LockSense: Real-Time File Lock Orchestration for Multi-User Accounting Files
9/10
Demand Score
Locked files stall finance teams during close and payroll; forced reboots risk corruption and data loss.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$129-549
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
6 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
Inability to customize the account portal:
Competitor Landscape
- QuickBooks Database Server Manager (basic)
- Manual IT admin intervention
- QuickBooks Tool Hub (manual utilities)
- Generic RMM tools (no domain-specific lock logic)
Must-Have Features for MVP
Live lock topology (users, hosts, files, lock age)
Stale lock detection using heartbeat and I/O heuristics
Safe-release wizard executing vendor-compliant steps
Auto timeouts and inactivity-based session termination
AD/SSO integration for attribution and approvals
Change calendar and maintenance-mode automation
Full event audit trail and alerts to Slack/Teams
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Guaranteeing safe release across SMB variations and OS versions
- Vendor guidance changes per release
- Network latency and offline endpoints complicate coordination
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- 90% reduction in manual restarts to clear locks
- Measured decline in corruption incidents related to forced unlocks
- Average lock resolution under 3 minutes
- Adoption by IT and finance due to low-friction guided flows
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This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.