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Software Maintenance & Support

Reliable maintenance that keeps essential systems working.

Software needs care after launch — updates, monitoring, backups, small fixes and gradual improvement. Without it, small issues become outages, vulnerabilities and expensive emergencies.

DS Digital maintenance plans give you a development partner on call: scheduled health checks, dependency updates, error monitoring, backup verification and prioritised fixes, with clear limits and honest communication.

Problems we solve

Sound familiar? We can help.

Nobody watches the system

Errors go unnoticed until a customer or auditor finds them.

Updates never happen

Fear of breaking things means nothing is ever updated — increasing risk monthly.

Developer disappeared

The person who built the system is gone and nobody knows how it works.

Small issues pile up

A growing list of minor faults that slow staff down every day.

Process

How delivery works.

Onboard

Access, documentation review and baseline health check.

Stabilise

Fix urgent risks and set up monitoring and backups.

Maintain

Scheduled updates, checks and fixes each cycle.

Report

Plain-language monthly summary of work and risks.

Deliverables

What you receive.

Monthly health checks and update reports

Dependency and security updates

Error monitoring and investigation

Backup configuration and restore testing

Prioritised bug fixes within plan hours

Small enhancements within agreed scope

Honest scope limits

  • · Maintenance covers upkeep and small fixes — major new features are quoted separately
  • · Response targets are defined per plan; 24/7 cover is not standard
  • · Emergency and after-hours work is billed under separate terms

FAQs

Maintenance — questions.

Maintenance is proactive scheduled work (updates, checks, monitoring). Support is reactive help when something goes wrong. Our plans combine both with clear hour limits.

Next step

Need maintenance? Let's scope it properly.

Tell us about your situation in plain language. We'll respond with honest next steps and clear pricing.

dsdigitalia@gmail.com · +27 68 624 1493