ISV/Software Developer Guest Commentary

1. Database Dilemma: Selecting The Best Database For Your Organization 5/18/2017

   Pros, cons, and considerations for the various deployment options for database workloads.

2. What VARs Need To Know About File Systems 5/9/2017

   Cloud adoption, mobility, and Big Data analytics — just three of the trends currently overwhelming traditional data storage architectures. Professional services firm JLL reports cloud adoption alone will double the size of data centers within the next five years.

3. What The Finance Industry Has To Offer Software Developers 4/25/2017

   Software developers face a tough decision when choosing a career path. With technology growing in influence, developers’ services are needed now more than ever, meaning a large number of industries are on the hunt for the right people to fill crucial roles within companies.

4. What Do APIs Mean To Your Business? 12/19/2016

   Ensuring your IT systems work together seamlessly is a must-have for business owners who want to thrive in 2017. The world of Big Data and analytics will get a huge boost from open Application Programming Interface (APIs). So what exactly are APIs, why are businesses motivated to create APIs, and what is the future outlook? In this blog, we will evaluate APIs, their value to businesses of all sizes, API maturation, and deployment factors.

5. Optimizing Your ISV For Payments Processing 11/25/2016

   Independent software vendors have seen the light with regard to recognizing and appreciating the value of payments processing. Once an overlooked service offering and revenue stream, payments processing has risen to celebritydom in the software community as a way to flesh out an ISV’s existing value proposition to its end-users, and as a long term strategic play for enterprise value creation through the high quality, recurring revenue that it brings to bear. By Adam Hark, Co-Founder, Preston Todd Advisors

6. ISV IQ Live! Takeaways 10/17/2016

   Last week, I attended ISV IQ Live! hosted by Business Solutions Magazine. It was truly a fantastic event. Even though I attended as a guest speaker on a panel at the conference, I arrived in Philadelphia eager to gain constructive insight on the various business topics shared by industry veterans that I could exercise as CEO of a software development firm.

7. What Automation Means For Hiring In The Future 10/17/2016

   It seems like everything is being automated nowadays — that’s just where technology is headed. Even so, businesses have a keen eye for any new automated tools that makes their jobs easier. By Rick Delgado, contributing writer

8. Tips For Solving Top Business Challenges Through Software Development 9/7/2016

   Historically, software development projects would spend considerable time gathering tedious amounts of requirements from a group of business leaders before the developers write a line of code.  In this process, months can pass by before any tangible results begin to form. However, Agile was created to solve this problem. Agile helps to organize your development into smaller components so that developers can start writing code right away. Agile is effective because the business receives real and tangible results very early in the process. Because of its benefits, Agile enables the developer to meet timelines and expectations; therefore, we learned how to do it really well.

9. ISV Valuations: Exposing The Silent Power Play Between Integrated Software Vendors And Payments Processors For Ownership Of The End-User Relationship 8/18/2016

   Valuations for ISV platforms with payments integration, and payments processing companies which have vertically integrated high margin, high growth software platforms with measurable EBITDA contribution, are on the rise. The level of M&A activity for both is striking.

10. Top 5 Issues To Consider Before Customizing Technology 7/15/2016

    Customization used to be a bad word to many business owners. It was viewed as encumbering higher costs and depending on complex IT infrastructure. However, with the availability of more outsourced technology resources and the increased drive for innovation and marketplace gains, customization is becoming a more common business practice. By Kristen McAlister, President, Cerius Executives