Upgrades [zero IT, zero BCP process, zero testing]

A QUOTE FROM ONE OF OUR CLIENTS, REFLECTING ON LIFE BEFORE LIMINA

“We were running one of the established hosted solutions and had challenges. The software was very complex since it had grown over a long time, which made it difficult to onboard new team members, and some portfolio managers even retreated to spreadsheets in the end. Change management was another challenge; we had to rely on external consultants to perform upgrade projects and implement new functionality. This resulted in a high total cost of ownership and slow delivery of enhancements, ultimately impairing our ability to provide the best return for our investors.”

CEO$8bn Asset Manager

MANAGED UPGRADES

(WE DO THE TESTING)

Limina is a cloud-native Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering where we manage the upgrades for you. We understand that you might have governance processes around upgrades for your investment systems, which we can accommodate while still eliminating the need for your team to perform testing ahead of an upgrade.

Each new version goes through the same robust staging process; extensive automated regression tests and manual quality assurance of new functionality by the Limina product team. With upgrades managed by us, you can focus on investment returns.

As a client, you can access new versions in a separate pre-production (stage) environment before its scheduled production release if you wish to.

ADAPT TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT POLICIES

FLEXIBILITY WITH ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE

Limina is what we call Enterprise Investment Management Software. The word "cloud-native" means the solution has always been in the cloud; consequently, there is nothing to host. No physical or virtual servers. No major regression testing projects.

The second important word in "cloud-native Enterprise SaaS" is "enterprise". An enterprise solution is built for the governance requirements of an established Asset Manager. For example, it might not be suitable for you to upgrade the system at specific dates, or you might have rigour around any change, making a "it upgrades every week" process unfeasible. We solve this by offering a set menu of options.

Flexible release cycles

We have experienced the problems of extended software release cycles ourselves. At the same time, most cloud systems enforce frequent upgrades (e.g. weekly) that might not be possible for Asset Managers with strict change management policies.

Limina uniquely offers an enterprise SaaS release cycle. We don't enforce version upgrades on the same schedule to all our clients. At the same time, you get the benefits of a SaaS, such as one code base (i.e. no expensive and error-prone custom code). We offer a standard release cycle and have alternatives if you need a longer upgrade cycle.