Use Cases

Manage technical debt

Reduce architectural technical debt in your applications with AI-powered observability. vFunction dynamic and static analysis pinpoints issues like business logic modularity, resource exclusivity, domain dependencies, and architectural complexity, generating an actionable to-do list based on your top priorities.

Architectural technical debt:
A multi-billion dollar problem

The largest source of technical debt today lies in application architecture, where complexity, architectural drift, and poor architectural decisions reduce engineering velocity and block modernization initiatives. vFunction is the only platform that focuses specifically on this challenge, identifying the many types of technical debt that can be remediated by refactoring and architecture modernization.

Address dynamically identified high-debt classes

Reduce dependencies

Upgrade aging frameworks

Remove dynamically identified dead code

Isolate each domain or service

Improve cloud suitability

Increase resource exclusivity

Reduce complexity in common libraries

Increase class exclusivity

Discover technical debt across applications

vFunction identifies architectural technical debt in your applications, using a unique combination of dynamic analysis in production and static analysis of your binaries to uncover the root cause of cross-domain pollution, resource interdependencies, dead code, and more.

Prioritize remediation based on business goals

Fix issues stemming from bad architectural choices based on your priorities around engineering velocity, scalability, resiliency, and cloud modernization goals.

Assess cloud-readiness

Score each application on its suitability for cloud migration using vFunction’s AI-powered observability.

 

  • Assess the compatibility of existing frameworks with cloud-friendly alternatives.
  • Evaluate how effectively the application manages its state.
  • Check for the application’s compliance with cloud-native standards.
  • Analyze the efficiency and compatibility of the application’s database access mechanisms with cloud environments.
  • Assess the readiness of the application’s CI/CD processes for cloud integration.
  • Examine the need for API updates to ensure they align with cloud architecture requirements.
  • Review app security measures to ensure they meet the stringent demands of cloud-based environments.
  • Evaluate the potential and readiness of the application to be refactored into microservices for cloud optimization.
  • Analyze the application’s resource utilization to ensure efficient performance in the cloud.
  • Inspect how the application manages its dependencies.
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How do organizations manage technical debt?

Explore the tools used to manage different types of technical debt throughout the organization.

How do you identify important architectural events?

Architectural events provide crucial insights into the changes and activities that impact application architecture. They help identify areas of high technical debt, monitor architectural quality, and catch potential issues before they escalate into significant problems. These events serve as vital indicators of your application’s architecture health.

Resources

microservices monoliths and technical debt survey report
Guide
Microservices, Monoliths, and the Battle Against $1.52 Trillion in Technical Debt
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Blog
How to Measure Technical Debt: Step by Step Guide
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Guide
Navigating Technical Debt: A strategic guide to drive engineering velocity in 2024
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