ENTERPRISE IT
ENTERPRISE
SOFTWARE :
THE BUILD OR BUY-IN DEBATE
Enterprise software is popular for many businesses , but is it a case of buying in a package or building your own ? Technology Magazine tries to find out
WRITTEN BY : LAURA BERRILL
Over the last decade the buy / build equation for enterprises has fluctuated back and forth . This is because making the decision over which to choose has been heavily driven by both the accessibility and ease of each approach . Organisations naturally lean towards the method which is the most accessible at the time .
The latest survey by end-to-end multi cloud technology solutions firm , RackSpace , has revealed the changing trends and sheds light on the shifting application of the ‘ build versus buy ’ approach and surmises that the ratio of building versus buying application has not actually changed , but the way that customers assess whether to build or buy has .
There have been three main findings from the survey , which focus on making strategic decisions , if choosing to build , the adoption of low-code / no-code solutions for businesses will increase and in the case where they decide to buy , SaaS adoption will increase .
Jeff Deverter , the RackSpace ’ s CTO , summarised the findings : “ When it comes to the build vs buy dilemma , rather than
92 November 2021