IsAware From InterSoft Associates

When Microsoft's business solutions application Power Apps was involved in the leak of over 38 Million data records - including some from Microsoft itself - a focus was put on the potential hazards of "DIY" development. In today's episode we're exploring ways businesses gain an advantage when partnering with a custom software developer who can help them build something specific to their business, growth goals and integration needs.

IsAware is powered by InterSoft Associates, your Software Consultancy that will help you to maximize revenues, reduce costs, and streamline work processes with the right IT solutions. InterSoft Associates delivers strategic consulting and custom software development, together with support and enhancement to help modernize and manage the software that helps your business run. Learn more, and download 8 Critical Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Custom Software Company, at intersoftassociates.com

With outdated software usually comes outdated technologies, which can put your company at risk for security breaches, data loss, and lost productivity. In today's episode we're exploring these dangers in-depth, including how the custom experience can be compromised when old technology is still running mission-critical aspects of a company. If you haven't updated software (or hardware) at your company for some time, perhaps as a cost-savings tactic, this episode will shed light on just how expensive some mistakes can be.

IsAware is powered by InterSoft Associates, your Software Consultancy that will help you to maximize revenues, reduce costs, and streamline work processes with the right IT solutions. InterSoft Associates delivers strategic consulting and custom software development, together with support and enhancement to help modernize and manage the software that helps your business run. Learn more, and download 8 Critical Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Custom Software Company, at intersoftassociates.com

Analytics from the data, or information, your company uses, stores and interacts with helps tell a story. History has deeper meaning and future planning can be more specific - and accurate - when leveraging the interactions and insights Big Data provides. In today's episode we talk about real world examples of how companies are using Big Data Analytics to help drive better decision making, visualize and understand key performance indicators and why it's critical to have a broad perspective on data to do more with what you have.

IsAware is powered by InterSoft Associates, your Software Consultancy that will help you to maximize revenues, reduce costs, and streamline work processes with the right IT solutions. InterSoft Associates delivers strategic consulting and custom software development, together with support and enhancement to help modernize and manage the software that helps your business run. Learn more, and download 8 Critical Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Custom Software Company, at intersoftassociates.com

Big Data is a phrase that essentially means connected information. In the hands of the right Big Data Consultant, that information becomes transformational. Better business decisions get made, sharper insights are discovered, and ultimately the information - the data - can become a competitive differentiator. In today's episode we explore the value and characteristics of a capable Big Data Consultant and how the right one can be part of your business strategies.

IsAware is powered by InterSoft Associates, your Software Consultancy that will help you to maximize revenues, reduce costs, and streamline work processes with the right IT solutions. InterSoft Associates delivers strategic consulting and custom software development, together with support and enhancement to help modernize and manage the software that helps your business run. Learn more, and download 8 Critical Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Custom Software Company, at intersoftassociates.com

FoxPro was a Microsoft database management system that was discontinued in 2007, yet there are companies that are still using systems and software designed around it. Migrating databases and systems when they reach end of life can seem daunting, intimidating or expensive - but the alternative of continuing to use deprecated, legacy systems can prove far more costly. In today's episode we explore the obstacles and opportunities of migrating from old, discontinued systems to newer, more efficient and advanced solutions.

IsAware is powered by InterSoft Associates, your Software Consultancy that will help you to maximize revenues, reduce costs, and streamline work processes with the right IT solutions. InterSoft Associates delivers strategic consulting and custom software development, together with support and enhancement to help modernize and manage the software that helps your business run. Learn more, and download 8 Critical Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Custom Software Company, at intersoftassociates.com

Custom Software Development can involve many people, sometimes shifting priorities and often new, innovative approaches. In today's episode we explore why the Proof of Concept is essential in crafting new custom solutions. Often a simple demonstration or illustration of a more robust final product can calibrate direction, uncover new requirements or demonstrate unforeseen challenges. The Proof of Concept helps manage these things more easily (and affordably!) than meeting them head-on in the middle of development. Explore real-world scenarios, the multiple ways to think about a Proof of Concept and how it helps ensure success or minimize failure for your custom project.

IsAware is powered by InterSoft Associates, your Software Consultancy that will help you to maximize revenues, reduce costs, and streamline work processes with the right IT solutions. InterSoft Associates delivers strategic consulting and custom software development, together with support and enhancement to help modernize and manage the software that helps your business run. Learn more, and download 8 Critical Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Custom Software Company, at intersoftassociates.com

Often when we think custom software development, our minds go to code, data, and delivery. In today's episode we're exploring the importance of a design process in custom software development. The design process starts with brainstorming, ideating, imagining and detailing. Organizing all the thoughts and ideas that stakeholders have been exploring, struggling with, or wondering about. With the right discovery, the path to developing the right software to solve problems becomes almost inevitable. Learn the questions to consider, what to look for in an engaged development partner, and what to watch out for to make sure your design process leads to a powerful product.

IsAware is powered by InterSoft Associates, your Software Consultancy that will help you to maximize revenues, reduce costs, and streamline work processes with the right IT solutions. InterSoft Associates delivers strategic consulting and custom software development, together with support and enhancement to help modernize and manage the software that helps your business run. Learn more, and download 8 Critical Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Custom Software Company, at intersoftassociates.com

Your CRM, or Customer Resource Manager, helps you manage marketing, pre-sales, and sales activities. But are you using the right CRM? Are you using the right CRM in the right ways? Is yours outdated or dysfunctional? Today we explore the value of planning your CRM. Look ahead to what you'll need it to do as you grow, and explore ways your CRM should be connecting to other software and applications you use in order to save more time and increase efficiency.

IsAware is powered by InterSoft Associates, your Software Consultancy that will help you to maximize revenues, reduce costs, and streamline work processes with the right IT solutions. InterSoft Associates delivers strategic consulting and custom software development, together with support and enhancement to help modernize and manage the software that helps your business run. Learn more, and download 8 Critical Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Custom Software Company, at intersoftassociates.com

Business processes are the coordinated systems and practices that help your business operate, and help your people understand how their roles are related to the roles of others. What happens when those processes aren't working? How do you even know? In this episode we talk about symptoms of business process breakdowns. Learn how insidious dysfunction can become, how leaders can be contributing to problems without meaning to, and why a culture of problem-solving is crucial to running an efficient, profitable organization.

IsAware is powered by InterSoft Associates, your Software Consultancy that will help you to maximize revenues, reduce costs, and streamline work processes with the right IT solutions. InterSoft Associates delivers strategic consulting and custom software development, together with support and enhancement to help modernize and manage the software that helps your business run. Learn more, and download 8 Critical Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Custom Software Company, at intersoftassociates.com

The CRM, or Customer Relationship Manager, is an application that helps manage many marketing, pre-sales and sales functions. Its potential expands, however, when it can be integrated into other parts of your company, like your ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system, financial or accounting platforms, productivity or time tracking software, shipping and distribution and much more. In today's episode we explore how businesses can be thinking bigger about their CRM and share some real world examples of how CRM integrations have made 1+1 = 3.

IsAware is powered by InterSoft Associates, your Software Consultancy that will help you to maximize revenues, reduce costs, and streamline work processes with the right IT solutions. InterSoft Associates delivers strategic consulting and custom software development, together with support and enhancement to help modernize and manage the software that helps your business run. Learn more, and download 8 Critical Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Custom Software Company, at intersoftassociates.com