ServiceN$424.99 an hour
Takeover and rescue
For organisations with a system that still runs, a developer who has gone, and nobody who can say what state it is in.
ADA Lab takes over systems built by others. We help you recover the domain, hosting and code, take a full backup and prove it restores, read the code, and give you a short written report: what it is built with, what is risky, and a price for maintaining, repairing or replacing it. The work is charged at N$424.99 an hour and usually takes four to ten hours.
What is covered
- Help recovering domain, hosting and code
- A full backup, restored once to prove it
- A read-through of the code
- A check for obvious security problems
- A plain-language written report
- Three priced options: maintain, repair, replace
- Accounts moved into your organisation's name
- A one-page handover note for the future
When you need this
- Nobody in the organisation holds an administrator login.
- The domain or hosting is in a former developer's name.
- Small changes have been promised for months.
- You do not know when the last backup was made.
- It has started failing and nobody knows why.
Prices
| Work | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Takeover and health check | N$424.99 an hour | Usually 4 to 10 hours. You get a written report. |
| Repairs after the report | Quoted from the report | Fixed price where the work is clear. |
| Ongoing care | From N$499.99 a month | See care plans. |
| First conversation | Free | We tell you whether we can help. |
How the work runs
Secure
Data first, then the domain, then hosting, then the code.
Read
We go through the code and the setup, changing nothing.
Report
Plain words, with risks ranked and three priced options.
Decide
You choose. Nothing is repaired or replaced without your say.
Common questions
Can you work with any programming language?
With mainstream web and mobile technologies, yes. If a system is in something we cannot responsibly maintain, the report says so and suggests who can.
Will you tell us to rebuild everything?
Only when repairing clearly costs more. Many inherited systems are sound and simply neglected. The report gives a price for each option so that you can compare.
What if the developer will not hand over the code?
We help you ask properly and in writing. If the code cannot be obtained, the data usually can, and a replacement can be built around it. Questions of legal ownership are for a lawyer.
Describe the problem. We will send back a scope.
Say what is slowing the work down and who is affected. You get a one-page scope in plain words: what would be built first, how long it takes and what it costs. It is free, and you owe nothing if you do not go ahead.