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Non-innovative software development

"The customer is always right" can lead to a disaster if followed too literally. Obviously, software developers shouldn't try to override their client's needs or ignore requests, but there's always a reason for a business to hire outside IT assistance. It's typically because the staff at that business have reached a problem that lies outside their [...]

2018-07-27T12:49:15-05:00March 15th, 2016|Categories: Professional Services, software|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Common software development myths

Usually, clients have some kind of stereotype in their minds when they hire a team to do software development for them. Even IT professionals who don't specifically do software development have assumptions about those of us who do! As common as those expectations are, they aren't always helpful for building clear communication between a business [...]

2018-07-27T12:49:15-05:00March 1st, 2016|Categories: software|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Managed service provider for internal benefit

Business leaders are often reluctant to outsource IT work for a variety of reasons. Whether this leads to hiring someone to manage IT operations or expanding an existing employee's workload, internally managing the online infrastructure required to operate a successful business requires a costly investment of time for, and often salary, payroll tax, and benefits. [...]

2018-07-27T12:49:15-05:00February 16th, 2016|Categories: General|Tags: , |4 Comments

Small businesses need big solutions

As a managed service provider, LSG works with businesses in a variety of industries to creatively solve problems by drawing upon years of technological expertise. Having IT assistance reliably available, especially for a small business, can mean the difference between a productive week and a week of inoperable systems and unhappy customers. Not everyone is [...]

Why Datapeers?

Data needs are ever changing within organizations. In order to test environments or new features for that data, it's necessary to make a copy of the database. This can be problematic, especially with large databases. Not only can the task of copying the database take a large amount of time and manpower, ensuring there is [...]

2018-07-27T12:49:15-05:00January 19th, 2016|Categories: database, software|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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