Football is big business, and UEFA is the overarching body controlling the European competition. Yet, somehow, the showpiece UEFA Champions League draw became a farce. What relevance does that have to us as a business, we ask?
In our last blog, we looked at some of the reasons IT start-ups, SMEs and enterprises choose custom-made applications above off-the-peg solutions. And there are many more...
Choosing your software application is a strategic decision. If your business depends on service or product delivery, and the core application underpins that work, then it cannot fail to function or continually enable innovation. So, how do you make that call?
Information Technology is a notoriously age-obsessed industry. Everything is about what’s next, and staying ahead of the competition. Tech has an ageism problem: discuss. Certainly, Mark Zuckerberg has a big one. He told a Stanford audience “I want to stress the importance of being young and technical. Young people are just smarter.” Are they, though? And is being ‘smarter’ what IT needs, or is it something else?
Purple Crane has clients across most sectors, and many of our customers are SMEs (small and medium enterprises). This was a key area of potential growth for the UK economy even before the pandemic created a new template for how the British business is supposed to look.
Ping. Your lightbulb moment happens. You’ve had the gamechanging idea that will shake up the market or revolutionise how you do things. Now you just need software that will bring it to life. But should you do this in-house, or appoint a development partner?
In our last blog, we looked at 10 potential challenges for IT in the – hopefully – post-pandemic world. But what are the experts considering – and how relatable is that to smaller companies? Purple Crane crunches the numbers…
This is not a criticism of our current (or prospective) customers, or an admission of our incompetence, but more a statement of the realities of the early stages of most software development projects we encounter.
Build for the Future with Purple Crane. As the vaccine rollout gathers pace, UK businesses emerge blinking into an uncertain world. But, as Andy Rix, Purple Crane co-founder outlines in his new blog, when you get your IT right, challenges become opportunities.
While 2021 hasn’t been kind to the SME, opportunities for growth exist if you get the footings right. Andy Rix, Purple Crane’s co-Director, looks at how IT supports new builds in the SME market.
The latest Purple Person to be featured in our staff Q & A series is none other than co-founder / owner of Purple Crane and Crystal Palace nut, Andy Rix. You’ll see from his answers he’s not only the ‘Saviour of Software Development’ but also a willing wordsmith. Over to you, sir!
Purple People is our regular ‘show and tell’ blog series where we interview Purple Crane staff members about their loves and hates, passions and pains. This week, software royalty, or is that chief cook and bottle washer? Company co-founder, Mr Chris Bond.