Safe, Reliable Automations

It takes about 6 weeks to learn the basics of programming. It takes decades to master it. Here's how we apply decades of experience to build safe, reliable automations that you and your business can rely on.

Fly, meet wall

The first step to building any software or automation is actually knowing what we're building. People don't need automations – they need:

• the back office staff to process invoices faster to increase cash flow velocity so AR loans can be paid back quicker, reducing interest payments and increasing profits,
• the sales team to follow up on leads instantly which will increase conversion rates leading to revenue growth,

Well, you get the idea. And so do we.

Our first step is to understand your unique needs, challenges, and goals. This might be through video conferences; we might spend some time at your office. We are the proverbial "fly on the wall" – watching and learning.

Identify repetitive & risky processes

We look for tasks that are done over and over (repetitive) or have a chance of human error (risky). Once you've confirmed that these are valuable endeavors, we mark them as prime candidates for automation.

It doesn't matter if the process happens once a year or every minute. If you can teach someone to do it, we can probably automate it.

Plan, test & test again

Once we start building your automations, we practice what's known in the industry as Test Driven Development (TDD). This means we write tests for your automation as we build it. This helps us catch issues early and ensure that your automation works as intended.

This enables rapid feedback, allowing us to detect and fix errors within minutes of writing new code. Most traditional development skips testing or treats it as a separate phase, leading to longer feedback loops and more difficult debugging.

Ongoing monitoring & support

The automation system we build is yours. You can implement it on your own; or, we can keep it running for you. If you choose the latter, we'll provide ongoing support and maintenance to ensure everything continues to run smoothly.

Technologies we use

Having done this for a long time, we have the luxury of choosing whatever technology we decide is best for your system. There is no vendor lock-in, and we're not beholden to any particular platform or service...just to our clients.

Here are just a few we use:

Automation orchestration

• Temporal: An open-source platform for microservices orchestration that simplifies the development of complex workflows.
• n8n: An open-source workflow automation tool that enables you to connect various apps and services with ease.

Back-End services & tools

• Go: A statically typed, compiled programming language designed for simplicity and efficiency.
• Node: A JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 engine, ideal for building fast and scalable network applications.
• Python: A versatile, high-level programming language known for its readability and extensive libraries.

Client-Facing applications

• Next.js: A React framework for building server-side rendered applications.
• React Native: A framework for building native mobile apps using React.
• SwiftUI: A framework for building user interfaces across all Apple platforms.

Databases

• PostgreSQL: A powerful, open-source object-relational database system with a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.
• Redis: An in-memory data structure store, used as a database, cache, and message broker.
• Parquet: A columnar storage file format optimized for use with big data processing frameworks.

Hosting & infrastructure

• Google Cloud: Google's cloud offering includes computing, storage, and machine learning services.
• DigitalOcean: A cloud infrastructure provider that offers scalable compute platforms with a focus on simplicity and developer experience.
• AWS: Amazon Web Services offers a wide range of cloud computing services, including hosting, storage, and databases.