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What’s the Difference Between Software Application Maintenance and Managed Application Support?

Avoid confusion and get the right level of support for your software applications. If you’re running a custom-built application—whether it’s a .NET backend on Azure, a React web app, or a React Native mobile solution—keeping it healthy over time is just as important as building it well in the first place. That’s where software maintenance…

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cloud native applications

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10 Key Attributes of Cloud-Native Applications

As we move towards wide-scale digital transformation, companies are looking for more secure and scalable ways to store data and run applications. Unsurprisingly, an increasing number of businesses are migrating to the cloud, with cloud-native applications becoming the new normal. But the cloud comes with plenty of challenges too. Many businesses simply don’t know what…

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Legacy Technology Signs

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5 Signs Legacy Technology is Holding Back Your Growth

The past two years have changed the digital landscape forever. While people had spent years considering the importance of digital transformation, no one could have predicted the speed at which industries would have to modernise in order to adapt to a remote workplace. More businesses than ever, even those in sectors that relied heavily on…

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10 Most Innovative Tech Partners in the UK

The UK has the largest cloud market in Europe, where VC investments hit a record high of £21 billion in 2020. That’s more than France and Germany combined!1 With over 10,000 software businesses in the UK (and over 100,000 worldwide), finding the right technology partner should be fairly straightforward. Yet many organisations planning to digitally…

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5 Steps to Migrating to Cloud Native Application Architectures

Recent data shows that 88% of businesses were using cloud application development services in 2018 and a further 10% were in the trial stage.1 Transitioning to cloud-native technologies is becoming the norm, and is essential if you want to run your business efficiently and remain competitive in your industry. Adopting cloud infrastructures is a smart…

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Why Software Developers Licence Their Intellectual Property

And why they don’t transfer ownership Ownership of intellectual property is a common contractual battleground in software transactions, and it often comes from the end client’s belief that, in paying for the service, they own the products created by the software developer. In some instances that may well be the case — we do act…

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Why Microsoft Cloud Native Applications Take Businesses Forward

The capabilities of the cloud have evolved tremendously since its arrival fifteen years ago. The cloud no longer only offers cost-effective access to scalable infrastructure resources, but — through the adoption of cloud-native principles — is becoming key to customer-centric innovation and growth. Organizing and managing various components within cloud infrastructure, such as resource groups…

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What Effective Bespoke Application Support Looks Like

Business leaders tend to focus more on outputs over processes when it comes to their organisation’s technology strategies. This isn’t intentional — the digital landscape can simply get too overwhelming for even the most technically well-versed of professionals to get to grips with. In addition to more traditional responsibilities, the modern business leader has to:…

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What Business Leaders Need to Know About Containerisation

In today’s fast-moving, tech-driven world, business leaders must develop a basic understanding of the technology that drives their organisation’s growth. With that said, the quick pace of software development across industries can often come in the way of any seamless training or education. Take containerisation, for example. Containerised applications provide a lot of value in…

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4 Growth-Enabling Benefits of Cloud Databases

While cloud adoption has been on a steady increase, it’s now set to accelerate as more and more businesses are becoming aware of its cost and agility benefits. Migrating to cloud-based databases has been central to this adoption, as the setbacks that come with alternative, temporary software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions are now largely recognised. For many…

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