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What is In-House Software Development?

In-house software development is a huge part of every industry. They say that, nowadays, every company is a software company. Today we’re taking a deep dive into everything you need to know about building software in-house. And there are a lot of misconceptions to deal with too. You could be forgiven for thinking that internal development teams are a luxury reserved for massive enterprises. While building an effective team is certainly a big investment, this needn’t stop smaller companies from reaping the benefits of in-house dev.

Ronan McQuillan

Nov 10, 2022

What’s new in Budibase: October 2022

Today, we are launching the Budibase October release 🎉. This release introduces a new drag-and-drop experience, Blocks ejection, and a new QR/Barcode scanner. Features & Improvements ✨ New drag-and-drop experience When designing apps, you can now drag-and-drop components and blocks from the components and blocks side panel onto your design screen. Blocks ejection Blocks are an important and popular part of the design flow within Budibase. They simplify and speed up the design process.

Joe Johnston

Nov 9, 2022

Budibase raises $7M to help every company on the planet build their own tools

At our old jobs, we got sick of reinventing the wheel every time we needed an internal tool. That’s why we built Budibase to empower IT teams to build beautiful internal tools faster. In the past year, we have come a long way, and we are excited to share the latest milestones in our journey. Today, we’re announcing that we’ve raised $7M in Seed II funding led by SignalFire and a bundle of new product updates that make Budibase exceedingly more extensible.

Joe Johnston

Nov 4, 2022

How to Build a FREE Elasticsearch GUI in 4 Steps

If you want to manage or retrieve data without coding, an Elasticsearch GUI might just be the tool for you. Elasticsearch is used to perform fast searches, no matter how big your database is. It uses a series of ingenious solutions to preprocess data, allowing you to scale your database as much as you need, without sacrificing efficiency. It has so many tools that it’s hard to make sure that you are getting the most out of it.

Ronan McQuillan

Nov 2, 2022

Enterprise Software Development | Ultimate Guide

Enterprise software development is uniquely challenging. After all, balancing complex security, systems design, and process mapping with the need to provide efficient, intuitive user experiences is quite an ask. As such, building enterprise software solutions is really a specialism in itself. Whether this means relying on your in-house team or engaging with external contractors and development houses, enterprises are often faced with difficult, complex software lifecycles and expensive, lengthy, builds.

Ronan McQuillan

Oct 23, 2022

How to Build a Redis GUI

With a Redis GUI, you can make the most out of your database, without memorizing any commands. Databases are incredible business tools. They allow you to store and manipulate large sets of data. That way, you can make better-informed decisions. They provide you with insights that just wouldn’t be possible with manual data storage. But they can be quite complex. Redis is a NoSQL database. It allows you to store data in key/value pairs.

Ronan McQuillan

Oct 17, 2022

In-House vs Outsourcing Software Development | Quick Guide

Weighing up whether to opt for in-house vs outsourcing software development can be a tough decision. The trouble is that the factors at play here cut across a whole range of issues, including technical, operational, and financial concerns. Our decision is also inevitably going to be influenced by more project-specific variables, like the kind of solution we’re building and the resources we can dedicate to it. At the same time, it’s vitally important that we make the right call here/

Ronan McQuillan

Oct 15, 2022

When to Build vs Buy Software: 2024 Guide

Deciding whether to build vs buy software solutions is one of the central challenges for IT procurement teams. Each time we encounter a need for a new tool, capability, or other software asset, we’re faced with this decision. The trouble is, there are a lot of moving parts at play here. You see, on one level, this simply comes down to maximizing return on investment. However, so many different factors influence cost-effectiveness that it can be hard to know where to start.

Ronan McQuillan

Oct 13, 2022