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Mendix, a leader in digital innovation and application Platform-as-a-Service (aPaaS), and SIG, an independent advisory firm for software quality and improvement, today announced a partnership and the launch of Mendix Application Quality Monitor, a cloud-based service designed to help customers proactively monitor the maintainability of Mendix applications.Mendix is the platform of choice for top brands implementing bimodal IT, an approach that enables organizations to combine the rock-solid capabilities of conventional IT with Mode 2 capabilities that enable the speed and agility required for digital innovation. One of the most common mistakes CIOs make when implementing Mode 2, however, is failing to maintain a disciplined focus on refactoring, resulting in ballooning technical debt.According to research firm Gartner, Inc., “Anyone can go faster; the challenge is doing so sustainably. Technical debt refers to the loose ends that need resolving and the refactoring that is required as a result of the development process. The debt may take many forms, from design debt, to documentation debt, to unused and duplicated code. Addressing technical debt ensures that the software is well-architected, well-written and maintainable.Mendix Application Quality Monitor enables customers to monitor software quality proactively and on a daily basis, improving maintainability and reducing lifecycle costs. The cloud service is powered by SIG, which performs a static analysis of Mendix application models according the ISO 25010 standard for maintainability. The analysis covers key aspects of the application such as analyzability, modifiability and modularity. It rates the application for parameters like volume, duplication, unit complexity and dependencies. A dashboard offers the quality rating on a scale from 1 to 5, and highlights potential areas for further investigation. The ratings are based on benchmarks of thousands of projects.