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Most enterprise leaders dip their toe into AI, only to realize their data isn’t ready—whether that means insufficient data, legacy data formats, lack of data accessibility, or poorly performing data infrastructure. In fact, Gartner predicts that through 2026, organizations will abandon 60% of AI pr...

As a retail leader, are you in complete control of your search, browse, and recommendation strategies? Do your digital experiences align with your business goals while delivering what customers expect? Can you control product rankings to highlight specific items in search results, adjust categories...

For many businesses, moving away from familiar but inherently unadaptable legacy suites is challenging. However, eliminating this technical debt one step at a time can bolster your confidence. The best starting point is transitioning from a monolithic CMS to a headless CMS. This shift to a modern c...

The buzzword “composable commerce” has dominated digital strategy conversations since Gartner popularized the term in 2020. But behind the marketing hype lies a longstanding, proven practice of integrating specialized, best-of-breed technology components into a flexible and scalable ecosystem....

When it comes to the best web development frameworks, finding the right balance between efficiency, creativity, and maintainability is key to building modern, responsive designs. Developers constantly seek tools and approaches that simplify workflows while empowering them to create visually strikin...

Many organizations have already embraced practices like Agile and DevOps to enhance collaboration and responsiveness in meeting customer needs. While these advancements mark significant milestones, the journey doesn't end here. Microservices offer another powerful way to accelerate business capabil...

The insurance industry is behind the digital modernization curve because of its reliance on outdated, inflexible, and cumbersome legacy systems. Although the sector manages trillions of dollars in assets and plays a vital role in global economic stability, insurance technology needs to keep pace wi...

From AI/ML workloads and multi-tenancy to test labs and edge computing, uncover 5 practical examples of Kubernetes-based platform engineering.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of a transformative shift in banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) documentation, redefining how institutions manage, process, and analyze vast amounts of data. In an industry where precision and compliance are paramount, traditional meth...

The headless CMS market is experiencing unprecedented growth as organizations recognize its potential for delivering flexible, personalized digital experiences. Recent market analysis reveals striking momentum—the global headless CMS software market, valued at $851.48 million in 2024, is projected...

Accessibility is a critical factor for businesses across various industries, including retail, technology and media, insurance, FMCG, HORECA, and manufacturing. The potential impact of neglecting accessibility can be immense, not only from a legal standpoint but also in terms of lost revenue an...

Buckle up, web enthusiasts! We’re about to explore the fascinating world of Google’s Web Vitals—the crucial initiative that has reshaped how we approach web performance and user experience. My name is Maksym, and with more than 8 years in front-end development, I’ve seen firsthand how Web Vitals ha...

In today's fast-paced and data-driven world, accurately predicting demand is more critical than ever for businesses aiming to stay competitive. Traditional forecasting methods often provide a single-point estimate, which can be useful but falls short in accounting for the inherent uncertainties and...

AI is emerging as a transformative tool in regulatory compliance. Recent regulatory actions underscore the urgency of this technological shift. Earlier in 2024, LPL Financial agreed to pay more than $6m in fines and restitution to settle claims brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Author...

An average company adopting cloud today could achieve 180% ROI in business benefits, although few are getting close to these returns.  Migrating or replatforming to a cloud data platform is a complex process. Even a basic "lift-and-shift" migration requires careful planning—designing the target...

Congratulations on advancing your artificial intelligence and generative AI initiatives! While it’s exciting to focus on the potential impact these technologies can bring to your business, it’s equally important to consider how AI and human intelligence are key to unlocking unprecedented business p...

During the pandemic, many manufacturers encountered sudden demand shifts and supply chain disruptions, affecting everything from raw materials to finished products. And until recently, the Baltimore port incident triggered widespread delays in cargo handling, affecting industries from automotive to...

This is the second part of the two-part selection guideline for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) framework selection. The first part provides the recommended approach to IaC framework selection. The second part reviews the actual IaC frameworks and makes specific recommendations for relevant use cases....

Prior to August 2023, cloud resource configuration management automation was dominated by three frameworks: AWS CloudFormation for Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes API-based tools for Kubernetes, and HashiCorp Terraform. Terraform, in particular, held the position of the go-to solution for clo...

Deploying open-source large language models (LLMs) like Mixtral-8x7B, Mistral, and Llama 2 requires a significantly different LLMOps architecture compared to using closed-source models from providers like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, even though data vectorization, embeddings creation and observa...

An API, or Application Programming Interface, is a set of rules, protocols, and tools that allows different software applications to communicate and interact with each other. It acts as a facilitator that lets software programs exchange data and functionality without delving into each other's compl...

Have you come across a retail marketing message lately that states, 'Bring the fitting room home and find what you love'? Many retail brands today showcase their customer-first mindset through 'try before you buy' experiences, allowing customers to order products online, try everything, and return...

Contract manufacturing involves outsourcing production to third-party manufacturers, which allows companies to focus on core competencies such as design, branding, and distribution. The global contract manufacturing market was valued at USD 246.51 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach USD...

For the past few years, cross-site scripting (XSS) has consistently remained on the OWASP Top 10 list of Web Application Security Risks, making it one of the most prevalent and dangerous vulnerabilities affecting web applications today. Despite advances in web technologies and growing awareness amo...

Demand forecasting is a crucial aspect of retail supply chain management that involves predicting future customer demand to make informed decisions about inventory levels, production, and resource allocation. It is a statistical analysis that considers numerous variables to optimize the predict...

SAP Commerce Cloud (formerly SAP Hybris) has been a widely adopted commerce platform for over a decade. Throughout the 2010s, it was consistently rated as a leading solution in the market, providing retailers with a solid platform for efficient e-commerce operations. However, the digital commerce e...

Organizations take great care to secure cloud platforms, relying on sophisticated access control systems. Multi-factor authentication, identity management, and fine-grained authorization aim to fully lock down valuable data and infrastructure. However, what if these complex safeguards unexpect...

In the ever-growing world of e-commerce, providing customers with an efficient and relevant product ranking experience is crucial for driving sales and maintaining customer satisfaction. Online retailers invest significant resources into optimizing their search and recommendation systems to ensure...

In the ever-evolving landscape of transportation, modern Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) have transcended traditional notions of mobility. Beyond mere modes of transportation, these vehicles have emerged as platforms for innovation, where cutting-edge technologies redefi...

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...

Are you currently navigating the landscape of application hosting and management with Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), now known as VMware Tanzu Application Service? Perhaps you're contemplating a pivotal (pun intended) decision: the transition to cloud hyperscaler Kubernetes engines like Amazon Elas...

Silicon Valley has long been the epicenter of the global tech industry. Developers worldwide dream of the chance to work in top companies like Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google, while others latch on to cutting-edge startups. Given its thriving culture of creativity and innovation, it’...

Did you know that the journey for a groundbreaking drug from concept to market spans a staggering 12 to 18 years, with a jaw-dropping price tag of $2.6 billion? What’s more, only a tiny 10% of candidates even make it to clinical trials. But here's the good news–Generative AI is stepping in to res...

Co-created by Grid Dynamics Director of Data Engineering, Dmitry Mezhensky, and Yieldmo Head of Analytics and Data Science, Sergei Izrailev Yieldmo, a Grid Dynamics client, is an advertising platform that helps brands improve digital ad experiences through creative tech and artificial intellig...

AI-powered e-commerce is taking center stage as more and more retail brands utilize next-gen solutions to delight customers and gain competitive advantages. Pairing human creativity with modern tech capabilities not only optimizes operational efficiency but also crafts a dynamic, anticipa...

In the rapidly-evolving digital landscape, the performance of an application can dramatically influence a company's success. Users expect fast, efficient, and smooth experiences, and failing to meet these expectations can result in losing customers to competitors. ❔But what does it really...

In today's competitive business environment, automation of business processes, especially document processing workflows, has become critical for companies seeking to improve efficiency and reduce manual errors. Traditional methods often struggle to keep up with the volume and complexity of the ta...

In today's competitive labor market, finding and retaining top talent is a crucial challenge for companies looking to meet their strategic goals. To build their future workforce, more and more IT firms are thinking beyond traditional hiring approaches and exploring expanded talent sourcing ecosyste...

In the pursuit of innovation, a notable 91% of enterprises have prioritized modernizing their legacy applications, as reported by VMware. This push for modernization has yielded significant results, with a May 2022 Forrester report revealing that 77% of enterprises have witnessed substantial reve...

Building solutions using closed-source large language models (LLMs), including models like GPT-4 from OpenAI, or PaLM2 from Google, is a markedly different process to creating private machine learning (ML) models, so traditional MLOps playbooks and best practices might appear irrelevant when appl...

About the author, Gatis Vuguls, Principal Architect–Insurance: I have dedicated the majority of my professional career to working on complex insurance core system transformation projects, typically replacing outdated systems with modern solutions like Guidewire InsuranceSuite. Along the way, I have...

Envision yourself as a store owner looking to boost foot traffic. You hatch a plan: stand at the front and actively promote your items to those walking by. With enthusiasm, you wear a striking outfit and hold up a blank board, ready to publicize a special deal. However, when it’s time to pen the...

In today's highly interconnected world, technical talent has become a global phenomenon. Software engineers across the world are actively driving innovation, building cutting-edge solutions and digital experiences that power our daily lives.  Silicon Valley no longer holds a monopoly on bes...

Recent sustainability legislations and regulations make due diligence a business imperative for effective supply chain management. Increasingly, regulations and local government bodies are regulating how enterprises must approach, operate, and report on their supply chain operations, both directl...

Most industry leaders, specifically manufacturers and retailers recognize the immense strategic value of optimized marketing messages and streamlined customer service to thrive in a competitive market. Research shows that 81% of customers are more likely to make repeat purchases after a positive...

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...

Can a mere joke trigger a catastrophic product supply shortage? Can mischievous squirrels wreak havoc on large-scale business operations? And what's the connection between beer, road closures, and transportation delays? These may seem like bizarre scenarios (see the postscript at the end of this...

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...

While composable commerce unlocks a flexible and scalable technology ecosystem to build digital solutions that meet unique business needs, the biggest differentiator among different composable ecosystems is how various packaged business capabilities (PBCs) are seamlessly integrated to ensure harm...

For many years, e-commerce applications have been built from custom development services, leveraging great open-source frameworks and tools. However, making all these components work together as one ecosystem—from technical aspects to managing teams and aligning their milestones—is no easy feat.W...

Artificial intelligence is currently a hot trend. We’re witnessing a wide range of creative implementations of this technology, from using ChatGPT to write a script to applying generative AI to create new product designs. While these applications are fun, they show the groundbreaking potential of t...

Due to the post-pandemic acceleration of digital transformation, distributed work, and reduction of resources, today many companies put great emphasis on cost-efficiency and process optimization. They are embracing new operating models to adapt to the evolving business landscape and harness the ben...

Create a remote development team of high-end engineers from scratch or find tech professionals to strengthen your in-house team with Grid Dynamics. In the long run, partnering with Grid Dynamics is much easier, safer, and less expensive than hiring locally.Here is the list of available talent for...

The diversity of modern data technologies leads to new challenges in establishing a consistent and accurate data view for data consumers. In light of this issue, a semantic data layer introduces a means of harmonizing a single point of view for business metrics, no matter how many different data...

Given that resilience denotes the capacity to effectively rebound from disruptions, obtaining insight into all the interconnections and processes of the supply chain becomes paramount. In earlier discussions, we have delved into the fundamental data foundations that lay the groundwork for establi...

Composable commerce has emerged as a transformative approach to e-commerce that offers unprecedented flexibility and scalability to businesses. Where traditional monolithic suites burden organizations with unused features and an inflexible software ecosystem, composable commerce unlocks a ‘best-f...

In today's interconnected world, where technology continues to shape every facet of our lives, software developers become a cornerstone of innovation and progress. As businesses, governments, and individuals increasingly rely on software solutions to streamline operations, enhance user experiences,...

Recent years have brought new challenges that require manufacturers to rethink their priorities, with supply chain sustainability unquestionably topping the list. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) frameworks not only entice companies with the promise of sustainable value, but also deman...

The demand for online marketing solutions and omnichannel experiences has led to an explosion of digital information. As a result, the necessity for content management tools has significantly surged. At the same time, the online landscape for content management is fiercely competitive, making it...

The extended software development team solution has been gaining widespread popularity in the US and Western Europe, revolutionizing the way businesses approach project development. By seamlessly integrating in-house software developers with tech experts from abroad, this model offers a dynamic and...

In the past decade, the automotive industry has witnessed a revolution, prioritizing an enjoyable and seamless user experience. Whether it's EVs, internal combustion engines, or hybrids, performance and quality have become key value propositions of this automotive evolution. With embedded systems...

Supply chain cyber security risks have become more complex than ever, with attack surfaces increasing due to the involvement of more suppliers and vendors in sensitive data operations. Consequently, supply chain cybersecurity must adapt to and protect against new infiltration mechanisms, resource...

As 2025 rapidly advances towards 2026, the web development landscape has grown in leaps and bounds. To keep up with these modern websites and applications, web development frameworks are crucial in streamlining and simplifying the process of building robust, feature-rich websites and web applicatio...

Achieving supply chain resilience, especially since disruptions have become an inevitable part of business operations, is an overarching priority for any manufacturing organization today. Reaching this goal, however, is not straightforward, and is full of risks. To prevent these risks, manufacturer...

The P&C insurance industry in the US operates within a complex regulatory landscape, where states hold the reins of regulation under the McCarran-Ferguson Act. The act establishes a framework where state governments have the primary authority to regulate the insurance industry, promoting a de...

The terms software developer and software engineer are often used interchangeably, leading to confusion about their roles and responsibilities. However, understanding the distinctions between these two titles is crucial for those looking to hire the right talent.  In thi...

As we venture further into the digital age, the demand for skilled IT professionals continues to grow, presenting significant challenges for businesses worldwide. This prompts organizations to seek innovative solutions to meet the escalating talent shortages. Over the years IT outsourcing has em...

Every developer strives to improve the speed and quality of coding, as well as formalizing processes and standards. Automation can help streamline these processes significantly, especially when it comes to reviewing pull requests—one of the most tiresome tasks in software development. When crea...

The quality of various strategic and tactical decisions, such as capacity planning, supplier selection, and inventory ordering, directly influences the efficiency and resilience of a supply chain. Limited visibility into various stages of the supply chain, insufficient data availability, and lack...

Staff augmentation is quickly becoming a buzzword in the IT job market, prompting global businesses to hire remotely. This collaboration model yields numerous benefits, including access to a broader talent pool, flexibility in scaling resources, and cost-effective solutions.  In this article, we...

Automated visual quality control (VQC) is a critically important capability for many manufacturers because it helps to dramatically reduce quality control costs, waste, return rates, and reputation damage. Modern computer vision technologies make it relatively easy to develop custom VQC solutions...

Dedicated development teams are growing in popularity and are widely adopted as companies look for productive, cost-effective ways to build business-critical digital tools. This model offers companies of all sizes numerous benefits. While it is challenging for most organizations to keep up with eme...

According to the 2022 Disability Statistics: Information, Charts, Graphs and Tables report, around 10% of the world population lives with a disability. People with hearing, movement, sight, or cognitive ability impairments require web applications without any barriers for communication or inte...

Of the three main cloud providers–Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure (Azure)–GCP can definitely be considered a pioneer in terms of solutions evolution. Many of the IT products we consider to be “industry standard” today, were created or based on Googl...

Cross-platform technologies have revolutionized the way developers create mobile and web applications. These frameworks allow developers to use a single codebase to build applications that run across different devices and platforms instead of writing separate code for each platform. Moreover, eac...

2023 is a year of uncertainty and confusion, and the IT industry is no exception. From record-setting layoffs to skills shortages, technology professionals, recruiters, and organizations face conflicting data around the talent market. However, this year also presents businesses with incredible oppo...

Increasing customer expectations, disruption of operations, and intense competition have placed the entire manufacturing industry under pressure. Pharma manufacturing, in particular, faces extremely complex supply chain management processes that require commercial pharma companies to monitor and un...

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...

The world of AI is constantly evolving, and recent advances in text-to-image models like DALL-E and Stable Diffusion have been truly groundbreaking. These models are already transforming how artists and designers work, enabling them to experiment with their ideas and create stun...

Traditional product design can be a complex and challenging process, requiring multiple stages of ideation, modification, restyling, 3D modeling, prototyping, and testing. One of the main challenges is finding the balance between creative freedom and practical constraints, such as cost, manufactura...

The  nearshore software development model is becoming more popular among customers who want to receive high-quality results from software engineers based in countries located within a small-time difference.  Google, Tesla, Porsche, Johnson & Johnson, EY, IBM, and many other w...

The global IT talent shortage has almost doubled compared to what it was a decade ago. 54% of companies worldwide report significant challenges in finding the right talent, and the Nordics are no exception.  The Scandinavian countries are known for their highly developed and advan...

Industrial IoT (IIoT) has become mainstream in a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, energy, smart cities, and agriculture. IoT solutions enable intelligent decision-making for use cases such as predictive maintenance, visual quality control, and anomaly det...

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...

Developing and releasing new software into production quickly is key to maintaining a competitive advantage in the evolving digital landscape. This has led many companies to adopt DevOps practices to improve their speed and quality.  DevOps, which stands for development and operations, is a...

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...

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a rapid acceleration of digital transformation across many industries. While this concept is primarily associated with the adoption of new technologies to fuel business growth there is more to it. Digital-first approach necessitates a fundamental shift in an enterpris...

As businesses grow and expand in the increasingly digital on-demand economy, managing inventory has become a far more convoluted process. For example, many retail and manufacturing companies have to deal with complex environments with multiple sourcing locations, including regio...

Adoption of machine learning (ML) methods across all industries has drastically increased over the last few years. Starting from a handful of ML models, companies now find themselves supporting hundreds of models in production. Operating these models requires the development of comprehensive capa...

The commercial vehicle 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 landsca...

Automotive manufacturers are embracing AI technology to gain a competitive advantage in the market. Gartner predicts that by 2026, 75% of large enterprises will have adopted some form of robotics in their warehouse operations. Additionally, 25% of manufacturers will have transitioned by then to a...

Generative AI has gained immense interest thanks to the unprecedented success of ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that most of the world has come to love, built by OpenAI. In fact, ChatGPT has become the world's fastest-growing consumer application in history, gaining 100 million users in just 2 months afte...

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...

Inventory optimization encompasses the process of determining the optimal level of inventory to hold that balances the cost of holding the inventory with the cost of inventory stockouts. Holding too much inventory can lead to increased storage costs, spoilage, and poor turnover metrics. On the...

It goes without saying that the driving business goal of any Commercial Pharmaceutical company is to increase drug prescriptions by influencing and educating doctors about the drugs and medication they sell. This marketing process entails Commercial Pharma sales representatives reaching out to doct...

The telecom industry has faced numerous challenges in recent years, including waning revenues and return on invested capital (ROIC), as well as difficulty keeping up with post-pandemic customer demands. It would be expected that, by now, telecom operators would have adopted AI-powered solutions to...

In today's globalized world, product outsourcing has become a game changer for businesses looking to cut costs, access specialized expertise, and streamline their operations. However, with so many options available, deciding which outsourcing strategy is the right fit for your business is overwhelm...

With the current uncertain economic environment, many leaders are searching for ways to cut costs and redistribute their savings to growth areas. It puts them in a challenging position of simultaneously trying to cut back on spending while positioning their businesses for future growth. For ma...

In today’s consumer-driven digital economy, personalized customer experiences in the Telecom sector are no longer a “nice-to-have”. They have become a fundamental component of digital commerce strategies across industries. Why? Because the number of channels consumers use to interact with brands th...

Recent years are marked by dramatic changes in the Telecommunications business environment, driven by the pandemic, economic turbulence, and political instability. As Forrester put it, “Constant consumer change is a defining element of the “new normal.” Consumers changed their shopping habits, thei...

The financial services industry plays an essential role in our daily lives, whether it's helping us manage our finances, purchase a home, or plan for retirement. By offering a wide range of financial products and services, such as loans, credit cards, insurance, investment management, and payment p...

In today’s consumer-driven digital economy, personalized customer experiences in the B2B commerce sector are no longer a “nice-to-have”. They have become a fundamental component of digital commerce strategies across industries. Why? Because the number of channels consumers use to interact with bran...

If the chaos and uncertainty of the past few years has taught supply chain leaders in the grocery retail chain sector anything, it’s that leveraging the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics in the cloud can help them to maintain a competitive advantage in the global m...

The role of technology in driving business growth and innovation has never been more important. One of the top technology trends for forward-thinking companies in 2023 will be emphasizing investments in engineering talent and culture. Attracting and retaining top engineering talent has always bee...

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...

Hyper-personalization has emerged as a key driver of customer engagement in the digital age, and in 2023, hyper-personalization technologies and strategies are expected to surge. By leveraging the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning, companies can now create highly c...

In game development, the costs associated with creating art assets are often estimated to be about 30-40% of the total game budget. This makes game asset creation one of the most important applications for generative AI tools and services. In this blog post, we explore the capabilities of Midjourne...

Building e-commerce analytics and product recommendations capabilities should start with data. And while data is abundant in the world of retail, it often comes from dispersed sources owned by either independent teams or external vendors. That was exactly the issue that one of our large retail c...

Modern cloud providers offer compelling opportunities to modernize IT infrastructure and gain operational efficiency through DevOps, containers, and cloud-native design practices. However, migration to the cloud can be quite challenging. Those who join the cloud movement soon realize that there...

The effectiveness and efficiency of quality control processes are among the top concerns for most manufacturing companies, and are also important considerations in logistics, agriculture, and other verticals. Over the last decade, visual quality control automation using computer vision has proved t...

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...

There has been a noticeable surge in interest in augmented reality (AR) in recent years, as demonstrated by the release of new updates from major technology companies such as Apple and Google. With that in mind, the mobile development team at Grid Dynamics conducted some additional research into AR...

Order sourcing decisions can be defined as the logistics decisions related to how customer orders and internal inventory requisitions are fulfilled: what nodes (warehouses, distribution centers, stores, etc.) the inventory should be sourced from, what carriers should be used to ship it, what sh...

As 2023 technology strategy planning and implementation are well underway, industry leaders in the retail, manufacturing, insurance, life sciences, and pharmaceutical industries are keeping a close eye on the latest trends in digital transformation and innovation. One of the crucial areas in which...

Over the past decade, the complexity of manufacturing processes and assembly lines have significantly increased. Whereas in the past, businesses relied on linear assembly lines, today’s assembly lines can produce customized products, as seen in the automotive industry. However, introducing customiz...

The global market for the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to reach $413.7 billion by 2031, according to a recent report published by Allied Market Research. The key industries driving this growth include manufacturing, supply chain and logistics, energy, and smart cities. The digital transform...

Originally published on the AWS Partner Network blog Conveyor belts are an essential material handling tool for various industrial processes, and one of the most effective ways to quickly and continuously transport large amounts of materials or products. However, high throughput rates make i...

A virtual world where we live, work, shop, and interact with others may have sounded like science fiction a few short years ago, but it’s fast becoming a tangible reality. This virtual world is called the Metaverse: a digital ecosystem made up of decentralized, user-generated platforms that provide...

Originally published on Forbes Digital transformation, as we know, represents an ecosystem of technologies that provides an enabling foundation to run any business. The confluence of technology and interaction happens in a crucible of an organizational culture powered by solid talent. While ev...

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...

Originally published on the AWS Partner Network blog Industrial machine, equipment, and vehicle operators are often faced with the challenge of minimizing maintenance costs under strict constraints related to safety, equipment downtime, and other SLAs. Over-sufficient or preventive maintenan...

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...

Optimizing internal warehouse delivery processes, especially enhancing the efficiency and speed of the order picking process, has a massively positive impact on business profitability, if done correctly. There are two components of the order picking process that need to be optimized in order to...

These days, there is an ever-more pressing need for app development to be fast, dynamic, and scalable. That’s why Grid Dynamics teamed up with Apollo, the leader in open source and commercial GraphQL technologies. Apollo’s supergraph adds a revolutionary layer to your organization’s technology st...

India, one of the most populated countries in the world, is also one of the most tech-savvy. Making a name for itself on the global stage, much like the US, the country has tech hubs comparable to Silicon Valley in the cities of Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, and Thiruvananthapuram's Technopark. Wi...

The tech talent shortage has been an issue for years, first accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic when an estimated 4.5 million American workers quit their jobs. The Harvey Nash Group Digital Leadership Report states that 4 out of 10 businesses can't keep their key employees as long as they used to...

In the past decade, an estimated 2.6 billion people’s lives have been upended by catastrophic events such as tsunamis, earthquakes, floods, and pandemics. Such events wreak havoc not only on people’s everyday life, but also on business and trade, sending the global economy into a tailspin. So...

As we see with more significant frequency across many industries, companies that invest in emerging technologies can gain a competitive advantage. Just a few of the many benefits include optimizing productivity and operations, improving employee and customer satisfaction, reducing errors, and mitig...

A company’s ability to generate a steady flow of new customers, and retain existing customers at the same time, can decisively determine whether a business is successful or not. Customer retention is particularly important because the cost of user acquisition is much higher than the cost of user re...

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...

Modern manufacturing, transportation, and energy companies routinely operate thousands of machines and perform hundreds of quality checks at different stages of their production and distribution processes. Industrial sensors and IoT devices enable these companies to collect comprehensive real-t...

If you’re not thinking about the business impact of the metaverse yet, it’s high time to wake up and e-smell the digital coffee. Gartner predicts that by 2026, 25% of people will spend at least one hour per day working, shopping, studying, or using social media in the metaverse. Tech giants like Fa...

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...

Manufacturers are embracing AI technology to gain a competitive advantage over the market. Gartner predicts that by 2026, 75% of large enterprises will have adopted some form of robotics in their warehouse operations. Additionally, 25% of manufacturers will have transitioned by then to a micros...

It comes as no surprise that modern businesses rely on software development as a primary source of agility and digital growth.  Europe’s great need for software development services has been driven by a worldwide skills shortage and the business demand for digital transformation. Most business...

This case demonstrates how the shopping cart and checkout functionality of an on-premise, legacy, monolithic eCommerce platform was modernized to a cloud-based serverless solution. The customer, an American chain of luxury department stores, required modernized e-commerce capabilities in the...

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...

We share our experience of migrating a monolith app to micro frontends using webpack module federation What does a web application usually look like? Most often it is a monolith with a single code base where the whole team merges the code, and a single pipeline where everything is deployed at...

A meal kit company that specializes in delivering healthy, organic, ready meal kits was about to start its journey to the cloud. The company was recently acquired by a leader in the food and beverage industry who intended to merge the business under one umbrella, with the same brand, customer man...

Mexico has recently become the top choice for organizations looking to hire their software development experts from the three most prominent tech hubs in Latin America — Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. The number of ambitious tech graduates, developers’ impressive levels of expertise and c...

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...

It is no surprise that the outbreak of COVID-19 accelerated the adoption of AR technology. The transformative challenges posed by the pandemic urged businesses to find new approaches to customer engagement, and advances in human-computer interaction and AR have high potential in that regard. Th...

When it comes to insurance, customers don’t want to feel like their claim is just another drop in the ocean. This presents insurance companies with a monumental task: how to offer a tailored, user-friendly experience that fits each customer’s needs? Especially given that insurance companies have...

Machine learning (ML) is changing the way businesses are conducted. These days, most sectors employ machine learning in their solutions, and the commercial pharmaceuticals sector is no exception. Leading commercial pharma companies are experimenting with ML models to commercialize their products wi...

This is the third article in our series introducing NBA to the commercial pharma industry. This article will explain how the customer engagement index (CEI) is calculated to enable NBA to recommend channels to sales reps based on historical health care provider (HCP) data and behavioral preferences...

There is no doubt that customer-centricity and personalization tools are driving digital transformation investments in commercial pharma. The big question, however, is how to operationalize data-driven insights that help pharma sales reps overcome the challenge of limited access to health care prov...

Discover how we migrated an AngularJS application to Angular 4. We share our step-by-step experience of migrating a financial web application. In the life cycle of each long-lasting, enterprise-size web application there comes a time when it becomes too large to integrate innovations, add brand...

Unique shopping experience portal to optimize personal assistant interactions for select customers, designed and implemented as a greenfield AWS-native solution. Our client is an American chain of luxury department stores focusing on high-end curated products and excellent customer servi...

Romania is proving to be one of the top choices for globally-minded companies in search of software development service providers. The country boasts a reasonable price-to-quality ratio along with a growing talent pool of IT experts who possess both soft and technical skills, not to mention broad e...

Automated health monitoring, including anomaly/fault detection, is an absolutely necessary attribute of any modern industrial system. Problems of this sort are usually solved through algorithmic processing of data from a great number of physical sensors installed in various equipment. A broad range...

As a business in the digital age, developing, deploying and managing applications in the fastest, most secure and cost-effective way possible is critical to achieving and maintaining a competitive edge. In pursuit of achieving these milestones, we have seen the application development process shift...

In the early hours of February 24, the democratic and sovereign country of Ukraine was shaken awake by missile strikes as Russia initiated a full-scale invasion of the country. Thousands of Ukrainians experienced unspeakable horror as Russian troops advanced through Ukrainian cities. Despite it all...

Let’s face it; the current state of today’s digital technology revolution would not exist without the cloud. With this undeniable truth, the pressure on business leaders to embrace and optimize strategies for the cloud is mounting inexorably. And we see this with the growing rate of cloud adoption...

The stakes have never been higher for the luxury retail industry to meet consumer demand for personalized digital experiences across multiple channels, including taking a deep dive into new fields of augmented reality and virtual reality. We have already seen a major shift to digital as a response...

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...

Guide on web pages media (images, GIF, animations) optimization. Image optimization techniques & examples (compression, lazy loading). Our brains interpret images much faster than text, which is why high-quality visuals drive conversions and user engagement. To be effective, all images o...

Digitization is revolutionizing the way the insurance industry does business, with newfound ability to automate, personalize, and accelerate customer growth through artificial intelligence and machine learning. These changes benefit both insurance companies and customers in the long run: Insurers a...

Since there is a lot of hierarchically structured information in the real world (e.g system folder structure, animal/plant classification, company management, etc.), and the tree chart is a perfect data structure for the storage of hierarchy information, an effective method of tree visualization be...

Consumer demand for personalized digital shopping experiences has skyrocketed over the last few years, and constant change is to be expected. Add to this the fact that every retail environment is unique, with specific product catalogs and exclusive customer experience needs. One of the most crucial...

In modern life it is almost impossible to imagine a day without a mobile phone. We use them all the time, carry them around everywhere we go, and store very personal information on them, to the point where they become more than just a phone and more than just a gadget. With the technological adva...

Modern enterprises operate with tremendous amounts of data, and data management has become an integral part of  business decision-making processes, KPI management and reporting. However, getting advanced insights from data and ML models is a sophisticated process that many companies still stru...

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...

Data quality control is a mission-critical capability for virtually any modern enterprise. Why? Because data quality issues can disrupt business processes and services, invalidate any type of analytics performed in the company, and damage a company's reputation. However, despite the importance of d...

With the recent invention of the transformer architecture, we have seen major breakthroughs in the Natural Language Processing (NLP) domain. It is no surprise that attempts to transfer these techniques to other domains is also currently trending. For example, since 2020, the self-attention (SA) mec...

Recent years are marked with dramatic change in the business environment driven by the pandemic, economic turbulence and political instability. As Forrester put it, “Constant consumer change is a defining element of the “new normal.” Consumers change their shopping habits, their brand loyalty is sh...

All the buzz in 2022 is about digital customer experience. Forget about digital transformation - we’ve been there, done that and got the t-shirt! Now is the time to focus on your customers’ needs, wants and wishes, and transform the ways in which you can deliver on them across all your channels....

Over the last few years, the demand for complex scalable architecture with independently deployable modules and loosely-coupled units has increased. Recently, one of our clients, who has an online chemical platform, requested a solution to develop a complex extendable architecture that allows cross...

In the process of hiring new people in any company, there are several interrelated actions that need to be taken by the recruiter, the candidate and the company's specialists who participate in the stage of assessing future employees’ level of knowledge. In a general sense, hiring can be divided...

Modern cloud providers offer compelling opportunities to modernize IT infrastructure and gain operational efficiency through cloud-native design practices, DevOps, containers and more. However, moving to the cloud isn't easy. Those who join the cloud movement soon learn that there are a lot of m...

As the complexity of modern software development and maintenance grows, so too does the cost - in terms of time and money. It comes as no surprise then that the evolution of technologies continues to make progress in hiding complexity under abstractions for ease of operations. This has always been...

Deep learning is perhaps one of the most efficient AI tools for businesses looking to succeed in highly-digitized and fast-paced markets. Computers can use algorithmic models to analyze large amounts of unstructured and structured data better and faster than the average human, leading to greater...

We live in a multicultural society with more than 7 000 languages spoken across the world today. To better serve the needs and preferences of global consumers, retailers need to understand the unique nuances and characteristics of the diverse languages their customers speak. It is no longer enoug...

In the modern world, advanced recognition technologies play an increasingly important role in various areas of human life. Recognizing the characteristics of vehicle tires is one such area where deep learning is making a valuable difference. How? Read on to find out. Solving the problem of r...

In today’s highly digitized world, business models need to change to keep up with consumer demands. With the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are having to reimagine their business models entirely, and they’ve had to do it at a massively accelerated pace. The manufacturing industry is n...

Poland has long been recognized as a reliable country  for tech talent outsourcing. It is one of the biggest IT hubs in Eastern Europe. According to Glassdoor, the estimated total pay for a Software Developer is \$114,943 per year in Poland. Junior developers with less than one year of experie...

When it comes to human capital, many organizations face a lingering dilemma concerning workforce management. There are two extremes: overstaffing and understaffing. Overstaffing leads to underuse of existing employees and causes labor costs to increase. Understaffing, on the other hand, cripple...

Customers nowadays are seeking a holistic experience across channels when it comes to retail. Despite the increased popularity of online shopping, many still prefer an in-store experience. For example, one study shows that 70% of UK consumers over the age of 45 still prefer human interaction over s...

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...

In an era where customer experience and product discovery innovations are a top priority for businesses, we are witnessing a shift from traditional recommendation systems towards session-based recommendation systems in the digital commerce sector. Why? Because they produce personalized recommendati...

There are many architecture approaches used in the Android development field nowadays. You have probably already chosen your preferred methods and strive to use a unified approach when writing your applications. However, in some cases many approaches have to co-exist in the same project, often in...

We are pleased to announce that Daxх and Grid Dynamics have completed merging our business activities, and starting in February, 2022 Daxх will begin operating as Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.  Daxх was founded in Amsterdam in 1999. Over the past 22 years, we helped mo...

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...

Even though Black Friday and Cyber Monday are behind us, the online shopping craze is not slowing down. Thanks to ongoing pandemic precautions, a rapidly increasing number of people are turning to digital commerce platforms to shop for everything from daily groceries to clothes, shoes, gadgets, gif...

In today’s data-driven digital economy, businesses collect an abundance of data to inform and optimize their processes and strategies. An emerging trend in data collection is to analyze road traffic data, including vehicle detection and tracking, mobility patterns, traffic volume, road network perf...

The global fintech sector is highly competitive and billions of dollars are being put into startups and major corporations alike. By the end of this year, funding is expected to surpass $120 billion worldwide. From banking apps to cryptocurrency,...

Modern technical systems cannot operate optimally without special tools for health monitoring, fault detection, and predictive maintenance. This is the case even for relatively simple systems, such as a service elevator. As for more complex industrial systems - like a power plant or an assembly lin...

The world of technology-driven businesses is so fast-paced and dynamic that sometimes you just can’t achieve workable and scalable growth with an in-house team. This often means that the only sustainable way to get the job done is to attract resources from the outside. In this article, we’ll discus...

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...

A significant talent shortage and the Covid-19 pandemic have changed the tech world, leading some established recruitment practices to quickly become outdated.  According to Finances Online, 65,7% of all organizations are now focused on building talent pools of the future, while 42% are invest...

The manufacturing industry is under immense pressure to adopt cutting-edge technology solutions in order to remain competitive in an increasingly digital and on-demand economy. You have to be faster, smarter and more agile to meet customer and industry demands, and process efficiency is fundamental...

Because of the significant talent shortage in the US and Western Europe, many companies are considering  Eastern Europe as their primary destination for IT outsourcing. Many world famous organizations like Google and Apple have already opened software development offices in the region. Acco...

Like many other countries these days, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are faced with a tech talent gap. The global talent gap amounted to 40 million job positions in 2021, and is expected to reach 85.2 million by 2030. Data analytics, IT, mobi...

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...

Let’s just imagine what it’s like for a major e-commerce website in the weeks leading up to the Christmas holiday shopping rush: they’ve horizontally scaled their server, prepared a proper marketing campaign, and calculated their revenue projection. It takes a lot of planning to pull everything off...

The global tech market is continuing to grow at an impressive rate. Gartner predicts that IT spending is projected to total $4.5 trillion in 2022, an increase of 5.5% from 2021.  Part of the reason for that is the coronavirus pandemic, which forced a lot of com...

The Judge School of Business at the University of Cambridge estimated software errors cost the global economy almost $300 billion annually (source). That is why more and more businesses hire QA testing teams to save money, improve quality and reduce software errors. Considering tech talent shortage...