Upgrades & Modernization

Version upgrades, LTS jumps, and the modernization work that keeps a platform an asset instead of a liability.

We have carried platforms through every recent LTS cycle and published what we learned, including open tooling for the latest jumps. Our doctrine is simple: upgrade before you have to. Platforms that skip cycles pay for it in security reviews, hiring, and eventually a migration that didn't need to happen.

Your challenges

What brings teams to us

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Stranded on an old version

Support windows close, security findings pile up, and every integration assumes an API that's going away.

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Custom code blocks the path

Years of customizations nobody fully understands stand between you and the next LTS.

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No window for downtime

The business can't stop for an upgrade, so the upgrade never starts.

Our approach

How we work it

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Assess the real gap

A concrete inventory of what breaks between your version and the target, priced in effort, not fear.

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Modernize the blockers

Refactor or retire the customizations that block the path, with tests that prove behavior held.

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Upgrade without the outage

Staged rollouts and rehearsed cutovers keep the platform available while it moves.

LTS 2021

Upgrade guidance published and delivered

LTS 2025

Upgrade tooling public on GitHub

Weeks

Typical upgrade program

Deliverables

What you walk away with

Upgrade assessment with an effort-ranked blocker list
Custom code modernization and test coverage
Rehearsed, staged upgrade execution
Post-upgrade validation and performance check

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