tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15136575.post1698312005206614913..comments2023-10-17T12:00:16.772+01:00Comments on Code rant: Why is ‘Buy’ not always better than ‘Build’Mike Hadlowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441901713967254504noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15136575.post-65066831092120942252009-11-16T15:37:42.550+00:002009-11-16T15:37:42.550+00:00ExcellentExcellentChase Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367661066053842171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15136575.post-14679792826041341302009-10-04T15:14:56.096+01:002009-10-04T15:14:56.096+01:00Hi Kevin,
Great post and thanks for the link.Hi Kevin,<br /><br />Great post and thanks for the link.Mike Hadlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441901713967254504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15136575.post-32662577071112600322009-10-04T14:56:44.024+01:002009-10-04T14:56:44.024+01:00Mike,
Nice job explaining the hidden costs of cus...Mike,<br /><br />Nice job explaining the hidden costs of customizing a COTS systems.<br /><br />I've followed up with a few thoughts of my own on when to consider custom systems:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ktaylor.name/2009/10/why-build-custom-software.html" rel="nofollow">Why Build Custom Software?</a><br /><br />Best,<br />--Kevin TaylorKevin Taylorhttp://ktaylor.namenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15136575.post-22737642617102640962009-09-21T14:58:56.395+01:002009-09-21T14:58:56.395+01:00Interesting post, and in my experience I've al...Interesting post, and in my experience I've always found the businesses I work for to be on the build vs buy side of the equation. Not sure I could work for one on the buy-side, because I can't really see myself doing that work. With in-house custom systems, eventually you reach a point where buy vs build comes up again, where some part of the business might suggest buying a COTS and integrating or replacing some of the custom software. Which is kind of the reverse of the COTS + customize issue. To try and find an off the shelve product to replace a highly specialized in-house piece of software that also can be hooked in, hardly seems feasible. Fortunately we've steered away from these endeavors but the threat remains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15136575.post-88261071427655875612009-09-21T10:55:04.178+01:002009-09-21T10:55:04.178+01:00Interesting post and one that resonates quite stro...Interesting post and one that resonates quite strongly with me at the moment. We're in the middle of a project to update our accounting system to the latest version, but we have a number of systems written in-house that sits on the edge of the accounting system for purchase ordering and the like. In the Promised Land of the upgraded version, all these systems will be swept aside and replaced by modules in the accounting system. Except, of course, that they've all been tailored to our requirements and workflows and 'the way we do things'. And I think we're going to get bitten on it - I think, exactly as you say, that our point of crossover is significantly more to the left than anyone realises.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03175106028217224674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15136575.post-17447950718811851442009-09-20T21:57:35.268+01:002009-09-20T21:57:35.268+01:00Hey Mike,
The topic of this article sounds very l...Hey Mike,<br /><br />The topic of this article sounds very like the reasons behind the creation of Resolver One.<br /><br />Excel is often a halfway house between 'buy' and 'build' - Excel provides enough of a framework to allow you to build almost anything on top of it, if you can face the pain.<br /><br />Resolver One was designed from the start to be a base for building systems on. You've inspired me, perhaps I'll write a blog entry on it.Michael Foordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06229713779852499022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15136575.post-2817211010868137692009-09-19T20:49:52.407+01:002009-09-19T20:49:52.407+01:00Hi Nissan,
How are you doing?
Sounds like yet an...Hi Nissan,<br /><br />How are you doing?<br /><br />Sounds like yet another case study of why COTS + customise is often a bad choice.Mike Hadlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441901713967254504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15136575.post-82308024362794858532009-09-19T17:57:03.668+01:002009-09-19T17:57:03.668+01:00Excellent article Mike! Very timely considering I ...Excellent article Mike! Very timely considering I was having just such a discussion with a Trinidad software developer on why he and his team were having 'gross development pains' customising such a pre-built system (mainframe, not MS techology though) that has existed within his organisations for several years and why his management may need to look at longer term strategies that involve investing and migrating towards a bespoke system built specifically for their core business processes.Nissan Reddi Dookeranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005245931852230831noreply@blogger.com