Having an IT system that matches your current organizational needs is extremely important for the efficiency and agility of your operations. Technology keeps on improving, which gives businesses the chance to minimize costs, increase security, among other major benefits. However, often businesses tend to hold on to legacy systems. There are reasons for this occurrence […]
Expenditure on Software as a Service is growing at 30% per annum in medium and large enterprises. Clearly, a lot of organizations understand that there are efficiencies arising from the adoption of new models of accessing IT-related services. However, the amount of money invested in a new technology matters little if employees do not adopt […]
A Virtual Chief Information Officer (virtual CIO) is not supposed to replace your existing IT staff. Instead, they are an experienced specialist meant to provide leadership and insight in your IT department. Companies today can engage the services of firms that specialize in fractional or shared CIO services and are therefore in touch with key […]
Should your company go ahead and hire a virtual CIO? A CIO or CTO is the highest-ranking technology executive at any organization. They are involved at strategic level decision making, highlighting their importance. The average CTO in the USA earns about $160,000. Most small to medium organizations may not have the capacity to have a […]
There are many approaches to being a software developer. I’ll start by saying that in my decades of experience there is not one approach that is better than another. To me, differences in approach typically are due to the trade-off between time and cost. These differences in approach are quite fine and I’d argue often […]
Outsourcing is for you, you just don’t know it yet. First, let’s just say that you have built a great company. It shows that you work hard, and have great staff that work very hard to get the job done. There comes a time when a goal you are working towards is not necessarily in […]
Cloud and DevOps are two of the top buzzwords in the modern technology lexicon. They are a big part of modern software development practices. At Transcendent Software, we group them into their own service offering. In our recent post, “A Case For Custom Software”, we analyzed when to build or buy custom software. After deciding […]
Having developed many custom software solutions, there have been countless times over the years in which a friend or family member has come to me and said, “I have this great idea for _____”. You can fill in the blank with “an app”, “a website”, or “a software program” and numerous other technology products. About […]
What is a Virtual CIO/CTO? A Virtual CIO and Virtual CTO are virtually the same thing. Sometimes they are referred to as Fractional CIO or Part-time CTO or vCIO. These are all the same service offering. The service is a great resource for small to medium-sized businesses that are growing and utilizing technology as a […]
