Insights & Case Studies

Bridging the DevSecOps Divide: Making Security a Shared Responsibility

When security is siloed, everyone loses: release velocity slows, vulnerabilities multiply, and accountability blurs.

Solving the Knowledge Drain Problem with Cross-Functional On-Demand Teams

What happens when the people who know how your systems work… walk out the door?

How Modern Backend Practices Can Cut Your Cloud Bill in Half

Cloud bills don’t spike because your app is scaling – they spike because your backend isn’t optimised.

Vibe Coding Is on the Rise – But is it Safe for Your Systems?

While rapid prototyping may be appealing, the trend brings serious risks for long-term stability. Here’s why systems built on vibes alone aren’t sustainable – and why expert developers are essential.

Ransomware Is Targeting Cloud Buckets – Are Your S3 Access Controls Safe?

A new wave of cloud ransomware – most notably the campaign dubbed Codefinger – is targeting Amazon S3 buckets by commandeering native AWS encryption features.

16 Billion Passwords Leaked: What That Means for Your Software Security

The recent leak of 16 billion login credentials is a stark reminder of how fragile digital security can be – especially when foundational safeguards are overlooked.

The Rise of AI-Driven Pipelines in DevOps

Traditional DevOps practices have made huge strides in addressing these needs, but the next major evolution is already underway.

The Real ROI of Hiring Skilled Developers

Hiring great engineers isn't just a tactical move to accelerate development – it's a strategic investment that shapes your product, your infrastructure, your company culture, and ultimately, your business success.

Quantifying the Business Value of Adopting DevOps

DevOps is often viewed through a narrow operational lens: faster releases, more automation, fewer bugs. But when implemented effectively, its benefits reach far deeper – touching revenue, customer satisfaction, team productivity, and strategic agility. Quantifying that value is key to securing buy-in and shaping long-term success.

The Importance of Proper Integration

In today’s environment, where organisations are increasingly reliant on interconnected platforms, APIs, microservices and third-party tools, proper integration isn’t a luxury – it’s non-negotiable.

The Most Common Security Shortfalls and their Solutions

What are the most common shortfalls that businesses overlook – and how can they be resolved before they escalate into something far worse?

Most Common DevOps Implementation Challenges and Solutions

Here are six of the most common challenges teams face when implementing DevOps – along with practical ways to overcome them.

What can we learn from the recent cyber attacks on The Co-Op, M&S, and Harrods?

What happened in these attacks, why outdated approaches present such a huge risk, and what you should be doing to stay ahead of the curve.

Best Practices for Writing Maintainable and Scalable Code

Whether you’re building in-house or working with external partners, applying best practices from day one makes the difference between velocity and volatility.

The Hidden Costs of Clinging to Legacy Systems – And When to Migrate

From operational inefficiencies to compliance vulnerabilities, the true cost of maintaining legacy infrastructure extends far beyond the realm of your IT team.

Common Cloud Migration Challenges and How to Overcome Them

This article explores the most common challenges encountered during cloud migrations – and how to navigate them effectively to ensure a smooth and successful transition.

Best Practices for Securing your Cloud Environments

Cloud security isn't just about tools – it's about mindset, architecture, and continuous vigilance.

Modernising Legacy Platforms: Enabling Scalable Growth Through Platform Engineering

Digital transformation is no longer a luxury; it’s essential for survival and growth. Yet many businesses remain encumbered by legacy technology that limits innovation, slows down development, and inflates operational costs.

🚨 Trump Tariffs Are Quietly Killing On-Prem IT — But That’s Only Half the Story

Taking a look at the Trump tariffs, what they mean for you, and how you can turn the pressures they apply into progress.

The Cost of Ignoring Security: Why Cybersecurity is a Worthwhile Investment

This article explores the financial, operational, and reputational consequences of underinvesting in cybersecurity – and why building strong defences is one of the smartest business decisions you can make.

Best Practices for AI Adoption Within Your Business

In this article, we’ll outline the best practices for adopting AI into your business’ workflows in order to turn the hype into tangible, lasting value.

Common Pitfalls in Data Modelling and How to Avoid Them

In this article, we’ll explore some of the most frequent mistakes made in data modelling and provide practical solutions to help you avoid them.

A Comprehensive Guide to Data Modelling Types, Approaches, and Use Cases

In this guide, we’ll explore these approaches, various types of data models, their comparative advantages, and real-world use cases for when to use each type of model.

Avoiding Common Data Engineering Pitfalls

Take a look at this article which explores common data engineering challenges in detail and provides actionable strategies to not only anticipate them but also mitigate their potential impact.

Key Signs Your Business is Struggling with Technical Debt

Are you struggling with employee frustration, poor integration, spiralling costs, or slowed development speed? If so, you may be struggling with technical debt. Read our new article to find out more.

Best Practices for a Successful Cloud Transformation Journey

In this article, we take a look at the benefits of a well-thought-out strategy to avoid wasted resources, security risks, and misalignment.

Why Do Digital Transformation Projects Fail?

In this article, we’ll explore why digital transformation projects fail and, more importantly, how to overcome these challenges.

Best DevOps Practices to Optimise Your Workflow

In today’s fast-evolving tech landscape, optimising your DevOps workflow isn’t just about keeping pace—it’s about staying ahead. While the right practices can catapult you ahead of the competition, being reactionary and not planning ahead can result in brittle systems and inefficiency. But where do you start when the DevOps ecosystem spans as widely as it does?

Common Challenges in Scaling Up Software Development Project and How to Tackle them

In this article, we discuss communication issues, advances in technology, scalability itself, and feature creep - the most common challenges encountered when scaling up a software project, and how you can tackle them.

Tech Organisation Design

An article from our CTO, taking an in-depth look at three discussion points on how to craft teams with balanced skills for tomorrow's tech challenges

The False Economy of “Cheapest Per Head” in Tech Consultancy

In a world driven by digital velocity, organisations often fall into a dangerous trap: optimising for the lowest day rate instead of the best business outcome.

Accelerating Cloud Delivery for a Global Digital Leader

A global digital leader needed support modernising, scaling, and securing their cloud infrastructure.

Transformation Through Scalable Digital Solutions

A leading trade services platform needed to enhance their mobile and web applications to improve communication, scheduling, and job management, and to introduce monetisation.

Eliminating Data Bottlenecks: A 99% Reduction in Data Conflicts

A leading trade services platform needed assistance in fixing and future-proofing their data pipeline, which we took from 2.2 million conflicts down to just 15,000. During this process, we introduced real-time synchronisation, removed manual overheads, and ensured scalability and stability far into the future.

Vertex Agility: Your Ideal Platform Engineering Partner

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses are increasingly turning to platform engineering to enhance developer productivity and streamline application delivery.

New Insights & Success Story Transforming regulatory compliance with advanced machine learning solutions for global investment bank

Launching an innovative endeavour to redefine regulatory compliance and operational efficiency by leveraging advanced machine learning, automation, cloud infrastructure.

Managed Capacity vs Staff Augmentation

With Vertex Agility, you can trust that your projects will be handled with the highest level of expertise and efficiency

Outcome Driven Engineering

At Vertex we are often asked to deliver more than a team - our CTO below describes his increasingly popular "grown up" approach to engineering management.

Unveiling the Advantages of Choosing Boutique Technology Consultancies for Project Delivery

In the dynamic landscape of technology consultancy, businesses are confronted with the crucial decision of selecting the right partner to drive their projects to success.

How much does a cloud cost?

As a CFO, how can I get a grip on my cloud computing costs?

Agile Release Planning 101: Predicting Project Success!

Discover Agile Release Planning Strategies to Maximise Efficiency & Meet you Business Needs.

Cloud Data Security: Challenges, Best Practices, and Essential Tools (2024)

Discover how to safeguard data with cutting-edge strategies and tools.

Financial Services - App Development

Helping One of the World's Largest Banking and Financial Services Organization with a comprehensive and strategic approach to app development.

General Development Practices

A mobile technology developer

Cloud Infrastructure

Our client - a global broadcast brand

IT transformation Programme - Global Insurance Business

Global Insurance Business

Infrastructure and Device Consultancy – Tier 1 Consumer Electronics Brand

Tier 1 Consumer Electronics Brand

Mobile Application Consultancy – Mobile / Web start up (UK)

Mobile / Web start up (UK)

Build and management of web development team - Swiss Web Start Up

Web development team

Digital team transformation - Major London Based Digital Agency

A digital agency had an out of date CMS structure

Re-Platforming Technology Stack

Re-Platforming Technology Stack Intro

Consumer Electronics Giant

keeping clients and their customers safe in the cloud

Cloud Product Development

 International Broadcaster - building a cloud based global service platform

Flexible Team Augmentation

Taxi Hailing Tech - standing-up high calibre, on demand tech teams, fast

Cloud Automation

for the World’s Leading Management Consultancy