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  3 reasons why businesses must stay technologically current

  Adapting to technology is crucial for business success, expanding customer bases, enhancing user experience, and improving employee productivity.

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  3 types of software development companies you can outsource to

  Choosing the right software and outsourcing partner is crucial for business technology adaptation, each with unique advantages, costs, and capacities.

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  4 signs your business needs systems integration

  Digitalisation and software integration boost business productivity, reach, and efficiency but need strategic execution.

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  4 skills every software developer should have

  The growing software industry needs skilled developers in data science, programming, project management, and cybersecurity for efficient solutions.

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  5 business processes that you should automate today

  To stay competitive, companies should automate sales, customer service, expense tracking, packaging, and social media for efficiency and growth.

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  5 mobile UX design tips

  Mobile UX design should prioritize user experience, emphasizing simplicity and speed to cater to on-the-go users and boost conversion rates.

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  5 problems that property management software can solve

  Property management software resolves various industry challenges, enhancing efficiency, data control, and communication, crucial for business growth and customer satisfaction.

• 5 Types Of Enterprise Software Solutions

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  5 ways digitalization enhances the student experience

  Digital transformation in education enhances accessibility, communication, innovation, capacity building, and decision-making, preparing students for a technologically advanced future.

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  5 ways to navigate the Digital Future with a Robust IT Strategy

  An effective IT strategy aligns with business goals, enhances efficiency, manages costs, and fosters innovation, ensuring competitive advantage and successful navigation of a technology-driven marketplace.

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  6 reasons why software development projects fail

  Software projects often fail due to unclear requirements, unrealistic expectations, poor communication, no end-user involvement, lack of flexibility, and poor testing practices.

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  6 signs your business needs business intelligence

  Companies need business intelligence to efficiently analyze data, translating raw data into insights, overcoming limitations of spreadsheets, and staying ahead of competitors.

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  7 benefits of using property management software

  Property management software automates routine tasks, improves communication, and enhances data analysis, allowing managers to focus on business growth and efficiency.

• 7 Key Types Of Healthcare Software

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  7 reasons why software development projects succeed

  Ensure software success with clear requirements, user involvement, flexibility, transparency, strong communication, and thorough testing.

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  7 ways to utilise NFC in your business

  NFC enables short-range communication for contactless payments, promotions, employee tracking, social check-ins, meetings, and password-free Wi-Fi.

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  8 advantages of bespoke software (part 2)

  Bespoke software tailors to specific needs, enhancing control, maintenance, scalability, and automation, offering unique advantages over generic off-the-shelf solutions, vital for business growth and efficiency.

• 8 Benefits Of Bespoke Software

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  8 benefits of business intelligence

  Failing to utilize business intelligence for data analysis risks losing customers and competitiveness in today's rapidly digitalizing market environment.

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  8 benefits of using recruitment software

  Recruitment software streamlines hiring processes, enhancing efficiency and candidate reach, essential for businesses in a dynamic job market.

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  Business Intelligence

  A comparison of leading complete business intelligence suites

  Effective use of Business Intelligence (BI) tools for data analysis can significantly enhance decision-making and efficiency in businesses.

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  A construction software checklist will help you to make the right decision

  Choosing the right construction software is crucial for project efficiency, aligning tasks, and overcoming industry challenges post-lockdown.

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  A guide to requirement gathering

  Effective requirements gathering is crucial for project success, involving thorough analysis and collaboration to understand client needs and expectations.

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  Adaptive Software Development: Embracing Change in Software Projects

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  Agile vs Waterfall: Which Project Management Methodology Is Right For You?

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  Is Kanban another Rocky Balboa of programming?

  Kotlin, a modern Java-compatible language, is ideal for Android, mobile, and server apps, offering scalability, easy migration, and robust tools.

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  Don’t forget about UX in cross-platform designing

  Great restaurants and web apps prioritise user experience and functionality over mere aesthetics for lasting impact.

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  Are hackers the good guys?

  Mr. Robot reshaped views on hackers, showing Elliot’s complexity and highlighting ethical (white hat), criminal (black hat), and morally grey hackers.

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  Mobile Apps

  Augmented Reality experience demystified

  AR best practices include device compatibility, adaptable screens, purposeful design, minimal text, careful effects, fast responses, scaling, collaboration, and blending reality with virtual elements.

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  Bespoke Software

  Automated vs. manual testing

  Repetitive life and software testing parallel, Manual and automated testing in software reflect life's monotony, each with unique pros and cons, highlighting efficiency versus thoroughness.

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  Avoid limbo-like situations owing to business analysis and requirements gathering

  Ensure detailed requirement gathering for apps, involving identification, capturing, categorizing, recording, interpretation, and sign-off to prevent scope creep and align with client needs.

• Benefits Of Hybrid Mobile App Development

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  Outsourcing

  Benefits of outsourcing your IT project

  Outsourcing IT projects enhances in-house efficiency, provides new skills, focuses on core activities, saves money, offers competitive advantage, reduces development risks, increases flexibility, and boosts software security.

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  Bespoke vs Off-the-Shelf vs SaaS Software: A Complete Guide to Making the Right Choice

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  Best practice for how the UK’s tertiary education sector should approach digital transformation

  Pandemic-induced digital transformation in UK tertiary education streamlines operations, but true change requires integrated IT systems, enhancing security, productivity, and decision-making.

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  Beyond the Code: Mastering Career Agility in Software With Matt Nunn - E3

  We sat down with Matt Nunn, Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon, to delve into the dynamic world of tech careers.

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  Blockchain without mystery

  Blockchain technology secures digital records and underpins diverse applications, from finance (like Bitcoin) to business operations, emphasizing transparency and security in multi-party transactions.

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  Breaking down technology’s subservience to culture

  The 'chicken or egg dilemma' in technology versus culture highlights their intertwined influence- technology shapes society's behaviors and needs, while cultural and social factors drive technological adoption and innovation.

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  Web Development

  Bubble vs APEX - Comparing no-code with low-code

  This article compares Bubble and Oracle APEX, guiding your choice for rapid app development while exploring low-code and no-code paradigms.

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  Building your own empire with property magnate

  Property Magnate, a new virtual reality game, educates and entertains would-be property investors, using real-life property data for a realistic experience.

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  Business software uses in small and medium enterprises

  Business software enhances productivity, reduces costs, and measures performance, offering various solutions including SaaS, cloud computing, payroll/accounting, and HR management, crucial for data handling and decision-making.

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  Business trends – Big Data

  Big Data, broadly defined as data too large for traditional processing, varies in interpretation. It requires careful consideration before investing, assessing its relevance, costs, and potential benefits versus risks for each business.

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  Challenges facing technology and businesses today

  In 2021, businesses face challenges and opportunities in IT infrastructure, AI, agile IT, skills gaps, outsourcing, cybersecurity, and social media strategy.

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  Challenges of good project management

  Effective outsourcing requires careful planning, prioritizing goals, defining deliverables, creating a detailed schedule, assessing risks, and presenting a comprehensive project plan with stakeholder collaboration.

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  Managing Access at the Single Entity Level in Applications based on abp.io framework

  Explore the "Entity Access Policy" (EAP) for advanced data management and security in abp.io framework applications.

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  Connecting Storytellers in the Digital Age with Lead Research and Development Engineer at Sohonet, Daniel Beattie - E4

  Rewriting the rulebook on how every major Hollywood distribution studio works behind the scenes is no small feat, and draws on decades of Daniel Beattie’s experiences.

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  Developing Through the Ages with Factory 73’s Technical Director Colin McMillan - E2

  Job satisfaction has always been important to me. It means that when the stressful times come and go, there’s still a good outcome at the end of it.

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  Diagnosing on-device issues for iOS App Development

  Enhancing iOS app diagnostics with advanced on-device logging and privacy-centric data sharing, improving error handling and user experience.

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  Digital transformation trends in healthcare

  Digital transformation in healthcare, through AI, telemedicine, AR&VR, and IoT wearables, enhances patient care, efficiency, and disease prevention, saving lives and improving health outcomes.

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  Does your company need a chatbot?

  Chatbots enhance customer engagement and experience across industries, offering 24/7 support, automation, cost savings, and operational efficiency, catering to diverse customer preferences.

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  Effective Communication Strategies Between Business Analysts and Developers

  Learn how the discovery phase in web development ensures clear goals, aligns stakeholders, mitigates risks, and sets the foundation for project success.

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  Bespoke Software

  Eliminate the inefficient, implement the best

  Only 5.5% of construction professionals fully integrate their software, hindering productivity. Embracing bespoke, user-friendly digital solutions can significantly enhance efficiency and collaboration.

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  Ensuring better quality through Agile testing practices

  Agile testing integrates continuous testing into development, fostering teamwork, improving communication, and allowing rapid bug fixes, enhancing software quality and efficiency.

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  Enterprise software solutions company - HeadChannel UK

  Enterprise software solutions enhance business success by automating processes, improving efficiency, and fostering better communication

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  ERP Software: What Is It and How Can It Transform Your Business?

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  Expand the world of perception

  iOS 13 enhances AR capabilities with advanced tools, offering more realistic integration of virtual and real-world elements, encouraging innovative app development and user engagement.

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  Experience 2030: the future of customer experience is… Now!

  Post coronavirus, customer service priority surges for digital services essential for personalized, responsive experiences influencing consumer loyalty and spending.

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  Web Development

  Exploring Oracle APEX- a data-driven low-code platform

  This article explores the key features and benefits of Oracle APEX, emphasising its efficiency and robust data integration for streamlined enterprise-grade application development.

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  Exploring Our Unique Identity in a Competitive Market

  HeadChannel redefines its market identity, emphasizing teamwork, security, excellence, and client-centric bespoke software solutions in a competitive landscape.

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  Bespoke Software

  Fighting for the UK manufacturing. Meeting the challenges of the future

  An in-depth analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing the UK manufacturing sector, including the impacts of Brexit, COVID-19, and the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies.

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  Finding women in the Information System environment

  Close IT gender gap by networking, fostering inclusive culture, non-competitive environments, and focusing on challenges, not stereotypes, in recruitment.

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  Bespoke Software

  Green design sustainability: avoiding future wastage

  Green design sustainability counters harmful trends through circular economy, eco-design, and innovative practices like modularity and disassembly for environmental protection.

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  Bespoke Software

  Has your business met cloud computing yet?

  Cloud computing, offering SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, revolutionizes data access and storage, enhancing flexibility and security for businesses and individuals.

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  HeadChannel named among Clutch’s Top 1000 Global Companies 2021

  HeadChannel, recognized on Clutch's Global Top 1000, excels in developing business solutions, partnering closely with clients for digital transformation success.

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  Business

  HeadChannel nominated to the UK APP Awards

  Innovative app simulates living with severe illnesses, fostering empathy among users including healthcare professionals and corporate managers, and earning UK App Awards recognition.

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  Business

  HeadChannel supports small businesses across London and all of the United Kingdom

  HeadChannel, a leading London software firm, champions small businesses, aiding their growth through bespoke design and development amid COVID-19 challenges.

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  Healthcare software systems - the 7 types - HeadChannel UK

  Healthcare software systems offer vast benefits like streamlined management, accurate records, scheduling ease, enhancing patient care and operational efficiency.

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  Healthcare trends connected with technology in 2021

  Digital transformation in healthcare is revolutionizing patient care with telehealth, genomics, health apps, IoT, blockchain, AR/VR, and AI technologies.

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  Business

  How Big Data influences our lives

  IoT and Big Data, interconnected technologies, revolutionize information analysis, impacting everything from music preferences to healthcare and business operations.

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  Business Intelligence

  How business intelligence can help your e-commerce business

  Business Intelligence transforms data into insights for better decision-making, crucial for competitive advantage in e-commerce and other industries.

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  Business

  How does automation affect your small business?

  Automation in business enhances productivity and efficiency by streamlining tasks, reducing errors, and improving customer experience and decision-making processes.

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  How does it feel to be a BBC successful tenderer?

  HeadChannel becomes BBC's authorized supplier, highlighting their expertise in bespoke software development and commitment to delivering innovative, quality solutions.

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  How feedback can benefit your company

  Leveraging psychology in business, emphasizing effective feedback to enhance communication, teamwork, and productivity among introverts in the workplace.

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  How Large Action Models Can Transform Your Data into Action (And What to Watch Out For)

  Wish your spreadsheets could do more? Large Action Models (LAMs) automate intelligent decisions, transforming processes. Discover their potential, challenges, and how to get started.

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  Business

  How physical security benefits the safety of your data

  Emphasizing robust IT and physical security in businesses to protect networks, prevent data breaches, and ensure swift response to threats.

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  Bespoke Software

  How small and medium businesses fared during the pandemic

  The pandemic drove SMBs to prioritise health, safety, and digital adoption. Salesforce reports resilience through tech, with digital engagement and communication key to future success.

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  Business

  How software can improve your company culture

  Company culture, influenced by behaviors, values, and systems, is vital in the workplace. Effective software can enhance culture, collaboration, and efficiency, while reducing errors and costs, fostering a positive, productive environment.

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  Business

  How to add value to your workflow

  Custom software, tailored to unique business needs, enhances workflow, productivity, and security, unlike general enterprise solutions which may not fit specific requirements or processes effectively.

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  Business

  How to choose the right customer support channel

  Effective customer service hinges on choosing the right channels based on team skills, customer preferences, and industry trends, integrating them with efficient software for optimal communication and management.

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  Business

  How to choose the right software development company

  Selecting a software development company requires thorough research and consideration of methodology, technology expertise, partnership potential, business understanding, communication efficiency, and proven experience, aiming for a beneficial long-term relationship.

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  Outsourcing

  How to deal with a time zone difference in software development offshoring

  Outsourcing IT projects offers cost savings and skill diversification, but challenges like time zone differences require clear requirements, communication strategies, regular meetings, and trust in the team for successful collaboration.

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  Business Intelligence

  How to improve recruitment with business intelligence

  Business intelligence tools enhance recruitment by enabling data-driven decisions, improving candidate attraction, reducing turnover, and increasing employee motivation and productivity.

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  Mobile Apps

  How to improve your mobile app visibility

  Developing a mobile app for business isn't just about task management- it's a tool for customer engagement and increasing visibility.

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  Business

  How to keep developers motivated and happy

  To maintain passion and happiness, developers must navigate daily challenges, avoid failure triggers, and foster a supportive work environment.

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  Business

  How to keep your online business secured

  Internet security protects data from theft and unauthorized access. Awareness, strong passwords, updated systems, and encryption safeguard businesses from increasing online threats.

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  Bespoke Software

  How to know if you need a bespoke software solution

  Custom software, tailored to business needs, provides scalability and efficiency, outperforming generic off-the-shelf solutions in growth and adaptability.

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  Business

  How to make a client happy using MVP

  MVP, or Minimum Viable Product, streamlines product development, balancing simplicity, functionality, and clarity to save time and reduce costs for both businesses and clients.

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  Business

  How to prepare a request for proposal

  An RFP, crucial for complex projects, helps in selecting the best IT company by detailing project needs, timelines, and evaluation criteria, ensuring mutual understanding and informed decision-making.

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  Business

  How to prepare your business for digital transformation

  Embrace digital transformation by analyzing business needs, selecting appropriate technologies, and training employees, ensuring your company stays competitive and meets evolving customer demands.

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  Business

  How to prepare your employees for a new software adoption

  Implementing new software in an organization requires wise selection, employee engagement, clear communication, user testing, effective training, leadership by example, and making it fun, ensuring smooth adoption and enhanced productivity.

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  Bespoke Software

  How to rescue a failing software project

  Rescuing a failing software project involves analyzing issues, evaluating dependencies, supporting source code, and ensuring ongoing maintenance, while addressing common pitfalls like disappearing partners, conflicting opinions, and low-quality software.

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  Business Intelligence

  How to successfully implement business intelligence in your company

  Implementing business intelligence effectively involves defining needs, preparing teams, taking incremental steps, simplifying solutions, ensuring clean data, and adapting flexibly for long-term benefits.

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  Web Development

  How to test the system using PostgreSQL and Testcontainers

  In a recent project, we chose PostgreSQL for its robust JSON support and cost-effectiveness on Azure. However, its multiprocessing design posed challenges for in-process, in-memory integration tests.

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  Business Intelligence

  How to use business intelligence to drive sales

  Utilizing Business Intelligence (BI) enhances market understanding, customer insight, and decision-making, driving sales, improving service, and increasing retention for sustainable revenue growth.

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  Mobile Apps

  Hybrid mobile app development company - HeadChannel UK

  By 2021, over 75% of mobile apps were hybrid. Hybrid mobile app development offers cross-platform compatibility, cost-effectiveness, and offline functionality

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  Mobile Apps

  Ideas for business mobile apps

  Leveraging mobile apps increases business visibility and marketing reach, offering direct customer engagement, diverse functionalities, and cross-platform compatibility for broader audience appeal and increased respect.

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  Bespoke Software

  Identifying and Prioritising Features During the Discovery Phase

  The discovery phase is crucial for clear goals, user understanding, and efficient resource use, preventing miscommunication and scope creep.

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  Bespoke Software

  Increase workplace safety in post-pandemic times with AI

  AI technology ensures mask compliance on construction sites by automating detection, offering real-time monitoring, enhancing safety, and boosting business prospects through adherence to health regulations.

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  Business

  Innovative childcare solutions

  Modern technology offers apps like Kid Care, Amazing Baby, and ScootPad, helping parents in child-rearing with health monitoring, developmental activities, and educational support, ensuring safety and effective parenting.

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  Is healthcare chatbot the future of the medical industry driven by AI?

  During the COVID-19 pandemic, AI healthcare chatbots significantly eased healthcare workloads, offering flexibility, efficiency, and reliable information, with potential for broader future integration in healthcare systems.

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  Is the cost of software equal to its initial price?

  In digital transformation, businesses must choose between bespoke or off-the-shelf software, considering long-term costs and tailored efficiency needs.

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  Business

  IT leaders wanting to stay on top should watch these topics

  IT leaders must track trends like cloud computing, SDN, SaaS, SDDC, IoT, big data, BYOD, and IPv6, alongside internal IT management practices.

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  Mobile Apps

  It’s time for Progressive Web Apps (PWA)

  PWAs offer app-like experiences on mobile devices, being cost-effective compared to native apps, and support offline use and device features.

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  Business

  Kanban, scrum or waterfall – which methodology is best for web development?

  Choosing the right software development methodology depends on project scope, flexibility needs, and management preferences- Waterfall for fixed scopes, Scrum for adaptable projects, and Kanban for ongoing maintenance.

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  Bespoke Software

  Keep calm and get your cloud under control

  Effective cloud control hinges on understanding provider capabilities and honing in-house expertise, emphasizing security, data management, and tailored cloud solutions to prevent data loss and ensure compliance.

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  Business

  Machine learning in banking

  Machine learning in banking enhances efficiency, fraud prevention, and personalized services, evolving from transaction analysis to customer-focused chatbots and investment research, ensuring banks stay competitive and secure.

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  Bespoke Software

  Main Roles and Responsibilities in the Software Development Cycle

  Successful software development relies on cross-functional teams comprising diverse roles from Product Owner to DevOps Engineer, working in harmony to deliver exceptional solutions.

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  Web Development

  Managing Baseline creation in Applications based on ABP.IO framework

  Discover how to use ABP.IO to build baselining and entity versioning features for accurate change tracking, improved audits, and enhanced data integrity.

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  Business

  Managing Scope Creep Through Effective Business Analysis in Web Projects

  Explore our articles on the discovery phase and task prioritisation in web development to understand business analysis and managing scope creep effectively.

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  Business

  Mind maps – are they useful for project managers?

  Mind mapping, a non-linear, creative tool developed by Tony Buzan, enhances project management by aiding in organizing ideas, enhancing creativity, and illustrating project complexities effectively.

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  Mobile Apps

  Mobile cross-platform issues

  Native Development tailors software specifically for platforms like Android, optimizing performance, unlike web or hybrid apps, which face distribution and functionality challenges across different systems.

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  Bespoke Software Web Development

  Multi-Tenancy Support in Angular Apps with ABP.IO

  In the digital era, multi-tenant architecture ensures scalable and cost-effective web apps. Learn how to implement it in Angular using ABP.IO with subdomain-based tenant identification: https://{tenant}.mydomain.com/.

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  Bespoke Software

  How does nanotechnology in medicine stand today?

  Nanomedicine uses nanoparticles for precise drug delivery, early detection, and personalised treatment of diseases like cancer, HIV, and diabetes, minimising harm to healthy cells.

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  Business Intelligence

  Navigating the World of Low-Code Platforms

  Exploring low-code platforms: streamlining software development with advanced, inclusive technology for efficient, creative, and strategic business solutions.

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  Bespoke Software

  New Product Introduction process (NPI)

  In today's competitive market, businesses must excel in New Product Introduction (NPI) to succeed. NPI encompasses idea conception, development, and rigorous testing before launch, adapting to customer needs and market demands.

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  Web Development

  No-Code development with Bubble- a path to effortless innovation

  The rise of no-code platforms like Bubble demonstrates a shift towards more efficient development processes, enabling organisations to actualise ideas without traditional coding.

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  Great Software People Podcast

  Opening Cupboards to Build Your Software Career with Very Group’s Senior Solutions Architect, Daniel Portella - E5

  On this week’s episode of Great Software People, Richard interviews Daniel Portella, someone who he has worked alongside for many years across a variety of different industries and brands.

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  Mobile Apps

  Opportunities for mobile apps in a small business

  To thrive in today’s market, businesses must adopt mobile app technology, offering 24/7 accessibility and personalized customer engagement, balancing costs with innovative, hybrid app development.

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  Web Development

  Opportunities in real-time apps

  Real-time technology in applications offers incredibly fast data reading and writing, enabling instant updates without manual refresh, crucial in fields like stock trading, car sharing, live sports, chats, and gaming.

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  Bespoke Software

  Our Agile interview with Vivifyscrum

  Kate Witko, PMO Manager at HeadChannel, discusses transitioning to Agile for a brokerage and manufacturing system project, facing challenges in team self-organization and client education.

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  Bespoke Software

  Our Difference, our principles...

  We detail our unique approach as a technical partnership company, emphasizing our 'One Team' concept for seamless integration with clients.

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  Bespoke Software

  Poland’s best: HeadChannel wins Clutch award for best Polish software developer 2021

  HeadChannel, a top Polish bespoke software developer per Clutch, delivers efficient, tailored solutions.

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  Bespoke Software

  Post pandemic software solutions for the construction industry

  Touchless check-in systems for construction sites ensure health and safety compliance, offering secure, QR-code-based entry with health screening, benefiting in time management and cost savings.

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  Business Intelligence

  Naming key columns. Power BI desktop series.

  When naming columns in Power BI, avoid using 'ID' in non-key columns to prevent default identity field recognition, ensuring accurate data summarization and visualizations.

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  Business Intelligence

  Establishing relationships. Power BI desktop series

  In Power BI, use unique, clearly defined column names and suffixes for key columns to ensure correct, intentional table relationships, avoiding automatic, erroneous linkages based on common or vague names.

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  Business Intelligence

  Controlling relationship cardinality. Power BI desktop series

  To manage relationship cardinality in Power BI Desktop, use sample data reflecting desired relationships, avoid default one-to-one relationships if possible, and utilize the model overview for verifying and adjusting relationships as needed.

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  Mobile Apps

  Predictions for mobile app development

  In 2023, mobile development prioritises enterprise apps, multi-purpose design, micro-moment engagement, security, cloud integration, app-web hybrids, and IoT-focused solutions.

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  Business

  Project management methodology for lazy people

  Bill Gates’ belief in laziness driving efficiency is evident in technological and project management evolution. Simplified approaches, like Agile replacing Waterfall, embody this mindset.

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  Business

  Rapid prosthetic socket design technique

  A consortium, including HeadChannel, receives Innovate UK funding for a 'Quick Fit' prosthetic solution, significantly reducing fitting time for lower limb amputees using innovative sensor technology and software, enhancing comfort and accessibility.

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  Business

  Small shift or a game-changing effect. Why does your company need a business analyst?

  A business analyst bridges clients and developers, boosting communication, analysis, and technical understanding for efficient teams and successful projects.

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  Mobile Apps

  Smartwatches in healthcare

  Smartwatches, transcending mere communication, offer health-monitoring capabilities like pregnancy tracking, child safety, sleep analysis, glucose monitoring, and fitness tracking, enhancing life's convenience and promoting well-being.

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  Software for resale – what you need to know

  Switching from custom software to resale product software requires a new approach emphasizing flexibility, durability, and standardization, leading to higher initial development costs but offering benefits like recurring revenue and reduced business risk.

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  bespoke-software Bespoke Software

  Software migration

  Switching from custom software to resale product software requires a new approach emphasizing flexibility, durability, and standardization, leading to higher initial development costs but offering benefits like recurring revenue and reduced business risk.

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  Bespoke Software

  System administrator job description

  System administrators are vital in today's digital business world, ensuring smooth IT operations. Their role adapts with technological trends, focusing on security and efficiency. Qualifications vary, but technical skills and problem-solving are key.

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  Business

  Take artificial intelligence home

  Artificial Intelligence is rapidly advancing, integrating into daily life, enhancing convenience in gaming, art, virtual assistance, translation, and disease diagnosis, revolutionizing both leisure and healthcare.

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  Bespoke Software

  Team extension, managed services and fixed price projects. For whom, how much, when and why?

  In outsourcing managed teams, cost and conditions vary by contract type- team extension, managed services, and fixed price, each with specific responsibilities, costs, and project suitability.

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  Bespoke Software

  Technical leader role specification in a scrum team

  Scrum, a popular agile methodology for improving work processes, emphasizes self-organizing, cross-functional teams without external control, enhancing productivity and team dynamics.

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  Bespoke Software

  Testing Low-Code Applications

  Low-code platforms simplify app development but require thorough testing—functional, regression, and security—to ensure reliability, performance, and quality.

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  Business

  Testing the system without a test environment in the client's system

  Explore innovative techniques like stubs, drivers, API mocking, and contract testing to ensure seamless software integration when test environments are unavailable

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  6 Essential Steps in Bespoke Software Development Process Explained

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  System Integration

  The 6 steps of the systems integration process

  Buying separate software may seem cheap but causes inefficiency as businesses grow. Systems integration boosts productivity by connecting subsystems seamlessly.

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  Outsourcing

  The benefits of outsourcing your software project to Poland

  Poland’s skilled, diverse, and English-proficient developers make it a top choice for cost-effective software outsourcing.

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  Bespoke Software

  The benefits of using property management software

  Property management software streamlines real estate business processes, increasing efficiency and productivity by simplifying tenant management, automating routine tasks, and enhancing online presence, ultimately leading to business growth and improved customer satisfaction.

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  Web Development

  The best free web-based UX design prototyping tools

  Prototyping tools like Moqups and Invision App enhance web design by streamlining collaboration, visualising ideas, and optimising processes for better development.

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  Bespoke Software

  The Difference between Support and Maintenance

  HeadChannel's comprehensive support and maintenance services ensure the long-term success of your bespoke software, focusing on reliability, security, and alignment with your evolving business needs.

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  Bespoke Software

  The digital transformation of the pharmaceutical industry

  The pandemic accelerated the digital transformation of the pharmaceutical industry, advancing technologies like AI, blockchain, 3D bio-printing, AR, and IoT, enhancing drug development, supply chain management, patient engagement, and ethical testing methods.

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  Bespoke Software

  The digital transformation of the UK construction industry

  UK construction faces challenges and opportunities in digital transformation, focusing on 5G, AR/VR, and connected construction for future resilience.

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  Business

  The future has arrived

  As Smart Cities evolve with IoT, integrating technology in daily life offers both opportunities and challenges for future urban living.

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  Hybrid App Development in the UK: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

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  The Hybrid SaaS Model Explained - Combining Cloud and On-Premises Solutions

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  Bespoke Software

  The implications for the future of the infrastructure and urban development (IU) industry: scenario 1

  Technological advances in IU are creating a virtual world focused on residential and recreational spaces, necessitating digital transformation.

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  Bespoke Software

  The implications for the future of the infrastructure and urban development (IU) industry: scenario 2

  Future global crisis leads to private sector dominance in infrastructure, with a focus on efficient, modular construction and technology.

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