Chad West

They’re known as GAFA, the acronym used to group Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple together. Couple them with Microsoft and you have five of the most pioneering, dominant companies in the technology marketplace. They are companies that have literally transcended corporations as we’ve known them in the past and become, as New York Times tech...

Blockchain is grabbing a lot of buzz in our industry lately, but your options for learning more about it can be surprisingly sparse. Sure, you can follow Bitcoin’s value on the market or download a whitepaper on the subject, but all these solutions really do is tell you what blockchain is and how fast it’s...

The idea of a connected home, one in which appliances communicate with one another seamlessly to simplify your life, was the stuff of science fiction a generation ago. These days, however, it’s very real and it’s all thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT). Yet IoT can still be so much more than just a...

I had the pleasure of attending the Twin Cities Business magazine CIO Forum on July 17th at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Golden Valley, MN.  What a fantastic venue! This panel event was highly informative, with interesting perspectives from CIOs of diverse companies. I’d like to share what I found to be common themes during the...

I recently had the pleasure of celebrating  the 2018 Twin Cities CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards, hosted by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. I attended the event with members of the Coherent Solutions team to cheer on our customer, Mike McCullough, the CIO of Be The Match. Congratulations on your nomination, Mike! The charismatic...

The Bitcoin buzz is more than just headlines about speculators making and then losing millions of dollars in a single day. It’s also about an emerging technology called blockchain. The application of blockchain in your industry is a conversation that is taking place at water coolers and boardrooms alike. Worldwide spending on blockchain solutions is expected to reach...

If you’re considering developing a custom mobile application (app) for your business, you might be wondering what the cost is and how the cost is arrived to when budgeting. After reading this, you should have a better understanding of not only what to budget for, but also of the variables within the cost of building the app.

In 2014, IDC estimated that more than one-quarter of enterprise applications would be offered via SaaS model by 2018, up from one-sixth in 2013. According to Transparency Market Research, the overall SaaS market will reach $164.29 billion by 2022. Many software companies today are in the midst of entering the attractive, yet very different business model. When planning for the investment, there are some critical aspects software companies must consider that are easy to overlook.

Mobile app disruption is everywhere as new products are being constantly deployed. To compete, companies of all types are turning to rapid development of their software applications, releasing new versions and products more and more often – even daily.