologies we provide highly effective software maintenance services that not only revitalize outdated software but also keep on par with the changes in technology.
Depending on the type of business you own, you’d have to choose a maintenance strategy that better suits your business requirements. You can choose from the following to resolve issues and facilitate sustainable growth.
This entails fine-tuning your application so that it can perform optimally. Adaptive maintenance needs to ensure that the changes made do not disrupt the stability and utility of the application.
For corrective maintenance, experts detect and fix bugs. Doing so gets rid of the glitches that affect the user experience and enhances performance.
This includes the addition of new features that the users want. It also entails upgrading the functionalities to help enhance the user experience. Through perfective maintenance, an app’s operational life can be ramped up and its performance levels boosted.
Preventive maintenance includes modifications and updates that help prevent future problems with the software. This type of maintenance helps weed out problems that may not be critical at the moment but may cause serious issues in the future.
Software maintenance is an ongoing activity. It includes optimization of the software performance with advanced development, minimization of errors, and elimination of unnecessary development elements.
Software maintenance is needed to:
At Aerion Technologies we provide highly effective software maintenance services that not only revitalize outdated software but also keep on par with the changes in technology.
To facilitate the process, we do the following:
You’d need an experienced tech partner to help you with maintenance management. Aerion Technologies can help you by providing you with a cost effective, flexible and customizable maintenance plan.
Usually, software maintenance costs per annum come to around 15-20% of the initial development cost.
There is, however, no way to determine a fixed maintenance cost. Here are some of the factors that need to be considered when estimating the cost of software maintenance:
Based on our experience, here are some best practices that have helped us minimize the cost for our clients:
Maintenance involves either modifying the existing structure or adding new components to the system.
The software maintenance project entails the following: