Alia Shkurdoda

Outsourcing software development is a long-standing trend in the IT industry. While many US companies take the well-trodden path, moving their business operations to India or China, others are thinking about hiring talent a little closer to home and outsourcing to Latin America. This article fea...

The past few years have been really challenging for tech hiring. The rapid evolution of technology and digital transformation have intensified the demand for specialized skills, while mismatches between traditional education and employer needs have contributed to persistent software developer short...

From new-born startups to established enterprises, businesses are constantly trying to catch up with the market pace. In order to do so, they need to receive results faster, reduce waste, increase development efficiency, and introduce changes while minimizing risks. This pursuit has led to a new so...

As talent shortages strain resources in traditional tech strongholds like the US and Western Europe, many companies are looking to outsource at least part of their software development activities. Over the years, Eastern Europe has positioned itself as a leading global hub for software engineering...

What do we know about startups? They’re super exciting but risky. Statistically, approximately 90% of startups face an uphill battle each year, either struggling to secure their unique value proposition or grappling to find the right investors.  The initial excitement quickly gives way to t...

Offshore development is a well-established practice in the modern IT industry. It enables companies of any size, be it budding startups or established enterprises, to attract top talent from all over the world, gaining equal footing with tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft.  Hi...

When it comes to outsourcing, India is one of the first places people think about. The country has made a name for itself on the global IT scene as the biggest hub for innovation, technology, and expertise. However, just as outsourcing to India became an industry-wide practice, a few stereotypes an...

Traditional monolithic e-commerce platforms lack the flexibility or scalability required to meet the evolving needs of modern consumers. Digital commerce modernization can help with these issues by identifying and prioritizing business functionality for migration to microservices.

Composable commerce is a game-changing concept that elevates online shopping to new heights. It represents a shift away from a platform-centric perspective to a customer-centric approach, emphasizing the importance of delivering a superior experience to the end user. There are a number of e...

Cloud technologies are increasingly becoming the way to set IT infrastructure across various sectors. Today, many businesses opt for a cloud-first strategy for deploying their software, applications, and databases, rather than relying on traditional on-premises systems. In fact, over the past se...

The financial services industry is one of the fundamental pillars of the global economy. Given the broad spectrum of functions this sector performs, financial institutions have to stay on the edge of modern tech innovations, provide personalized experiences to their customers, and enhance their ope...

Over the past few decades, Artificial Intelligence (AI) made a huge leap from a fancy buzzword out of the science fiction realm to a powerful technology that is virtually reshaping our reality. What was once perceived as a figment of our futuristic imaginations is now a fundamental part of our ever...

With Industry 4.0 on our doorstep, the business landscape presents a completely new set of challenges and possibilities. To achieve the flexibility required to navigate this new environment, companies need to add extra storage, new applications, advanced networking technologies, better hardware, an...

With tens or even hundreds of thousands of options at their fingertips, shoppers are switching brands at unprecedented rates. While traditional values like price (30%), quality (16%), and delivery costs (15%) are still significant decision-making factors, a report by McKinsey shows that availabil...

The Internet of Things (IoT), which was merely a concept a few years ago, has now become one of the major disruptors across industries. Its implications are profound and far-reaching: from optimization of operations and effective management of physical assets to improving the health and general w...

The insurance industry is constantly changing due to emerging disruptions, shifting demographics, and new entrants, forcing traditional players to adapt. Each time there's a major leap in technology, customers expect the industry to respond with new products, new methods of distribution and new w...

Outsourcing is an integral part of the modern tech industry. Yet one question remains: How to choose the best location for outsourcing tech talent? We’ve selected 8 emerging outsourcing and IT services destinations that have the potential to compete with the traditional industry leaders, based o...

The IT outsourcing industry used to be one of the few non-natural resource sectors of the Russian economy that had an active presence in world markets. Russian IT companies developed a reputation for innovation and creative problem solving that helped them build a successful track record on the int...

The manufacturing industry has been held back by the limitations of enormous on-premises systems for far too long. And now, since the outset of the global pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the sense of urgency to maintain availability, adapt to the changing supply chain landscape, and meet customer...

Ecommerce software has come a long way and achieved remarkable progress, turning from relatively simple applications into complex platforms rich in features and functionality. Back in the days when Amazon and eBay started their first online businesses, monolith architecture was virtually the only o...

Data is the lifeblood of insurance. Having accurate information regarding customers' demographics, medical history, and socioeconomic status allows insurance companies to understand their clients well enough to offer protection tailored to their specific needs. However, times are changing. Insur...

Customer-centricity is all about having a holistic view of your operations and customer interactions in order to better meet the needs of your consumers and maximize the value delivered to them. Historically, for many manufacturers, the shift to a more customer-centric model focused on the transf...

Remote development centers are opening their doors all across Europe and Asia. Many IT companies consider this model as a way of setting up their business for success. Even tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Apple choose to use the R&D framework for software development and oth...

With a talent pool of 250K highly-skilled software engineers, Ukraine is considered one of the leading IT hubs in Eastern Europe. Ukraine’s education system focuses intensely on STEM disciplines, and many engineers enter traineeships near the end of their studies, making them seasoned professionals...

Covid-19 changed the way businesses function, forcing companies to quickly reshape their work landscape. The only way for them to thrive in the wake of the pandemic was to learn how to build and maintain their talent pipeline in a virtual environment.  We decided to explore what the ‘new no...

Studytube is an enterprise-level education and EdTech services company, headquartered in Amsterdam. It offers a B2B solution for managing, sharing and disseminating knowledge within organizations.  The company operates as an e-learning platform, developing customized educational content to...

Over the past two decades, Eastern Europe has become one of the top supply regions for software development services. Ukraine, Poland, Romania, and Belarus account for a combined 5% share of the global IT outsourcing market. The region has achieved worldwide recognition as the home of highly ski...