The Internet of Things: Where Hardware and Software Unite
Who can forget the joyously nostalgic opening scene from The Lego Movie? In addition to getting the hit song "Everything is Awesome" stuck in our heads for days, the film unrelentingly reminded us of all…
The Benefits of Microservices and Are They Needed?
We often encounter customers who believe their problems are entirely unique to their organisations, but this is actually rarely the case. In reality, Software Planet Group are continuously tackling recurring problems in development. This is…
So What’s Big Data Really Worth?
Over the years, the world has generated extraordinary amounts of information that can boggle even the most collected of minds. Twitter alone registered a record 500 million tweets per day in 2015, and now Amazon,…
Why We Back Pair Programming
Pair programming is likely to be the most misunderstood of all Agile development techniques. While the practice is known to have been used for decades, it was only made popular in the early 2000's by…
The Blockchain: How Decentralised Software Changes Everything
Until very recently, all internet data was stored on web servers. There were many reasons for this, but one in particular was hugely important: by keeping information in scattered points across the globe, servers prevented…
How You Guarantee the Success of Our Projects
A common difficulty customers face when working with our development team is understanding their pivotal role in product development. All too often, they mistakenly expect software companies to function much like bakeries do. While they…
What Enterprise Search Can Do for Your Company
As a company grows, it becomes nearly impossible to avoid the problems caused by accumulating vast amounts of data. Through the years, these are often filed away in independent, incompatible software systems that are never…
How We Estimate
Just as with any other service, software companies are rightly expected to estimate the time and costs associated with completing a project. Without estimations, it quickly becomes very difficult for customers to compare providers, as…
Seeking the Best Development Process? The Key Is Evolution
As a company with a proud history of developing software solutions, Software Planet Group have always sought to be flexible, ever-changing and perpetually on the cutting edge of technology. Through our 16 years of experience,…
Coloured Envelopes
Some stories are particularly capable of inspiring us and enlightening our employees and customers alike. The story you are about to read is the tale of a man burdened by an inefficient system who decided…