STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR CLOUD APPLICATIONS
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SaaS Onboarding Essentials: People, Process, and Planning
No matter the technique used, it’s essential for SaaS providers to invest in development of a smooth onboarding process. Failure to do so almost guarantees low adoption rates and high customer turnover.
Death by Coding: People, Process, and Planning in Software Development
In a recent conversation with Webapper, a lead developer said “In order to ship on time, I just need more time to code.” He went on to say “If I didn’t have to spend all this time on the product roadmap, I could ship on time.” After three decades in software development, these statements sound significant alarm bells...
CloudSee Drive is Here
Many years ago, Webapper built a series of tools to help us manage various tasks for our cloud hosting clients. We called it CloudSee, and we still use it every day in our managed hosting. Last year, a client requested functionality that was missing from original CloudSee -- a file browser for AWS S3 buckets. We decided to build something completely new using latest and greatest methods. And now, a few months later, we have officially launched this tool. CloudSee Drive is here.
A Hybrid Outsource Development Model
Lessons we have learned over the years led us to create our hybrid development outsource model, which brings numerous advantages to our clients. We'll break down each of the outsourcing models to help you make a more informed decision.
Hybrid Cloud Security
Over the years, we've worked with a variety of companies that use public, private, and hybrid cloud configurations. Hybrid clouds require careful initial configuration & migration and ongoing diligent management over time. Proper hybrid cloud security protects data, applications, and resources across all environments, while allowing access to useful workloads in the cloud environment. We've assembled six areas to address with hybrid cloud security.
Outsourcing Cloud Application Development
If you're evaluating cloud application development, you may consider outsourcing some or all of the programming effort. An outsourcing firm can supply needed additional technical talent, making it more efficient than using inside resources. Outsourcing is not for everyone, although it offers great benefits to many aspirational cloud organizations. To help our colleagues better understand the how and why, we share our views on outsourcing cloud application development from our many years of service.
SaaS Product Development Process
Process is corporate DNA at Webapper... With that backdrop, we want to share our guidelines for an effective SaaS product development process. If you're considering developing a software as a service offering, these tips are for you.
Maximizing Test Coverage
We've written about test tools and processes before, but we were recently reminded of the importance of maximizing test coverage. We regularly experiment with testing tools and techniques, looking for better ways to deliver high quality modern applications. We share our insights to help you too...
Product Led Growth and SaaS
Just as we espouse the many benefits of modern application development, cloud computing, agile practices, and CI/CD, we also recommend product led growth. If you're building software or considering getting into the market, you should do some homework on both product led growth and SaaS.
The Pros and Cons of a Multicloud Strategy
When the recent AWS outage made headlines, many consultants jumped up to trumpet "multicloud" solutions to alleviate such failures. It lead us to consider the pros and cons of a multicloud strategy.
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