Helping a Leading ERP & E-Commerce Platform Modernize, Scale, and Innovate

The Client

Our client is a Netherlands-based software company that has been building business-critical solutions for wholesalers and retailers since 1998. Their in-house developed ERP and webshop platform integrates inventory, accounting, POS, CRM, and e-commerce capabilities - offering a complete, unified solution tailored for medium-sized trading companies.

With a mission to simplify complexity and empower efficiency, their platform supports over 250 businesses, providing the digital backbone for day-to-day operations.

 

The Opportunity

As with many companies managing a large and growing software ecosystem, our client was looking to accelerate their development efforts, bring in fresh technical perspectives, and ensure they could both maintain and evolve their platform without compromising stability. They turned to us as a trusted nearshore partner, not only to provide additional development capacity, but to collaborate on architectural improvements, performance enhancements, and functional expansions across the product.

 

How We Added Value

Our collaboration has been hands-on and multifaceted. Working closely with internal teams and embedded within their Scrum process, we’ve contributed to multiple areas of the platform, bringing both immediate improvements and long-term technical direction.

Smarter Search with Azure AI

We helped enhance the webshop search engine using Azure AI Search, introducing faster and more relevant results for end users. This also gave webshop administrators better control over search behaviour, allowing them to fine-tune relevance and boost discoverability and conversions.

Performance Gains with Redis Caching

To improve the performance of their content management system, we implemented Redis caching and added a versioning mechanism. This has led to faster content delivery and a smoother editorial experience, particularly in high-traffic environments.

Functional Expansion and Legacy Modernization

Our team has actively contributed to the modernization of the codebase, including the ongoing migration from Linq2SQL to Entity Framework Core, and from older .NET frameworks to .NET 8.

Alongside this, we’ve helped extending new business functionalities across the platform, delivering value to end users while supporting the stability of the core system.

 

Integrated Collaboration in a Complex System

Our client’s platform spans desktop and web applications, APIs, integrations, and internal tooling, making it both powerful and complex. Within this environment, we’ve worked as an extension of their team, helping accelerate delivery and improve system architecture while contributing clean, maintainable code.

All work is delivered through two-week sprints, with automated CI/CD pipelines and close coordination with the client’s product owners and testers. Our goal has been to contribute both technically and strategically, helping create a system that is not only functional today, but ready for the challenges of tomorrow.

 

Results

Our collaboration has enabled the client to:

• Deliver new features more efficiently, with confidence in their quality
• Improve platform performance and scalability through caching and optimization
• Modernize parts of the stack to align with current .NET standards
• Expand functionality without compromising system integrity
• Increase control and insight for webshop administrators and business users

This project demonstrates our ability to integrate seamlessly into existing teams, take ownership of critical tasks, and provide real value across multiple areas of a large software system.

 

Technology Highlights

Backend & Services

• ASP.NET Core / .NET 8
• ASP.NET Web API
• Microservices architecture
• Entity Framework Core
• Redis (caching)
• Background services (hosted services)

Web Applications

• ASP.NET Blazor
• WebForms (legacy modules)

Desktop Applications

• Windows Forms

Data & Storage

• Microsoft SQL ServeMVC

Testing & Quality

• Unit Testing
• Integration Testing

 

Why it Matters

This case is a strong example of how we help clients modernize, scale, and continuously improve complex systems. Whether it's extending functionality, updating legacy code, or finetuning performance, we bring the skills and mindset to support long-term success.

If you're looking for a technology partner who can embed into your team, deliver immediate results, and help guide your platform into the future, we’re here to help.