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Strategies for Successful Software Development Outsourcing in the UK

The software development landscape is a dynamic arena that requires continuous innovation and adaptation. Companies are increasingly recognizing the strategic benefits of software development outsourcing in UK. This approach unlocks access to a skilled talent pool, fosters agile methodologies, and positions businesses at the forefront of technological advancements.

Generative AI and developer experience

From its initial appearance in the dev-tools space, GenAI has had an outsized impact on how developers approach day-to-day tasks (just ask any developer about when they first started using GitHub’s copilot). While any risks are still being evaluated—like potential for introducing anti-patterns or inadvertently running afoul of compliance requirements, many engineering teams have successfully implemented GenAI with measurable gains in collaboration and productivity.

From Ideation to Implementation: Navigating the Product Innovation Process

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving business landscape, innovation is the key to staying ahead of the curve. From conceptualizing groundbreaking ideas to successfully bringing them to market, the product innovation process is a complex journey that requires careful navigation. According to a recent study, companies that prioritize innovation generate 20% higher revenue growth than their industry peers.

Key Considerations When Opting for Software Outsourcing

Building an in-house development team with the necessary skillset and capacity can be a significant investment. Here software development outsourcing becomes a strategic decision. This article explores the major variables that lead to a successful software creation outsourcing experience, allowing companies to make educated decisions and fully realize the benefits of this method.

What is developer experience?

Companies obsess over end user experience, whether it is Amazon’s customer-centric innovation or Steve Jobs suggesting starting with the customer experience and working backwards to technology. But as our world becomes more knowledge-based and digital, we also need to consider the most important stakeholder on the payroll - software engineers.

4 Most Popular Cross-Platform App Development Frameworks for 2024

Over time, the art of designing apps has seen a game-changing leap with the rise of cross-platform app development. This method empowers developers to whip up apps that run effortlessly across several platforms, all from a single code base. Recently, we've seen a surge of tools created to work across different platforms. Yet, picking the perfect fit for your project can often be challenging amidst these options.

Observability tools and Internal Developer Portals

Observability tools help engineering teams understand the health and behavior of software. But the term “health” in the context of this type of tooling is fairly narrow in scope—pertaining to real-time performance, reliability, and availability. While these are three important metrics to monitor, they’re lagging indicators of bigger issues happening upstream.

Let's Go Backstage: E2E IDP Tips & Tricks for Platform Engineers

Backstage is gaining wide adoption for platform engineering teams looking to build internal development platforms. After implementing Backstage, data has shown an improvement in 2X of code changes, and a decrease of 17% in cycle time making a huge impact on the business delivery pipeline for organizations. Backstage with its rich plugin ecosystem, makes it possible to get full troubleshooting and security coverage you need across your entire pipeline in a single dashboard and interface.

Enhancing Collaboration between Development and Operations with DevOps

The collaboration between development (Dev) and operations (Ops) teams is crucial for delivering high-quality software products and services efficiently. DevOps has emerged as a transformative approach that bridges the gap between these two traditionally siloed functions, fostering a culture of collaboration, automation, and continuous improvement.

Top 3 Reasons to Migrate from Visual FoxPro to .NET

For companies relying on applications built with Microsoft's Visual FoxPro (VFP) development platform, the time has come to seriously consider modernizing to a more current technology like .NET. Released way back in 1995, FoxPro reached the end of its life a decade ago when Microsoft announced the product's retirement. While VFP apps that work fine today may seem to prevent the need to modernize, under the surface, trouble is brewing. This article examines the most pressing reasons why visual FoxPro migration to .NET should be a priority for forward-thinking IT leaders.