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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

CIO

In 2017, Fast Company wrote that Southwest Airlines’ digital transformation “takes off” with an $800 million technology overhaul, but only $300 million was dedicated to new technology for operations. While weather may have been the root cause, the 16,000 flights canceled between Dec. 19-28 far exceeded any other airlines’ operational impacts.

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Understanding the Dynamics of Custom Software Development

The Crazy Programmer

Compared to commercial off-the-shelf software products (COTS), custom-developed software is built to meet a narrow, specific set of requirements. Commercial off-the-shelf products are obviously designed to appeal to the masses as they are commercially marketed and distributed. Why Choose Custom Software Development?

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Examining Mr Price Group’s search to modernize

CIO

For modern CIOs, it’s essential to have a healthy balance between innovation and mainstream tech, says Kim Sim, Mr Price Group CIO. This ability to maintain perspective of two different worlds is critical for Sim, who inherited a highly complex legacy environment and is currently in the process of modernizing these systems.

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Impact of Custom Medical Software on Healthcare

The Crazy Programmer

As value-based care and preventative health continue gaining momentum, healthcare providers need agile tools to manage population health, enable precision medicine, and meet stringent regulatory compliance requirements. Generic off-the-shelf software often falls short of meeting specialized workflow needs.

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Custom Software Development Services & Modern Practices

Apiumhub

The alternative, off-the-shelf software could be inefficient or inadequate. The alternative, off-the-shelf software could be inefficient or inadequate. Custom software development benefits Scalability Custom software can grow as the business grows and changes. It is designed to meet particular requirements.

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Revolutionizing Business Operations with Future-Fit Software

Tandem

For a business to progress towards future readiness and modern application development, it must dispense with this belief and restructure around processes that promote agility and recognize the reality that investment in software will be a continual process. Swift reconfiguration necessitates a shift in mindset and culture.

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The State of Tech: 4 Trends to Watch in 2022

Mentormate

Custom and off-the-shelf microservices cover the complexity of security, scalability, and data isolation and integrate into complex workflows through orchestration. Where Did All the People Go? While the technology labor shortage is hardly new, we’ve never seen such broad and deep demand for all talent across all specialties.