Build or buy? Solving the DIY software dilemma

On the surface, building your own software solutions seems akin to home DIY – and it kind of is, but it really kind of isn’t. Most people think of DIY as a lick of paint in one version or another. But the level we’re talking about here is more like a three room extension with some form of waterworks involved, e.g. a kitchen or bathroom. That means ensuring there are […]

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Holistic: the new normal

There was a time back in the 1990s when ‘holistic’ was a dirty word in business circles. It was reserved for New Age fanatics and alternative health practitioners. If it turned up in a conversation at work, it was met with derision or a scoff of, “You’re one of those people.” That meant weird and not in a charitable way but in a where’s your straitjacket kind of vein. All […]

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