My last post introduced the GearStream cloud factory model that establishes a pattern for software development characterized by high velocity, high reliability, high dependability, and high predictability-from start to finish. Here are three more key components of the model: Cloud factory: The heart of the GearStream model is the cloud factory itself, which relies on Continue
The GearStream Model: Restoring health to software outsourcing
To help companies transition to an on-demand cloud factory, GearStream has introduced a cloud factory model that establishes a pattern for software development characterized by high velocity, high reliability, high dependability, and high predictability-from start to finish. The model is made up of eight key stages and strategies, which I’ll address over the next several Continue
Introducing the On-Demand Cloud Factory
Despite the drawbacks, outsourcing and cloudsourcing still offer distinct advantages, including the ability to tap talented, external resources on an as-needed basis. Cost efficiencies and flexible access to high-quality developers make a compelling case for the outsource/cloudsource model. I don’t mean to take the significant disadvantages lightly. Companies must retain the flexibility to rapidly wind Continue
Prelude to a Cure: Cloudsourcing
Cloudsourcing is the modern alternative to outsourcing. Cloudsourcing combines social networking, globalization, and Internet-based brokerage models to make the best of software development available on demand. Inspired by the likes of eBay and Amazon, demand aggregators such as Elance, oDesk, and vWorker (previously RentACoder), cloudsourcing takes the outsourcer out of the equation by offering top Continue
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