When organizations consider adopting a Generative AI or an AI solution, one pivotal question emerges: What is the best LLM strategy for an organization? should they build a custom LLM solution, buy an off-the-shelf product, or perhaps do both? With the advent of Large Foundational Models (...
Engineers who can build to and work with the APIs can, all else equal, command a higher salary. But these highly-skilled engineers aren’t just a strain to your budget—they’re also hard to find and recruit. Related:Comparing build vs buy across a range of considerations For the reasons...
AWS Cloud Enterprise Strategy Blog This mini-series of blog posts has highlighted the nuances of one of the most common and seemingly straightforward IT decisions: whether to build or buy a piece of software. We learned that common notions of cost and lock-in can be misp...
It’s difficult to imagine in this time of high employee turnover and retiring subject matter experts that we would still deliberate Build vs. Buy. Who will be around long enough to deploy, let alone maintain, custom (software platforms and applications? But, imagine that your company is eval...
In my strategy work as a Director of Data Solutions at Perficient, I help clients find the right approach for their business needs — including AI solutions. “Build versus buy” is often a conversation driven by several departments, including executives, a development or technical team, and dep...
Many businesses invest a lot of time and money into building custom software to build the wrong product inevitably. This is a major risk when considering custom software. With properproduct strategyand a research-driven approach, though, this risk can be severely mitigated. Learn more about how ...
the supposed build-vs-buy decision must be more nuanced. There is a third alternative, which is to “build” using building blocks that already exist. Many such building blocks are available in the cloud as high-level services; others are well-known open source frameworks and tools...
Build vs. Buy: Choosing the Right Software for Your Business Faster than any corporate strategy or executive initiative, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the business’ adoption of digital technologies as never seen before. Forced to adjust rapidly and find new ways to connect with customers...
accessibility is a change management problem. Buying an automated accessibility tool saves time and energy and comes with helpful documentation, but it still requires some strategy and process to make sure the tool is adopted, successful, and withstands turnover. Our developer services team can help...
Use our Build vs Buy Decision Matrix to compare your options for in-house builds vs. outsourced solutions. In this Microsoft Excel template, you will be asked to complete a short self-assessment to evaluate your options for completing a project in-house or with outsourced solutions. Once you ...