We’re driven by our deep commitment to excellence. A wide range of organizations look to us to help them achieve a broad range of software-centric outcomes including:
Software Evolution
Helping guide clients to understand, evaluate, plan for, build, and deploy next-level software solutions.
Designed Experiences
Uniquely designed and engineered solutions that engage, inform, and enable users, and ultimately drive adoption through useful and kickass experiences.
Organizational Development
Inspiration, mentorship, and support for client teams — from helping to establish apprenticeship programs to augmenting staff to advising the C-suite — with consultative guidance to help them build and maintain a competitive edge.
Digital Transformation
Ongoing software and technology expertise to help organizations better meet their objectives — from competing and differentiating themselves in their markets, to increasing efficiency and streamlining line-of-business processes — by modeling, best practices, and guidance.
“We've relied on 8th Light for more than 15 years. They’ve consistently delivered the kind of insights and expertise we value in a technology partner.”
Florence Woodward,
Chief Technology Officer
Fidelity Life
Services
SOFTWARE STRATEGIC CONSULTING
Define a software strategy and manage toward it.
Working with the highest levels of technology and software product leadership, we help to assess and define a software strategy that aligns to business goals and guides software solutions. Through their partnership, we develop a strategy that leverages human-centered design practices, integrates product design and development teams, and incorporates agile software development planning and development methodologies.
EXECUTIVE CONSULTING
Augment your organizational leadership with technical advisory services.
Whether you need design thinking, deep technology knowledge, or product expertise, our senior leadership staff serves as a key member of your team to target problems and craft solutions. Additionally, we can support urgent needs of a team by supplying active leadership on an interim basis while assisting in your search for a permanent leader.
Learn more about our executive consulting services.
SOFTWARE PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Design and develop software that drives your business’ success.
From mobile and web application development to software architecture, pipeline optimization for continuous delivery, cloud migration, and data engineering, our team can help you build custom software products and improve the quality of your existing software that meets the needs of your users and customers
Learn more about our software product design and development services.
REPLATFORMING
Evolve your platform to work efficiently on new foundations.
Incrementally update your current system to address today's challenges. By assessing current and future needs and integrating thorough testing practices, we'll help you and your team to evolve your product and/or platform.
Learn more about our replatforming and cloud migration services.
BLOCKCHAIN
Create the next-generation of applications.
Harness the power of web3 technology to propel your business with high-quality, custom solutions, proven and tested approach, and audit preparedness.
Learn more about our blockchain services.
ASSESSMENTS
Build more secure systems.
Analyze existing systems with regard to software development processes, continuous deployment capabilities, tech debt, licensing risks, security vulnerabilities, and cloud hosting. Our crafters provide visualizations of code test coverage, hotspots, and developer bottlenecks to provide due diligence for a merger or acquisition, or for the basis for development process improvement.
CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT
Level-up your teams through various modes of training and influence.
Whether you’re looking to implement an apprenticeship program or augment your staff, the 8th Light team excels at various modes of enablement that emphasize new skill development, design and agile coaching, and behavior modeling. We’ll tailor a program that meets your needs, achieves your goals, and creates a high-performing team.
Our central capabilities are rooted in the principles of human-centered design and advanced software development. We’re powered by our collective depth of knowledge and experience in all aspects of design, development, data, and DevOps.
Capabilities
DESIGN
- Human-centered Design
- Information Architecture
- UI Design
- UI Engineering
- UX Design
- UX Research
- Web Accessibility
DEVELOPMENT
- API Development
- Application Architecture
- Blockchain
- Blockchain Support and Applications
- Content Management System Integration
- Ecommerce Platform Development
- Enterprise Software
- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Third-party Integrations
DATA
- Data Architecture
- Data Engineering
- Data Infrastructure
- Data Visualization
- Machine Learning
DEVOPS
- Cloud Infrastructure and Migration
- Infrastructure Engineering
- Solution Architecture
- System Architecture
- Test Automation
