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Software audit services

N-iX's software audit services provide you with a comprehensive review of your current systems, identify areas for improvement, and offer actionable recommendations for further growth.

Our clients

N-iX client Bosch
N-iX client Siemens
N-iX client ebay
N-iX client Inditex
N-iX client CircleCI
N-iX client Credit Agricole
N-iX client TotalEnergies
N-iX client AVL
N-iX client Innovation Group
N-iX client Questrade
N-iX client First Student
N-iX client ZIM

Identify strengths and weaknesses in your system with N-iX

N-iX provides expert software audit services designed to offer an evaluation of your products, internal processes, and documentation. Our comprehensive analysis highlights areas of strength, potential weaknesses, and risks within your software engineering lifecycle. This allows you to identify and address challenges early, ensuring a more efficient and resilient solution.Our audit also includes a detailed review of your project documentation and software deliverables, ensuring everything aligns with best practices.

Who will benefit from the software code audit

Enterprises with legacy systems

Large enterprises operating with legacy systems often face performance issues, high maintenance costs, and integration challenges. A code audit identifies outdated technologies, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement, helping businesses modernize and streamline their infrastructure.

Businesses experiencing performance issues

If your software is experiencing performance bottlenecks or slowdowns, a software audit can identify the root causes. Whether it’s code inefficiency, infrastructure limitations, or poor system architecture, the audit provides the insights needed to optimize performance and ensure a smooth user experience.

Companies in mergers and acquisitions

During mergers or acquisitions, a software audit is critical for assessing the quality and value of the target company’s software assets. In this case, software audit services bring you a comprehensive review of existing systems, identifying risks, technical debt, and areas needing improvement.

Organizations seeking compliance

Businesses in regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare, or retail) must ensure compliance with standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, or SOC 2. The audit helps verify that your systems adhere to these regulations, reducing the risk of non-compliance and safeguarding customer trust.

Growing businesses

Businesses in rapid growth phases can benefit from a software code audit to ensure their systems are scalable, efficient, and secure. Software audit services help identify potential bottlenecks or vulnerabilities early, supporting seamless expansion and innovation.

Companies looking to reduce maintenance costs

If your organization spends excessive time and resources on maintaining software, it’s time to evaluate its efficiency. A software audit identifies areas of technical debt and provides recommendations for reducing maintenance costs, enabling your team to focus on innovation instead of constant fixes.

What we offer

At N-iX, we offer comprehensive software audit services that assess every critical aspect of your system. Our goal is to identify inefficiencies, risks, and opportunities for improvement to ensure your software is optimized for performance, scalability, and security.

Software code audit services

Our code review involves a thorough analysis of your codebase and UI/UX to assess its quality, structure, and adherence to best practices. We look for potential areas of improvement, such as redundant code, inconsistencies, or poor documentation, to enhance the maintainability, readability, and efficiency of your software.

Software architecture audit services

N-iX experts evaluate the overall design and structure of your system to ensure it is scalable, reliable, and aligned with your business goals. This software audit service identifies potential bottlenecks, scalability issues, or areas where the system might struggle to grow as your business expands. We provide recommendations on how to improve your architecture to support future growth and technological changes.

Security review

Our security review focuses on identifying vulnerabilities within your system and ensuring that your software complies with the relevant industry standards and regulations, such as GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI DSS. We examine data protection practices, access control, encryption, and overall security measures to help safeguard your system from potential threats and data breaches.

Performance analysis

We assess the speed, efficiency, and resource usage of your system to identify areas where performance can be optimized. This includes analyzing response times, server utilization, and load balancing. Our goal is to help you reduce latency, enhance user experience, and improve system responsiveness, ensuring your software can handle increasing demands.

Infrastructure evaluation

In this phase, we review your current infrastructure, including hardware, cloud setups, and integrations with other systems. We assess whether your infrastructure is optimized for performance and cost efficiency, ensuring that it can scale to meet future demands while minimizing unnecessary expenses.

Technical debt assessment

We identify areas where legacy code or outdated technologies may be slowing down development, increasing maintenance costs, or preventing your system from scaling effectively. By recognizing technical debt, we help you prioritize which parts of your system need modernization or refactoring to align with current business requirements.

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Deliverables from N-iX audit

After completing the audit, you will receive a comprehensive document detailing all the findings, along with actionable recommendations to improve your system. Additionally, we can provide training for your core team to ensure they have the knowledge and skills to implement the recommended changes and maintain the improvements moving forward.

  • Comprehensive audit report
  • Performance optimization recommendations
  • Documentation review
  • QA report
  • Scalability and maintainability assessment
  • Post-audit strategy roadmap
Deliverables from N-iX audit

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Faster time-to-market with full-scale digital transformation in telecom

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Accelerating digital transformation of a leading global fashion retailer

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Sergii Netesanyi

Head of Solution Group
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At N-iX, we know that successful software must evolve with business needs. Through our software audit services, we work closely with clients to identify opportunities for improvement, transforming their software into a high-performance asset that drives growth.

Sergii Netesanyi

Head of Solution Group

How we approach software code audit services

1. Preparation

The first step sets the foundation for the audit. This includes defining the audit goals, scope, and the specific needs of the client. It is essential to clarify the desired outcomes and ensure alignment with business objectives. During this phase, key questions should be asked, such as what do you hope to improve, what challenges are you facing, and how success will be measured.

Team involved:

  • Project manager
  • Tech lead/Architect

2. Data collection and analysis

During this phase, a comprehensive review of the current software system is conducted. Key aspects such as architecture, security, code quality, performance, and scalability are evaluated. Data is gathered from various sources, including source code repositories, documentation, and system logs.

Team involved:

  • Project manager
  • Tech lead
  • Software architect
  • QA engineer
  • DevOps (optional)

3. Investigation and evaluation

This phase focuses on a deep dive into the software’s current state. The team identifies issues related to performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, scalability concerns, and code maintainability. We also assess compliance with best practices and industry standards.

Team involved:

  • Project manager
  • Tech lead
  • Software architect
  • Security specialist
  • QA engineer
  • DevOps (optional)

4. Report preparation

A detailed audit report is created to present the findings, including a list of identified issues and recommendations for improvement. This report serves as the foundation for the next steps, which involve addressing the findings.

Team involved:

  • Project manager
  • Tech lead

5. Presentation and feedback

The audit results are presented to the client, highlighting key findings, potential risks, and suggested improvements. This step includes a feedback session to clarify any points and ensure the client’s concerns are addressed.

Team involved:

  • Project manager
  • Tech lead

6. Co-creation of an action plan

In collaboration with the client, our experts develop an actionable plan based on the audit’s recommendations. This plan outlines specific steps for improving the software and includes timelines, milestones, and priorities.

Team involved:

  • Project manager
  • Tech lead
  • Software architect

7. Implementation of recommendations

Once the action plan is established, the team begins implementing the necessary changes to optimize code quality, performance, security, and overall functionality. This may include code refactoring, optimizing algorithms, or enhancing security measures.

Team involved:

  • Project manager
  • Tech lead
  • Developers

8. Post-audit control and follow-up

After the implementation phase, ongoing monitoring and evaluation take place to ensure that the recommendations have been effectively applied and that the software is performing as expected. This phase includes a follow-up assessment to confirm improvements.

Team involved:

  • Project manager
  • Tech lead
  • QA engineer

FAQ

A software audit is a comprehensive evaluation of your system’s performance, security, code quality, architecture, and infrastructure. It helps identify inefficiencies, technical debt, vulnerabilities, and areas for improvement to optimize your system for better performance and scalability.

The duration of a software audit depends on the size and complexity of your system. Typically, audits take between two to six weeks. Larger, more complex systems may take longer.

Yes, software audits are effective for both legacy systems and modern architectures like microservices, serverless systems, and cloud-native applications. We assess the entire tech stack and provide tailored recommendations based on your system’s specific needs.

Yes, a software audit service can still be performed even if system documentation is lacking. Auditors can reverse-engineer the system by reviewing code, analyzing system behavior, and consulting with developers to reconstruct missing or outdated documentation.

No, software audits are typically non-invasive. Auditors usually work with staging environments or conduct analysis without interrupting the operation of your production system. If testing is necessary, it will be done with minimal risk to live environments.

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N-iX client AVL
N-iX client Innovation Group
N-iX client Questrade
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N-iX client ZIM

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