Category Archives: Software Solutions

Why You Shouldn’t Hire an In-House Developer

When thinking about custom software development for your business, it’s important to have a partner in your success. Figuring out what that looks like can be tricky. Do you hire an external firm to help you? Do you need someone internally to complete the project? These are really common questions everyone has when they’re getting[…]

5 Reasons Why Free Spreadsheets Are Not Actually Free

Did you know almost one in five businesses have suffered financial losses due to errors in their spreadsheets? That’s right, almost one in five. But companies continue to rely on spreadsheets because they are free. Spreadsheets seem free anyway; most computers come with some variation of them already installed, they’re easy to download, view, copy, and edit, and[…]

Integrating Software Using APIs

Many of the custom web applications we build are designed to help leverage data from a client’s existing system or systems. Today, there’s existing software for almost anything. At AxiaTP, we’re big fans of measuring value; we won’t build custom software if the same thing bought off the shelf can meet your needs. If your business is currently[…]

Managing Software Development Projects: Agile vs. Waterfall Methodologies

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Project management methodologies exist to take you from point A to B as fast, efficiently, and with as little waste as possible. The waste bit is important: It entails minimizing lost time, errors, risks, duplicate or low-impact efforts, and costs. In custom software development, developers typically rely on one of two popular methodologies: Agile or[…]