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Q: What are the latest trends in the health tech industry?
Posted by Linux Lion
Health Tech
Technology
A: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly hastened the shift to digital medicine. During this time, two main directions have taken shape: the renewal of legacy systems and the gradual but rapid transition to completely new technologies and systems. The HIMSS Future of Healthcare Report states that 80% of healthcare providers intend to expand their investments in digital medicine advancement over the next five years.
Answered by Brandmed
Q: Are there cheap and fast ways to validate project concepts?
Posted by Keyboard Koala
budget
project validation
A: Design Sprints! It's the best process I've used to validate new concepts. By aligning people with the workshop, then prototyping and testing with real users.
Answered by nuom
Q: How do I decide on the right engagement model for my project?
Posted by PHP Panther
Engagement model
team augmentation
outstaffing
A: Let’s view two options. Either you should hire freelance developers and go through the trouble of the screening and selection process or apply to software development outsourcing companies in the market who can help you to choose the right engagement model and make the development process cost-effective without waste of time and money on hiring an in-house development team, training, and investing in the tools and frameworks. And surely the guarantee of the success of this process and the highest value contribution will be the right pairing with the vendor and the right engagement model.
Answered by DevelopWay
Q: What types of regulation should I look into for a Fintech project?
Posted by Google Goat
FinTech
project
regulations
A: There are some differences to FinTech projects to keep in mind. Security is an important topic for all projects, but FinTech projects put even more emphasis on this. From a software developer's point of view, you might want to look into different security topics like Two-Factor authentication, different verification tools and SDK-s (like Veriff), and certificate pinning among others.
Answered by Mooncascade
Q: Why move an enterprise application from IaaS to PaaS?
Posted by Linux Lion
LaaS
PaaS
A: Flexibility almost always comes with a price. Having the possibility to manage every tiny bit of the stack also means that you have to manage it (even 24/7) or build (and maintain) automation to manage it for you.
Answered by Platform.sh
Q: Is it worth migrating my ecommerce to a PaaS solution?
AM
Posted by Antonio Moris
e-commerce
PaaS
A: Development resources are quite valuable everywhere and even more so in smaller teams. Therefore you want to make the most out of it. Moving to a PaaS comes with the benefit of not having to manage the infrastructure components of your stack and invest more time and energy in creating value for end-customers, ultimately increasing your sales. At the same time you likely want to be able to start small but have the possibility to seamlessly grow big. Cloud based PaaS solutions will come with scaling build-in.
Answered by Platform.sh
Q: What is the best coding language for a scheduling application?
Posted by Linux Lion
App Development
Programming Language
A: Nowadays most often people like to have access to a lot of information on hand on the phone. When creating such a platform for students, it is worth paying attention to user needs.
Answered by Softnauts
Q: What are the benefits of using a non-monolith system for developing the E-Commerce?
Posted by Linux Lion
Headless
Business Model
A: First, let us define what a headless solution is:
Answered by Bright IT
Q: How can our organization deal with the cultural impact of going remote?
Posted by Console Cow
remote
culture
A: It is an important question. For some people, remote work suits perfectly well, and some people would still prefer working face to face. The important thing is to communicate the big picture; even better if you invite the employees to be part of this process. It creates a "we are here together" kind of culture, and people feel part of the transition.
Answered by Howspace
Q: Do we need a mobile app if our website is responsive?
Posted by Linux Lion
mobile
responsive
A: Statistics say that mobile users prefer apps spending 88% of their time using them and only 12% on mobile websites. For some businesses, mobile apps can be beneficial and even become their competitive advantage. But for others, such apps are useless and rather a huge financial drain.
Answered by Greenice
Q: What are the important features that constitute a good CRM?
Posted by Anonymous
CRM
Customer Experience
A: Strong customer relationship management is the foundation of a healthy business. If you are into a direct-to-customer business, you need to ensure that you have the best policies that help you enhance your customer acquisition process and convert them into your regular clients. While the product and quality of service are the base of acquiring quality clients, you should understand that without a proper give and take, nothing can work. If you cannot manage your clients, answer their queries and deliver quality products to them simultaneously, the chances of your survival are next to impossible in the market. In small-scale businesses a team of two is enough to take care of all the proceedings however when things start scaling, you need technology by your side to survive. Tools like CRM make it easy for you to keep the relationship stable and going as it holds all the information you may ever require to target the perfect person with the perfect deal. Not to mention, when you have a good database of clients, you need a CRM to maintain their records and understand the patterns by using multiple analysis techniques used in salesforce.
Answered by A3logics
Q: What is better for a news website, building it from scratch or using Wordpress?
AJ
Posted by Amelia Joy
cms vs native code
wordpress
website development
inhouse development
A: In a nutshell, everything depends on your needs and budget. But before choosing your development path you must understand that news websites have certain requirements.
Answered by Greenice
Q: Is Flutter better than React Native for cross-platform development?
Posted by RAM Rhino
app development
cross-platform
A: Depending on the specific application requirements, each technology has its advantages and disadvantages. Before each technological decision is taken, it is worth considering what is the priority and purpose of the application. However, in case that the essential elements are saving time or creating a simple MVP, Flutter technology is a good solution.
Answered by Softnauts
Q: What should I look for in a software partner?
Posted by Matrix Mountain Lion
Outsourcing
Website Building
A: Choosing the right software outsourcing partner is not an easy process and shouldn’t be taken lightly. There is so much to consider before coming up with a conclusion. From costs to communication, you should prioritize your project needs. You should carefully analyze all aspects and interview potential vendors before a decision.
Answered by DevelopWay
Q: Is possible to adapt the design sprint methodology to a smaller time-frame?
Posted by Scrum Snake
sprint
methodology
A: Absolutely. There are lots of big companies (Lego, Twitter, McKinsey, Bose to name a few) who run Design Sprints regularly. You can use the process as is for testing new ideas.
Answered by nuom
Q: How can we improve the performance of our corporate learning programs?
Posted by Java Jackal
engagement
culture
A: When you start planning your next learning program, start by defining the journey you want to take the participants through - what does the journey look like for them, how can they be engaged before, after, and in between the live sessions. To gain deeper engagement, build excitement around the topic and the program, and allow participants to engage and build connections with each other.
Answered by Howspace
Q: As a non-tech founder, how should I organize the development of my product?
KT
Posted by Kehynda Durodola-Tunde
Product Development
A: From what we have seen working with many startups whose founders are not coming from tech or product development background is that in order to succeed one shall first understand the basic principles of MVP definition.
Answered by Looming Tech
Q: What are the regulations for building a healthcare app that deals with patient data?
Posted by AI Antilope
Health Tech
A: One could not notice the upward tendency in the med-related application release in the contemporary digital marketplace. Indeed, the mHealth market is projected to reach $410.39 billion by 2028, up from $70.83 billion in 2021.
Answered by Brandmed
Q: Can you recommend some good alternatives to AWS?
Posted by Linux Lion
Cloud
Cloud Solution
A: AWS has undoubtedly taken over the entire cloud computing realm but is certainly not the only option. It has a few usability factors going its way and never means that you have to be dependent on the same. There are multiple good alternatives to AWS that you can opt for.
Answered by A3logics
Q: Is Open Banking really safe?
Posted by Compiler Coati
data safety
banking
A: The Open Banking API-s are developed by the banks that hold the user account information. This means that the API-s are as safe as your bank’s other systems. All the third-party providers, that use the data from the banks have to comply with all the data protection rules (including GDPR) for the market they are in (PSD2 in EU).
Answered by Mooncascade