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February 23, 2018

Want to know how to build an ERP from scratch? In this article, we will define the roadmap for building your own ERP system and address the most frequent questions, such as which technology to choose, how long it will take, and how much it might cost in your particular case.

February 12, 2018

The emergence of new technologies over the last several decades has been a game-changer for learning. The software is now a crucial piece in education around the globe, for communities and learning abilities of all shapes and sizes. At Existek, we’ve been lucky enough to get involved with an assistive learning program for individuals with reading and writing difficulties by Lingit AS, and we couldn’t be more proud.

Read the full story of our collaboration with the testimonials from Lingit AS team representative. 

February 07, 2018

AI programming is an elevation of technology that has brought efficiency and optimum benefits to different companies’ operations and people's lives. Let's find out more details on AI programming, its benefits and make a comparison of the most popular languages used for artificial intelligence projects.

January 15, 2018

Ukraine is currently ranked as one of the top destinations for offshore outsourcing among European countries with numerous IT professionals and competitive offshore software development rates. The country is fourth after the United States, India, and Russia in terms of the number of IT experts with over 105 000 IT professionals. In this article, you'll learn more about Ukraine as the software development outsourcing destination, get the idea about outsourcing rates and find the comparison with the competing countries as well as the comparison of the estimated offshore development costs for the sample project.

December 15, 2017

There have been a lot of changes and developments in the outsourcing software development industry in the ending year 2017. Many outsourcing companies have developed in terms of size, impact, and potential for growth; geographical mobility across the globe; increased ability in delivering different packages of IT services. In addition, the amount of transparency in projects and innovation of project development has improved.

Let's explore the new trends that will influence the software development outsourcing industry in 2018.

December 10, 2017

Finding a reliable company for outsourced software development may seem like a challenging task. Searching for a company capable of providing embedded software outsourcing services can be even more complicated. Still, after you have found the embedded software developers who match your evaluation criteria, 50% of your overall success depends on you. Level of the project management organization, testing process, and knowledge transfer between your in-house staff and outsourced embedded software developers are some activities that will require your extensive engagement. In this article, we will explore how to evaluate embedded software outsourcing developers and how to make collaboration with embedded software outsourcing provider work.

November 29, 2017

Jenkins is one of the most popular software builds automation servers in the industry. It is used by many teams across the world in the continuous integration process. You might be comfortable with periodic checks of the build statuses on Jenkins server when it has not that many jobs. However, it is much more convenient to get notifications about the builds when everything gets more complex and the number of tasks is growing. It is even better if these notifications are grouped into teams, channels, etc. There are several solutions which offer workplace chat functionality. Microsoft Teams is the most popular among businesses who are already in Microsoft Office 365 ecosystem. In this article, we’ll talk about making UX design and content of Junkins notifications more optimized and convenient for the Microsoft Teams users.

November 28, 2017

Constant delays in software release dates, budget overruns, and development hell – we try to avoid these by any means, right? Learning how to write a request for proposal and spending extra time and effort on creating a good RFP document will protect your project from these threats.

November 22, 2017

The new age of cryptocurrencies is booming more than most could imagine, and like every emergence of a succeeding development, many want to get involved with it. However, this can be difficult, especially if the aim is to get rid of you. Cryptocurrencies’ main agenda has been to exclude the middlemen, who, this time, are the central banks. Even with the promised threats of the fall of digital coins made by the central banks while trying to protect their operations, online digital currencies have swiftly scaled up at the financial institutions' watch. It has thus become impossible for them to ignore the new era of virtual money.

November 13, 2017

In any software development process, a client’s communication with the development team is essential in creating a solution to the product requirements. Therefore, ambiguity in explanation of the client’s requirements such as “I require an antivirus that is fast and awesome” limits the understanding of the development team and complete fulfillment of the product functionality. In this article, we explore what are user acceptance criteria and how to put it on the service to your development process to make sure that the team will deliver the software that addresses the actual user's needs.