Before we jump into the core of this topic and show you 5 key advantages of adding custom software solutions to your business, let me start with the basics and give you some more context.
When we talk about custom software, we usually talk about different types of applications, whether web or mobile apps, that are built to order — they are built to have specific features that can handle a specific company’s specific needs. Businesses that are most commonly looking for custom software are either companies that are just starting out and are looking to make software a core part of their business, or more mature businesses who want to utilize custom software as a way of upgrading their processes or adding a new stream of revenue.
Companies whose software is their core business are always building it from scratch, so in this article I’m going to talk more about companies who use custom software to enhance their existing operations.
There are usually a couple of different scenarios that occur once those kinds of more mature companies decide to use software solutions for a specific function:
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