Insights & thinking
OutSystems strategy, architecture decisions, and lessons from enterprise delivery.
Your Architecture Canvas does not survive the move to ODC
In O11 a module is the unit of reuse and the unit of deployment at the same time. ODC separates them. That one change is what most conversion plans underprice, and no assessment tool will tell you about it.
Read article →Nobody Prices the Cost of Leaving
The business case for migrating off a mature OutSystems estate is usually one invoice against one guess. Here is what belongs on the other side of the ledger, and the case for making the estate cheaper to change instead.
Read article →When Your In-House OutSystems Team Should Bring In an Outside Architect
Most in-house OutSystems teams do not need outside help. Here are the five specific conditions where they do, and what an outside architect should actually be asked to deliver.
Read article →What Makes an OutSystems Platform Hard to Hand Over
The hidden cost of poor OutSystems architecture isn't in the build, it's in what happens when the people who built it leave. What makes a platform hard to hand over, and how to build one that isn't.
Read article →O11 or ODC: The Decision Framework Nobody Gives You
The honest framework for deciding between OutSystems O11 and ODC, what each platform actually wins at, the questions that determine the answer, and when migration makes sense.
Read article →What Good OutSystems Discovery Actually Looks Like (And How to Spot When It's Missing)
A buyer's guide to OutSystems engagement scoping, what good discovery covers, the questions worth asking any partner, and the red flags that tell you a proposal isn't as solid as it looks.
Read article →When OutSystems Aggregates Aren't Enough: Window Functions in O11
When OutSystems Aggregates hit their ceiling, running totals, rankings, period-over-period comparisons. Here's how we use window functions in Advanced SQL on New Zealand's largest OutSystems platform.
Read article →How We Built Delivery Management State Machines in OutSystems O11
How we implemented enforced state transitions, role-based permissions, and a complete audit trail for delivery management on New Zealand's largest OutSystems platform.
Read article →Why Missing Data in Scheduled Exports Isn't a Minor Bug
How we built gap-filling logic for scheduled XML exports on New Zealand's largest OutSystems platform, and why missing time slots are a different problem than zero-value ones.
Read article →Idempotent Pipelines in OutSystems O11
How we made period close safe to rerun on New Zealand's largest OutSystems platform, and why idempotency should be designed in before you write the first action.
Read article →Why OutSystems Projects Fail at the Data Layer
Most OutSystems projects don't fail because of OutSystems. They fail because of data layer decisions made in the first few weeks that nobody questions until production. Here's what we actually see.
Read article →What It Actually Takes to Build Enterprise Software on OutSystems O11
A detailed look at building production-grade operational software on OutSystems O11, stock control, delivery management, and data exports for New Zealand's largest OutSystems platform serving 10,000+ daily users.
Read article →Why OutSystems Is the Right Choice for Enterprise Applications
A practical look at when OutSystems makes sense for enterprise teams, and when it doesn't. Covering governance, scalability, developer experience, and total cost of ownership.
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