https://pietersz.net/tags/cost/ Recent content in Cost on Graeme Pietersz Hugo en-gb Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:30:35 +0000 https://pietersz.net/posts/code-quality-problems/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:30:35 +0000 https://pietersz.net/posts/code-quality-problems/ <p>I am very much an advocates of developing custom systems in pursuit of productivity and competitive advantage, but in this post I am discussing one of the draw backs of doing so. In fact, most businesses rely on custom code in some form or another, but do not really realise it.</p> https://pietersz.net/posts/technical-debt-from-a-business-perspective/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:41:40 +0100 https://pietersz.net/posts/technical-debt-from-a-business-perspective/ <p>Technical debt tends to be talked about, and worried about, more by developers than by those running a business or looking after its finance. The problem is that not taking it into account <strong>will</strong> lead to bad decisions.</p> https://pietersz.net/posts/problem-saas/ Thu, 14 Mar 2019 19:25:46 +0000 https://pietersz.net/posts/problem-saas/ <p>SaaS (software as a service) is extremely popular right now, and it can solve a lot of problems. It means someone else takes responsibility for maintenance and security. Of course nothing is ever <em>that</em> easy a win.</p> <p>So, what are the problems? Our experience is that there are three, two of which are closely linked:</p>