The business behind bespoke software development

Bespoke software development - whether it is for the web or for an application - is all about you: your vision, your ideas or your needs.

The first thing to do is ask yourself the question – What do you want to be able to do?  

Once you've answered this by listing your needs and requirements then you need to find a suitable software developer.

Coming up with bespoke solutions to your problems is just as much about understanding your business requirements as well as your technological needs.

The best application and web development companies will help you with both the technological and business sides of your ideas.

You need this dual input because there's no point someone creating a wonderful piece of technology which automates your workflow or back-end systems unless it's actually going to improve the way you operate.

Too many companies will approach your specific problem from a purely technical point of view.

What you really need is someone who looks at your business first and then moulds the technology to meet your needs second rather than the other way around. 

You also need to make sure that the application you end up with is easy to use as too many systems don't take the user into account.

What's the point of having a brand new system if it takes a doorstep-sized instruction manual to work out how to use it.

Good bespoke development should produce a system which not only solves an existing problem - or set or problems - but it should also do it in an intuitive way which you and your business can understand.

To find out more about our Bespoke Software Development, Web Design or other IT Services please contact us via email at info@sovision.com or call us on 0845 450 3669.

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Hardware and software can easily be replaced but a your data cannot

One of the most valuable assets in your company is your data and you should always do everything you can to make sure you don't lose any of it.

Here are 4 simple things you can and should do to make sure your company - and your data - is protected against and ready for any disaster:

1. Back up your data remotely - Everyone knows data should be backed up on a daily basis but many people still use in-house tape drives which can get damaged in a natural disaster or fire and can easily be stolen. We recommend backing up all your data to an off-site location away from such dangers and harm.
2. Use a surge protector and uninterruptible power supply battery - A high-quality surge protector combined with an uninterruptible power supply battery backup will go a long way towards protecting your sensitive electronic equipment from power surges and other electronic irregularities which can destroy your computer’s circuitry.
3. Make sure your servers are off the floor - If your office gets flooded, ensuring your equipment is off the floor will prevent it from being completely destroyed. Server racks which server this purpose are easy to find and are very inexpensive to install.
4. Have a disaster recovery and business continuity plan - Every business should have some type of plan in place for continued operation after a disaster. Hopefully you’ll never need to use one but having a simple plan will make you sleep a lot easier at night knowing you have a way to continue your operatations if and when disaster strikes. It can be as simple as making sure people know where to go and who to call in a disaster situation and ensuring they know how to log in and access our data remotely.

If you need help or any advice in any of these areas please get in touch as we can not only help get you prepared but get you back up and running fast in the event of a disaster.

To find out more about our Backup and Disaster Recovery services or any of our IT Support or other IT Services please contact us via email at info@sovision.com or call us on 0845 450 3669.

soVision - Complete IT Services Provider

Professional and friendly IT Support Services to businesses across Bristol, Bath and throughout the South West responding quickly to fix all your IT problems.

IT SERVICES | BUSINESS IT SUPPORT | BESPOKE WEBSITE DESIGN | CLOUD COMPUTING