Quarterly Technology Stack Review - Q4 2024

A comprehensive review of our technology stack's health, performance, and security status, tracking key operational metrics and identifying areas for improvement and modernization.

Report Objective

This quarterly review evaluates the reliability, performance, and security of our technology stack. It examines service uptime, response times, component health, and security compliance to ensure operational excellence and identify modernization opportunities.

Service Reliability and Performance

Analysis of core service metrics including uptime and response times

Questions to Consider:

Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024quarter2498.7002498.8002498.900sum(service_uptime)sum(service_uptime)How is Service Reliability Trending?Service uptime remains strong at 99.998% with consistent improvement over past quarters

  • What is the quarter-over-quarter trend in service uptime?

  • Are we meeting our SLA commitments?

  • What factors contributed to any significant changes?

  • What is driving changes in response times?

  • How do error rates correlate with response times?

  • Are there seasonal patterns in performance metrics?

Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024quarter200040006000sum(avg_response_time_ms) vs. sum(error_rate)sum(avg_response_time_ms)sum(error_rate)How are Response Times and Error Rates Performing?Average response time improved to 180ms while error rate decreased to 0.5%

Stack Composition and Version Status

Overview of technology stack components and their version currency

Questions to Consider:

DatabasesAPI ServicesWeb ServersCache LayersMessage Queuescomponent_type050100150200250sum(components_count)sum(components_count)What is Our Stack Composition and Update Status?25% of components require version updates, primarily in API Services

  • Which component types have the most outdated versions?

  • What is the ratio of current to outdated components?

  • Where should version updates be prioritized?

Security and Compliance Status

Review of security metrics and compliance status

Questions to Consider:

  • What is the trend in critical vulnerability count?

  • How has patch compliance evolved?

  • Are there correlations between patch levels and vulnerabilities?

Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024quarter3000%4000%5000%sum(patch_compliance) vs. sum(critical_vulnerabilities)sum(patch_compliance)sum(critical_vulnerabilities)How Effective is Our Security Management?Patch compliance improved to 98% with zero critical vulnerabilities

Areas for Strategic Focus