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  One thing that the global Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent shift of many workers from in-office to remote working has significantly affected is the demand for software developers. Not only have many companies needed to adapt their existing programs to handle more remote work while still remaining competitive, but many traditional brick-and-mortar businesses were also forced to adapt to online sales and service. The demand for software to accommodate different business needs, paired with the already rapidly changing technological landscape, has made the outlook for nearshore software developers quite interesting for 2021. Nearshore Software Developer in 2021: Outsourcing For many companies, specialty software development isn’t a division that they have on-site, or even on the payroll. As needs arise, many businesses will hire software developers, and even within software development companies, digital transformation has made it difficult to survive without a comprehensive deve...

  The way we have been thinking about the Internet has slowly been shifting. In the 1990s, it was curiosity and little more, one explored by tech geeks and limited heavily by the slow speeds of the time. Even in the early 2000s, it was becoming a useful tool for many, with sites such as  Wikipedia starting in 2001  and YouTube becoming practical in 2005. As data became ever cheaper to stream and more people became connected, cloud services became more viable and essential to burgeoning e-commerce sites. Amazon Web services, or AWS, was set up in August 2006. A decade later, it would become the  most successful cloud infrastructure company  in the world. Those focusing on  DevOps  may need to integrate AWS with their software. Here are five tips for doing so. ✓  Read and Read Amazon provides a  range of materials  on AWS as it relates to DevOps, including an Introduction to DevOps on AWS and Practising Continuous Integration and Continuou...

  Software QA isn’t just finding and handling bugs. It’s creating first impressions for the customer. Software QA and maintenance resources are part of the overall team invested in the quality of the software product. The software team provides a timely, effective answer to client needs for user interaction and functionality as well as quality, security, and reliability. When both the customer and the development team are energized, something changes. Customers feel their vision is represented in the software.  McKinsey & Co. notes  that an index (“DVI”), of software team engagement with business goals, called “Developer Velocity,” showed companies in the top quarter had 55% higher innovation and 4x-5x revenue growth compared to the bottom quarter. Connection-driven software quality brings results. Integrated Quality Shows in the Releases Modern Software QA processes aren’t the final stage of software production, where developers “throw it over the wall” for QA to run...

  Most companies know that cutting costs while maintaining quality service has been the line toed by businesses since commerce first found its footing in our culture. One of the most common measures taken is staff augmentation to outsource various roles and jobs that can be done at a lower price than with in-house employees. This route helps maintain the level of quality you’re known for by filling in the skills gaps found in your teams. With the expansion of the outsourcing industry, many contracted companies that offer these services have been raising the skill level of their agents to meet even the most technical or industry-specific needs. This has led to it no longer being seen as a decline in quality to use outside workers. One of the largest sectors seeing these advancements is IT staff augmentation. While implementing IT or software augmentation can seem like extra work, it has become one of the easier tasks when forming a software team or tackling a project that utilizes u...