Technical Debt vs. Growth Potential: How to Evaluate Legacy Systems Before Scaling Up
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Discover how technical debt impacts growth after acquisitions. Learn to evaluate legacy systems, reduce risks, and scale faster.
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Discover how technical debt impacts growth after acquisitions. Learn to evaluate legacy systems, reduce risks, and scale faster.
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International outsourcing is a relevant and oftentimes crucial economic endeavor, generating more and more attention from all organizations, from businesses to governments and national and international decision-makers.
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Over the course of the last two decades, the outsourcing of software development has steadily grown, having become a very viable option for business growth. Outsourcing allows your company to continue to focus on its core competencies, and eliminates the upfront investment in hiring and developing a software development unit.
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