Most software teams aren’t short on tools. They have ticketing systems, CI/CD pipelines, observability dashboards, documentation platforms, chat tools, and now a growing set of AI-powered assistants layered on top of everything else. And yet, many teams still feel slower than they should. The Work Between the Work When teams describe their challenges, they often […]
As teams look toward a new year, a familiar cycle starts. Budgets reset. Roadmaps get drafted. Tools get evaluated. Vendors make their case for why this platform or that solution is the missing piece. Before any of that happens, there’s a more important question worth asking: What problem are we actually trying to solve? Technology […]
This year, I’ve heard a lot of concern from early-career engineers about their place in the industry alongside AI. That concern is understandable. In 2025, we’ve seen large-scale layoffs from some of the biggest names in software. Many of these companies have framed those decisions as preparation for what they expect from AI, not necessarily […]
I recently had a conversation with a peer who was genuinely worried that we’re all going to lose our jobs to AI. I get where the fear comes from. Every major shift in software has triggered the same concern. We heard it during the rise of the web, the move to cloud, and the spread […]
9 in every 10 businesses in America today use at least one automation tool to improve a process. Business leaders today appreciate the value that automation is capable of driving. However, achieving hyper-automation requires the deployment of dozens of bots to work together to improve efficiency throughout the businesses. Most businesses struggle with hyper-automation. In […]
The goal of any software integration project is to bring together separate systems so that it becomes easier to monitor company operations. As many companies start to rely on cloud-based applications to power elements of their operations, they are ending up having hybrid systems. This is a situation where some applications are hosted locally while […]
Businesses begin business automation projects to improve their workflow. In the long run, they always aim for tangible gains such as improvement of employee satisfaction by being engaged in more meaningful work compared to before. Other gains would include savings on labour costs, improved accuracy, and standardization of operations, as well as faster workflows. Before […]
Automation in business is the continuous attempt by organizations to use technology to better their personnel and processes. Automation helps achieve a myriad of things, including standardization of workflow, time savings, cost reduction, collection of data, and better customer service. Where a business automates most of its processes, that is business process automation. In other […]
Hiring a virtual CIO provides a smart way for smaller IT companies to benefit from the expertise of an experienced officer they otherwise can not hire. All businesses today use technology. There are dozens of configurations possible for businesses to tackle IT challenges. Getting the right one can be quite confusing. Hiring a virtual CIO […]
IT managers have a role to get the best out of their IT staff. The IT staff workforce landscape changes rapidly for several reasons. First, technology is moving so fast that IT professionals need to constantly update their skills. In addition, the competition for talent means that the attrition rate of IT staff in many […]
