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Differentiating Software with Academic Research: The Story Behind FPA PlannerSearch
By The TSG Team • 8 minute read
What started as a directory rebuild led us into financial psychology and changed the software we built.
5 Ways Your Organization Can Benefit From Internal Mobile Apps
While custom software represents a significant investment, you don’t have to be running a business on par with Walmart to afford it.
4 Signs Your Business Needs Custom Software
It is important for organizations to understand what it might be costing them if they fail to invest in custom software. In other words, what are the hidden costs of keeping your current software systems if your company is outgrowing them? You may be asking, “Can I really afford to build the custom software my business needs?” A better question may be, “Can you really afford not to?”
Why a McDonalds Milkshake Story Should Reshape Your Custom Software
When fast-food powerhouse McDonald’s wanted to increase its milkshake sales, they did the seemingly sensible thing—researched demographics, built focus groups, and collected input from customers. Then, McDonalds made and sent “better” milkshakes out into the world, and waited for sales to spike. Instead, sales remained bewilderingly the same. What went wrong?
How to Make Your Software Last 15 Years
Launching versions of your software into production sooner than your technical team is comfortable with could result in costly retrofits and years of usability being shaved off down the road. So what does it take to keep your software secure, maintainable, and flexible over the long term?
How Good Cloud Security Operations Could Have Prevented 5 Famous Data Breaches
Why breach company systems? Because that’s where the data is.
Harnessing Conway’s Law to Create Better Custom Software
If you don't have the software you want, chances are your organization's communication patterns are the problem.
Scaling Your SaaS Platform to Embrace Growth
More users means more requests to servers, more data in databases, more feature requests, and so on. Can your infrastructure handle this increased demand? The decisions you’ve already made will largely determine how “scalable” your system is, but can you do more?
When In-House Isn't Enough: 5 Signs You Need a Software Agency
How can a company know when they should look externally to build custom software?
How Flutter Is Revolutionizing Cross-Platform Development
This article explores cross-platform development strategies, with a particular focus on Flutter, the recent game-changer in the field.
Building Scalable Cloud Infrastructure on AWS: A Startup’s Guide
Digitally speaking, utilizing cloud services in today's fast-paced digital world—when competition is at an all-time high and consumer demands are increasing by the minute—offers organizations a cost-effective way to be flexible and scalable.
