Why it's time for your buildings to help maintain themselves The concept of smart facilities management—and the concept of smart buildings—have been around for decades. Smart facilities management (SFM) began with building management systems (BMS). A BMS is a...
Free white paper: How to choose the right software development methodology for success
With so many software development methodologies available, it can be a challenge for software developers, designers, and managers to select the right one for a particular project. Understanding the various approaches, especially their strengths and weaknesses, can...
Mobile App Development: 5 Reasons to Use Xamarin
If you are looking to have a mobile application developed, it is important to choose a development company that selects its development platforms carefully. While there are many mobile development tools available, we have found Xamarin is a highly effective,...
Software development management: Building a “talent retention” environment
A challenge common to all teams is particularly important to software development management today: how do you keep good employees around? How do you make your organization appealing to the best developers? The demand for talented developers is high so you want to...
How much will software product creation cost you?
How much ya got? Seriously, and you’re going to hate this, development cost is more often a question of what you are willing to spend than what it will actually cost. That’s because the cost of doing everything that you actually want is always way more than what you...
Developing an application: 4 questions you need to ask yourself.
Why are you doing this in the first place? Sometimes developing an application just sneaks up on you. Your customers need you to solve a particular problem, and you find yourself creating a solution for them that involves software. You give that to your customers,...