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Why you should rethink legacy and consider Event-Driven Architecture

https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/08/06/rethink-legacy-consider-event-driven-architecture.html

Published: August 6, 2025 10:07

In this post, I describe how your business can assess whether a system is ready for modernisation and, if so, how to set your project up for success. I then explain why, in most cases, you’ll probably want to take an incremental approach rather than…

Commercial product selection reflections

https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/08/04/commercial-product-selection-reflections.html

Published: August 4, 2025 10:45

In the course of building a new system for a client over the past year, we evaluated and selected a couple of commercial software products to use as components of that system. In this post, I’ll share some observations and thoughts which may be of…

Automated permissions testing with AWS IAM Policy Simulator

https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/08/01/automated-iam-policy-simulator-testing.html

Published: August 1, 2025 00:00

A quick guide to implementing a test framework for IAM permissions using the AWS IAM Policy Simulator API and a tiny hack.

Motivation Matters: Rethinking AI’s Role in Human-Centred Workplaces

https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/07/31/motivation-and-AI.html

Published: July 31, 2025 14:51

Poor AI implementation can reduce motivation and identity—hindering business performance and employee wellbeing. Here’s why your AI strategy needs a human touch.

How to avoid ‘cultural rework’ on a legacy modernisation project

https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/07/30/avoid-cultural-rework-legacy-modernisation.html

Published: July 30, 2025 09:54

When it comes to legacy modernisation projects, there’s a kind of rework – let’s call it ‘cultural rework’ – that organisations often seem to accept as an inevitable part of their investment. In this blog post, I look at some of the main cultural, team and…

Lessons under construction: My first client project

https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/07/28/my-first-client-project.html

Published: July 28, 2025 00:00

I have recently come off my first client project, which I was part of for 9 months, and so I wanted to reflect on everything that I learnt during that time.

Testing an Event Ingestion Service: A Deep Dive into Our Approach

https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/07/24/testing-event-ingestion-service.html

Published: July 24, 2025 00:00

Testing an event ingestion service is critical for ensuring reliable, scalable event-driven architectures. This blog dives into our approach to testing an ingestion service integrated with Azure Event Hubs, covering the testing strategy, tools, and process…

Legacy Systems: Beyond the Modernisation Hype

https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/07/22/legacy-systems-beyond-the-modernisation-hype.html

Published: July 22, 2025 10:30

After two decades of working with highly regulated organisations, we've developed some strong opinions about legacy systems some of which run counter to prevailing industry narratives. Whilst other consultancies and vendors push their "proven frameworks"…

Visualising the Trade Lifecycle - Phase 1: Building a React SPA with Multiple AIs

https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/07/17/visualising-the-trade-lifecycle-phase-1-building-a-react-spa-with-multiple-ais.html

Published: July 17, 2025 14:33

A non-React developer built a trade lifecycle simulation using three AI assistants as his coding team, discovering that managing AI agents is rather like conducting an orchestra where each musician excels at different parts of the piece but occasionally…

Making Digital Emissions Data Work Better: How We Built the Technology Carbon Standard Schema

https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/07/16/making-digital-emissions-data-work-better.html

Published: July 16, 2025 00:00

Scott Logic created the Technology Carbon Standard Schema, an open-source tool that helps companies measure and share their digital carbon emissions data. With the ICT sector consuming 4% of global electricity, most organisations lack standardised ways to…