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Understanding the Dynamics of Custom Software Development

The Crazy Programmer

Compared to commercial off-the-shelf software products (COTS), custom-developed software is built to meet a narrow, specific set of requirements. Commercial off-the-shelf products are obviously designed to appeal to the masses as they are commercially marketed and distributed. Why Choose Custom Software Development?

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Product Design vs Platform Design for Software Development

Dzone - DevOps

A product is software that has off-the-shelf, more generic features and functions. An enterprise architect must understand the business's need for building either a platform or a product. In contrast, a platform is a software or service that allows external parties to extend and develop complementary functions and services.

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5 Considerations to Get DevOps Right in Telco IT Systems

DevOps.com

Implementing DevOps in telco IT systems, such as business support systems/operations support systems (BSS/OSS), is not easy. This is especially true with telcos that overly rely on third-party commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) vendors or systems integrators (SIs) to implement new capabilities, and to run operations.

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MLOps and DevOps: Why Data Makes It Different

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

While there isn’t an authoritative definition for the term, it shares its ethos with its predecessor, the DevOps movement in software engineering: by adopting well-defined processes, modern tooling, and automated workflows, we can streamline the process of moving from development to robust production deployments. Why: Data Makes It Different.

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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

CIO

In 2017, Fast Company wrote that Southwest Airlines’ digital transformation “takes off” with an $800 million technology overhaul, but only $300 million was dedicated to new technology for operations. While weather may have been the root cause, the 16,000 flights canceled between Dec. 19-28 far exceeded any other airlines’ operational impacts.

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Engineering Applications for DevOps (Part 4)

DevOps.com

This blog series explains how to engineer applications for DevOps. Topics covered in this blog series: • Factors to decide whether an application is a good candidate for DevOps. Practices to engineer designs for DevOps. DevOps applied to enterprise apps and software services. DevOps applied to COTS systems.

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DevOps: Principles, Practices, and DevOps Engineer Role

Altexsoft

Today, DevOps is one of the most discussed software development approaches. So, if you are considering embracing DevOps for the sake of better performance, business success, and competitiveness, you take the first step and hire a DevOps engineer. What is DevOps? DevOps stands for development and operations.

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