How much would it cost to rewrite the client tools as an intermediate solution and in the long term to replace the something that can withstand the load?
That's a valid point, but the scale makes it far from trivial. We are talking about the energy sector here, it's high-stakes and high-load. The current backend isn't just a simple SQL instance; a standard MySQL/Postgres setup would likely choke under the sheer volume of real-time sensor data coming in every few seconds.
Rewriting the client isn't just a matter of "money", it's about finding specialized engineers who understand these specific industrial protocols and high-throughput architectures. In our field, "intermediate solutions" can take years to certify and deploy. That’s why we’re forced to maintain this legacy IE/ActiveX stack in a secure way while we evaluate long-term infrastructure overhauls.
If it isn't about money, you can find people who can do the work because they have direct relevant experience with similar projects.
And that's what your company needs. Because your questions suggest that your team has a very very long way to go relative to understanding the technology to a bet-the-business level.
Rewriting the client isn't just a matter of "money", it's about finding specialized engineers who understand these specific industrial protocols and high-throughput architectures. In our field, "intermediate solutions" can take years to certify and deploy. That’s why we’re forced to maintain this legacy IE/ActiveX stack in a secure way while we evaluate long-term infrastructure overhauls.
And that's what your company needs. Because your questions suggest that your team has a very very long way to go relative to understanding the technology to a bet-the-business level.