ANNOUNCEMENT: the new Spartakus is arouund the corner!

SaaS applications like Spartakus APM often need revamping due to evolving technology, changing user needs, security, compliance, performance, scalability, and competitive factors. User feedback, integration with third-party services, UI/UX improvements, legacy code, and new device compatibility also drive updates.

After 2 years of heavy work from our developers, we are excited to finally present the new and improved version of our product: Spartakus APM v6.

3 main reasons have triggered the need for an improved version of Spartakus APM:

Constant cybersecurity improvements
Scalability
New features: live monitoring and more!

1. Constant cybersecurity improvements

Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving. SaaS providers must stay vigilant and update their applications to patch vulnerabilities and ensure data protection. Regular security audits and updates are essential to safeguard user data and maintain trust.

Spartakus Technologies called on experts and implemented the CIS (Center for Internet Security) standards recognized in cybersecurity. These standards guide and will guide our practices and we will ensure we follow them rigorously.

To protect our databases, we have encrypted them to guarantee their confidentiality. (SSL certificates to secure the connection)
In our development process, we included unit tests, integration tests and automatic tests. This approach reduces the risk of vulnerabilities and malfunctions, thereby strengthening the overall robustness of the application.
We have undertaken the transfer of our virtual machines from a cloud environment (where we had limited scope and use shared spaces) to a data center located a few minutes from our office. This transition gives us physical control over our servers, ensuring restricted and secure access.
To guarantee high availability, we have implemented load balancers and a high availability architecture. This configuration ensures that traffic is distributed across replicated instances of our services. In the event of a machine failure, traffic is automatically redirected to another instance, helping to maintain uninterrupted service for our users

2. Technological advancements and scalability

Technology evolves rapidly, and what was cutting-edge a few years ago might become outdated or less efficient. As a leader in APM tools, Spartakus needs to stay competitive by adopting new technologies, frameworks, and programming languages to improve its performance, security, and scalability. That is why React was used as the new front-end language with advantages such as being component-based, cross-platform, optimized for performance, supported by a large community of developers, etc.

A crucial measure was also to separate the different services of our application. Unlike our previous version (V5) where everything is centralized, we have now deployed an architecture where each service has its own dedicated machine.

Thus, in the event of an incident, only the affected service would be down, preserving the overall proper functioning of the application.