Custom software and SaaS development - engineering notes and case studies from the Si Novi team. 2026-07-17T00:00:00.000Z https://sinovi.uk/ Si Novi https://sinovi.uk/ https://sinovi.uk/articles/build-the-squad-own-the-platform 2026-07-17T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-17T11:48:18.000Z

Deploying AI agents is an organisational problem, not just a technical one. My answer: build a deployment squad and own the platform layer.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/agentic-ai-for-business-operations 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-15T08:38:38.000Z

An experiment in turning agentic tooling on our own operations, starting with the timeconsuming Xero bookkeeping jobs I'd rather not do by hand.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/what-is-ai-native 2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-14T22:18:42.000Z

AI-native means software where the model is load-bearing rather than bolted on. The spectrum from AI-washed to AI-native, and how to tell the difference.

https://sinovi.uk/our-work/rubber-ring-platform-rebuild 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-16T13:49:05.000Z

How Si Novi rebuilt Rubber Ring's live insurance platform on AWS - an event-sourced DynamoDB-to-PostgreSQL CQRS design with React Router 7 and PHP on ECS Fargate.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/aws-select-tier-partner 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-14T22:18:42.000Z

Si Novi has been validated as an AWS Select Tier Partner on the Services path. Our journey from early AWS adoption to recognition in the AWS Partner Network.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/high-availability-strategies-for-websites-and-web-applications-on-aws 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-14T22:18:42.000Z

Practical high availability strategies for websites and web applications on AWS. From traffic shaping and caching to autoscaling, WAF and multi-AZ resilience.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/aws-lambda-end-of-support-for-nodejs-18 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-14T22:18:42.000Z

AWS has extended Lambda end of support for Node.js 18 and 16 to 9 March 2026. What it means for your serverless applications and why not to delay migration.

https://sinovi.uk/our-work/duwio 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-16T13:49:05.000Z

How Si Novi and Spacesuit Media built Duwio, a multi-tenant SaaS for creative teams to store, tag, search and deliver high-resolution images, built on AWS.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/amazon-rds-mysql-8-0-deprecation-extended-support 2025-07-28T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-14T22:18:42.000Z

MySQL 8.0 reaches end of standard support in July 2026 and moves to Amazon RDS Extended Support. How to prepare for an RDS migration or the support costs.

https://sinovi.uk/our-work/gt-world-powered-by-sro 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-16T13:49:05.000Z

How Si Novi built the GT World app: one React Native codebase for iOS and Android, consolidating 16 SRO championships over a serverless AWS backend built for race day.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/aws-acm-exportable-ssl-certificates 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-15T08:38:38.000Z

AWS now lets you export public SSL/TLS certificates from Certificate Manager, private key and trust chain included, for use outside AWS services.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/aws-summit-london-2025-review 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-14T22:18:42.000Z

The AWS Summit London is an annual hightlight for us, but in recent years I've questioned the experience. Not this time. The AWS Summit London 2025 was spellbinding.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/cloudfront-anycast-static-ips-apex-domains 2025-04-18T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-14T22:18:42.000Z

AWS now lets you point apex domains directly to CloudFront using Anycast static IPs. No more ALIAS records, DNS migrations, or workarounds.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/maintenance-vs-value-creation 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-14T22:18:42.000Z

How prioritising proactive maintenance can accelerate feature development, reduce technical debt, and enhance business agility.

https://sinovi.uk/our-work/distribute-travel-packages-api 2025-03-01T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-16T14:58:32.000Z

How Si Novi rebuilt Distribute's travel packages API on serverless AWS - a modern HTTP/JSON interface with a zero-downtime migration for legacy consumers.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/reinvent-2024-breakout-sessions 2024-12-04T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-14T23:17:17.000Z

Didn't make re:Invent this year? Catch up on the announcements and sessions on the AWS Events YouTube channel. Here are the playlists to get you started.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/exploring-amazon-aurora-dsql-reinvent-2024 2024-12-03T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-14T22:18:42.000Z

Amazon Aurora DSQL debuts with active-active global availability, distributed scalability and PostgreSQL compatibility. What it could mean for web applications.

https://sinovi.uk/our-work/jaguar-land-rover 2024-11-25T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-16T13:49:05.000Z

How Si Novi built Jaguar Land Rover a secure, scalable web application that distributes tooling information across 40+ regions and 13 languages, on AWS.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/do-you-own-your-own-application 2024-11-08T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-14T22:18:42.000Z

Take control of your web application - secure domains, code, and accounts to avoid vendor lock-in.

https://sinovi.uk/articles/5-vital-things-to-consider-when-commissioning-a-digital-project 2024-10-02T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-14T22:18:42.000Z

Five key factors to plan for when commissioning a digital project. These considerations will help guide your project effectively and avoid common pitfalls.