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The market for remote custom software development is quickly reaching the $100 billion mark and continues to grow all the time. Development projects can range anywhere from a website, customer relationship management databases, email marketing tracking, or financial software for brokers. What kind of company should you choose when hiring a remote software development team? Probably the one that will fit your needs, budget, timeline, and organizational culture. Here is your quick start – a short overview of the marketplace.

In today’s business world, you need an efficient team now more than ever. How do you make sure the people within your organization are effective contributors if your company is scattered across the globe? We are giving you three hands-on tips which, as our experience proves, have the strongest effect.

Chances are you have come across a website, of late, powered by Node.js.  The server-side JavaScript development framework that is currently responsible for the smooth functioning of such high-profile sites like LinkedIn, e-Bay and PayPal to name a few. According to their website, Node’s goal is “is to provide an easy way to build scalable network programs.”

In a business that employs large sales forces, the need to build lasting relationships with clients and process large numbers of documents, sales leads and referrals CRM has moved to the mainstream.

Many forms of advertising have surfaced since the advent of the internet. The forms differ in several dimensions, including the extent of the advertisement’s integration with the editorial content, the stage in the customer’s purchase funnel, the extent of specific targeting and whether the contract is firm, or customer-initiated. So the question is, which online ads are most effective in motivating consumers to buy?

2013 was an eventful year for the tech industry. From big data, wearable technology, the internet of things, the cloud storage explosion and many a startup success’ there is much development and much to talk about. The following is a look back at some of the year’s highlights… and lowlights.

The influx of personal smartphones and tablets in the workplace poses a series of new queries for IT personnel. The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend brings with it a new set of management, security and application delivery challenges. IT admins, the world around, are testing strategies to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks of BYOD programs. Risks and rewards of BYOD programs must be balanced to create a mutually beneficial workplace for employees and employers.

Spending money has never been easier. Unconventional payment options are multiplying rapidly. Consumers and merchants are becoming open to more and more cashless forms of payment. From mobile-activated vending machines to credit card readers at farmer’s markets, the mobile payments movement is in full swing – from futuristic fiction to right-now-reality.

For most of us, our digital lives are secured by passwords. According to research conducted by Purdue University’s International Center for Biometrics Research, the inherent weakness of passwords is becoming blatantly apparent. Researchers here envision an IT world where passwords are no longer the norm.

Few could have predicted that online storage would become as popular as it has. Not even Drew Houston, founder of Dropbox, who is first to admit surprise at the excitement around the technology. While Dropbox was the first to perfect cloud technology for consumers and has reaped the benefits – from 5 million users in 2010 to 25 million to 175 million users today – it faces some serious competition. As promised, in follow up to last week’s post on Cloud Computing & the Data Dilemma, below is a brief look at the top four online storage options.