You Can't Buy Integration

“Build versus buy” decisions are everywhere today, and rightly so. Building software is risky and expensive, and software product companies can spread that risk and expense across multiple customers. But my colleague Brandon Byars argues that the kinds of tools that are available to buy for systems integration are not products that directly solve a business problem.

more… https://martinfowler.com/articles/cant-buy-integration.html

Created 3y | Nov 30, 2021, 3:20:34 PM


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