Details
Client: Stryke Education
Project Duration: 3 Months
Project: Fully Managed Platform Migration & Hosting
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We help teams regain control of critical platforms through focused code reviews, clear roadmaps, and pragmatic migrations. If you’ve inherited something that feels fragile or opaque — don’t push forward blindly.
Let’s reset it the right way.
The Client: Stryke
Stryke is on a mission to reduce the 80% drop-out rate of newly qualified personal trainers. Through structured, accessible online education, Stryke helps fitness professionals build sustainable businesses — and thrive in a challenging industry. Their core product is a Learning Management System (LMS) used by personal trainers who purchase the Stryke course.
To build their platform, Stryke initially engaged an offshore development team. As the business grew, they needed faster delivery, better transparency, and greater confidence in the technical foundation. That’s when Alto Apto stepped in.
The Opportunity
Stryke asked Alto Apto to take over management of their LMS platform. But rather than jump straight into new development, we recommended a complete code review and platform audit. Without it, any future investment risked compounding fragile foundations.
This recommendation wasn’t just technical — it was principled. Taking control of a system we didn’t trust wouldn’t be responsible. Instead, we slowed down, assessed the risks, and mapped a safe, strategic path forward.
Our Solution
We began with a comprehensive technical review, covering code quality, architectural decisions, security posture, deployment process, and scalability. This resulted in a 3-month roadmap of modernization initiatives aligned to critical risks and business goals.
Key improvements included:
- Migrating from a monolithic Docker setup to a microservices-based architecture
- Replacing homegrown authentication with Auth0 for security and compliance
- Introducing automated testing and CI/CD pipelines for safer, faster deployments
- Adopting CosmosDB and serverless infrastructure to support global scale
- Enabling multi-tenancy to prepare for future gym-specific use cases
- Refactoring for type safety, component clarity, and modularity
- Improving documentation to support onboarding and reduce tribal knowledge dependencies
We also worked closely with the offshore team during handover and found them responsive in providing documentation — helping ensure a clean transition.
Results & Impact
The migration significantly reduced both technical and operational risk. Stryke now has:
- A platform that’s secure, maintainable, and cloud-native
- A scalable foundation with fewer regressions, faster deployments, and improved team confidence
- A clear roadmap for growth and a trusted delivery partner in Alto Apto
Looking Forward
This engagement reinforced one of Alto Apto’s core values: empathy means protecting clients from risks they can’t yet see. Rather than say “yes” and bill hours blindly, we slowed the project to do what was right — even if it meant pushing back.
Code reviews and platform takeovers have now become a strategic part of our offering — helping teams de-risk, reset, and prepare for meaningful scale.