Staff augmentation vs managed services: what approach should choose the company that is aimed at successfully developing its business, meeting customer requirements, and withstanding high competition in the market? To deal effectively with all of these issues, you need experienced and skilled employees focused on their roles and responsibilities. However, it’s not easy to find…
Why is Starbucks so popular? What has turned a small coffee retailer into a world-known brand? Was it because of the innovative La Marzocco Linea Machine or extra-quality Arabica beans grown at higher altitudes? Those factors were important, but the core idea of the brand was the special care and support of their customers. What do…
On February 4, 2004, Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow students from Harvard University launched a project which is now one of the greatest players of BigTech. Initially, Facebook was created in pure vanilla PHP. On its long way to the modern giant position (about 2 billion people currently use this social media every day), Facebook needed…
On September 7 this year, El Salvador introduced the Chivo bitcoin wallet for its citizens to provide commission-free payment service for remittances. In 2020, El Salvador got about $6 billion in remittances. The money transfer commission can reach up to 33%. So, if all Salvadorians turn to Chivo, it may cost Western Union and other…
According to Steve Blank, who was one of the first to make use of the term, a minimum viable product (MVP) can range from a simple spreadsheet or an early prototype to a fully functioning website or a mobile application, depending on the specific case. However, no matter the kind of MVP, its goal is…
Today companies have not only to survive during pandemic times but also keep their wits above one to stand against various hacker attacks and fraudulent activities. Businesses worldwide lost $42 billion due to fraud, according to the PwC’s Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey 2020. To protect their revenues and confidential information, companies used rule–based…
Application migration or more generally – Software migration – is a pretty common term nowadays. Actually, the first thing that comes to mind when people talk about application migration is cloud migration. Everyone’s moving their legacy systems to the cloud nowadays in pursuit of scalability, cost reduction, security and more. However, application migration is far…
Knowledge of foreign languages is a very significant advantage in the labor market today. According to the British Council, more than 1.5 billion people around the world are currently learning English. It provides a competitive edge and increases your professional value. By the way, being proficient in several languages opens wide job opportunities and sets…
The design phase is one of the most important steps in creating any product, be it a web application or a website. There are 3.48 million Android apps and about 2.22 million iOS apps in the market in 2021. If you open the list of the most popular applications, you’ll see that they are different…
If you’re planning to start some new project with high performance and scalability demands, this article is a must-read for you. Why? Here we talk about the language that allows high performance, impressive scalability and perfectly meets other demands of the modern distributed systems. Find out why use the Go language for your project and…
Modern technologies allow people to make financial transactions without leaving their homes. According to the statistics, 58% of people in the United States prefer to use non-cash payment methods and transfer money to their friends and families through applications on their smartphones. The global remittance and money transfer software market size stood at $16.28 billion…
Everyone’s been crazy about Agile for nearly a decade and not without a reason. Lean, Agile’s grandpa, is reclaiming its positions nowadays too. In this article, we’ll compare the two and find out which one suits your project needs better. written by: Alexey Krutikov PMP, Project Manager,Qulix Systems Everyone’s been crazy about Agile for nearly…
Machine learning has been steadily penetrating our lives. This technology is widely used in various industries, such as telecommunications, e-commerce, marketing, healthcare, and so on. The global ML market size reached $8.43 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow to $117.19 billion by 2027, according to Fortune Business Insights. Today, we’re going to discuss…
In the juxtaposition “product designer vs. UX designer”, you see two positions that are regularly utilized but commonly confused. In this piece, we shall look at the differences between the two roles, at their responsibilities and outputs so that you can determine which role is most suitable for your next product development. written by: Elizabeth…
Today, mobile apps are redefining every aspect of our lives, and a unique relevant idea for an app can be worth millions. However, without a well-thought-through protection strategy, there is a high risk of getting the idea stolen before you even manage to implement it, as well as a risk to get it copied by…