Cloud migration involves moving data, applications and processes to the cloud. This can be from on-site implementations like owned servers, or from another cloud host. Moving to the cloud can be daunting, especially if you haven’t made the transition before. Even if you’re familiar with cloud computing, planning and executing a migration still requires forethought and strategic, as well as technical, consideration.
When should you outsource software and app design? For some companies, the answer is ‘never’ — but they’re pretty rare. Many companies rely to some extent on outsourcing, to get them over a hump, or to accelerate time to market without taking on the liabilities involved with a big full-time team.
Several technologies that are coming to the fore in commercial applications will change the way we develop software, and the uses to which it can be put. While some of these technologies are still at the unstable innovation stage, where it’s unclear whether they have a future or what it will involve, others are making the leap from niche uses and early adoption to the mainstream.
UX is a key consideration for any business. It’s literally how our users experience our products and services, so unsurprisingly it’s also what they tend to judge us on. It’s also the biggest single lever most companies can pull to affect revenue, profits and growth.
Digital technologies now increasingly pervade both business and everyday life. Employees and customers alike, whether business or consumers, draw their expectations from digital experiences. And techniques like big data and AI are obviously impossible without digitization.
When launching a new software product, the tendency can be to go for a ‘quick and dirty’ approach. And often, too much attention is paid to development and product design, too little to marketing. You get products that work really well, but don’t address key needs and requirements among the target market. Or you get products, sometimes high-quality ones, that launch in perfect silence and disappear the same way.
