by Guest Blogger | Dec 6, 2011 | general
Most organizations run on legacy software systems. Legacy software consists of programs and applications that are essential to the running of the organizations basic functions. Though most of them are outdated as they were written ages ago using programming language...
by Guest Blogger | Nov 28, 2011 | general, Software Development
In 1965, Gordon Moore predicted that transistor density would double every 18 months. Basically, what this means is that every 18 months, the performance capacity of electronic circuits would double, thus making computers faster and more powerful. This increased...
by Big Iron | Aug 22, 2011 | general
We get a lot of requests for a demo. And there are a lot of vendors who will demo “at the drop of a hat”. It’s even possible, and reasonable, for the vendor to record that kind of demo and make it available to run anytime. After all, a canned demo is...
by Big Iron | Apr 5, 2011 | general
Some legacy system owners are suffering from license fee increases of 20% per year, and this is fueling renewed interest in modernization. In the past, there have been a number of vendors whose proprietary software product (or company) has been bought by a large firm...
by Big Iron | Jan 29, 2011 | general
A friend sent me an article the other day. The intro says, “States’ shrinking IT workforce: The worst is yet to come: A survey by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers finds that states are facing critical shortages of IT workers,...
by Big Iron | Jan 24, 2011 | general
Some people look at our technology and focus immediately on the tools. While we think the tools are great, successfully building software has a lot more to do with your process or methodology than it does with your tools. You can do automated redevelopment (what we...
