Measure and Monitor Technical Debt with 5 Types of Tools

According to Gartner, “By 2026, 80% of technical debt will be architectural technical debt.”

Architects and software engineering leaders need the right tools to understand, track, manage, and remediate architectural technical debt in their applications today and as it grows over time, reducing the risk of a technical debt disaster.

In this report, you will learn why Gartner states that, “Software engineering leaders should introduce tools to proactively measure and monitor technical debt at both the code level and the architectural level.” We believe you will learn more about:

• Architectural Technical Debt & Its Impact: Understand architectural technical debt, how it can reach a critical mass, and why addressing it is crucial to product quality and delivery 
• Static Code Analysis vs. Architectural Technical Debt Analysis: What’s the difference and when to use which tools?
• Architectural Analysis: Explore the tools and methods to analyze architectural technical debt that can save your team from labor-intensive rework, reduce risk, and improve innovation & velocity.

Don’t let your technical debt become the next tech debt disaster. Download the report today and pave the way for a continuous modernization journey.

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