Are you watching out for “Lottery Risk”?

Are you watching out for "Lottery Risk"?

Lottery risk. Bus factor. Truck protocol. All these terms refer to the same thing: the consequences that come from losing a team member to an unexpected event. In other words, if a team member wins the lottery and immediately quits, how would that affect your business? Think about it this way: if you have a […]

Software Rot: It’s A Real Thing

Software Rot - Its A Real Thing

Just as a wooden deck can rot over time, so can software. Granted, when we talk about software rot, we aren’t talking about something physically rotting like wood. Instead, it’s just a metaphor to describe how software can become harder to maintain and use over time. You’ve probably heard that the only constant in life […]

How To Choose The Right Software Development Company

Cypress Mill Co. Team

You know your business and you know what you need – and you have a vision for software that would meet that need. Now you are wondering: do I have the staff to make it happen? You want the software solutions that you spend money on to be great, whether it is for internal use […]

Why Not Choose A Low Code or No Code Option?

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Maybe you’re like us. We are always looking for ways to improve how we work. Typically, our solution is a new process, a new way of doing things. It’s not long before we realize that we can add software to the new process to make it even better. This is why low code / no […]

Why Should I Use Custom Software?

Over the last 20 years, the technology used to create software has improved so dramatically that many of the standard features – e.g., user management or sharing data – are no longer the major focus when creating custom software. Instead, the focus is all on the custom part: improving a specific business process; displaying the […]

Why You Should Update Your Legacy Software

Cypress Mill Co. Team

Ah, legacy software. It’s that software that you invested in years ago. You had a business need and there wasn’t off-the-shelf software that could meet that need, so you created software that was exactly what you wanted. When you first started using it, it was perfect. All the benefits you envisioned became true. All those […]