Brandon Howard Your ERP Runs on One Person's Memory. That's a Risk You Can't See. Ask yourself one question: if the person who knows how your ERP actually works took a two-week vacation, could your finance team close the month? For a distributor doing tens of millions in revenue, t... Business Automation Custom Development Legacy Software Software Strategy Technology Decisions Aug 12, 2026
Brandon Howard Your 20-Year-Old Desktop Software Won't Survive Windows 11 There is a class of software that keeps small businesses alive and nobody writes about. It is a desktop application, built twenty years ago, that people open every single day to do their real work. Cl... Custom Development Legacy Software Small Business Software Strategy Technology Decisions Aug 5, 2026
Brandon Howard Your Business Has the Data AI Needs. Your Systems Just Cannot Serve It Yet. Every company we walk into has the same thing: 10 to 20 years of operational data. Customer records. Transaction histories. Production logs. Compliance documents. Inventory movements. Support tickets.... AI Business Automation Custom Development Legacy Software Technology Decisions Jul 27, 2026
Brandon Howard 4 Days to Modernize 15 Years of Technical Debt: What a Manufacturing Company Taught Us About Speed Day 1: understanding what the system actually does Most modernization projects start with a technology decision. What framework are we moving to? What cloud provider? What database? This one started w... Custom Development Legacy Software Manufacturing Technology Decisions Jul 22, 2026
Brandon Howard Building Multi-Tenant SaaS: Architecture Decisions That Scale Building Multi-Tenant SaaS: Architecture Decisions That Scale Every SaaS product hits the same fork in the road early on: how do you let multiple customers share the same platform without their data b... Custom Development Software Strategy Technology Decisions Feb 27, 2026
Brandon Howard Custom vs. Off-the-Shelf: When Professional Services Outgrow Standard Solutions Custom vs. Off-the-Shelf: When Professional Services Outgrow Standard Solutions Professional services leaders face a critical decision as their firms grow: continue adapting business processes to fit ... Business Growth Custom Development ROI Analysis Software Strategy Technology Decisions Feb 6, 2026
Brandon Howard When Low-Code Hits a Wall: Signs It's Time for Custom Development When Low-Code Hits a Wall: Signs It's Time for Custom Development Low-code platforms like Bubble, OutSystems, and Airtable promise to democratize software development. Build applications without writi... Small Business Software Strategy Technology Decisions Jan 22, 2026
Brandon Howard Custom Software vs. SaaS: A Decision Framework for Growing Businesses Custom Software vs. SaaS: A Decision Framework for Growing Businesses Every growing business eventually faces this question: should we buy off-the-shelf software (SaaS) or build something custom? It's... Software Solutions Software Strategy Technology Decisions Jan 12, 2026
Brandon Howard What are the Common Challenges Faced During Custom App Development In Manufacturing Industry What are the Common Challenges Faced During Custom App Development In Manufacturing Industry Developing a Custom Manufacturing App? Be Prepared for These Challenges. The days of purely mechanical fact... Custom Development Manufacturing Technology Decisions Apr 9, 2025
Brandon Howard Navigating the Challenges of Legacy Software Support February 13, 2025 Navigating the Challenges of Legacy Software Support Common Legacy Software Challenges and How To Navigate Them In December 2022, Southwest Airlines canceled 16,000 flights in ten da... Legacy Software Software Strategy Technology Decisions Feb 13, 2025
