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The Dutch ICT market has cooled, yet specialised talent stays hard to find and the tech sector is adopting AI faster than the rest of the economy. Five figures from the Dutch statistics office and the national labour market agency, and what they change about the developers a company needs next.
Read moreAI agency What's Next needed more development capacity, without slowing delivery and without spending months hiring AI developers locally. Here is how it started with one developer in Moldova and grew that into an extended team of five that works as part of the company, not as an outsourced supplier.
Read moreNeed more development capacity but unsure about the shape? We put three models side by side (software agency, in-house, and nearshore extended team), with the honest best fit for each, so you make the right call the first time.
Read moreThe gap between companies experimenting with AI and the ones actually shipping it isn't a technical one. It's a structural one. Here is what separates the teams that ship from the teams that stall.
Read moreA fast-growing Dutch e-commerce agency could not find experienced Shopify developers locally. Here is how a nearshore extended team in Moldova helped it take on more projects and ship faster.
Read moreA cryptocurrency investment platform needed to scale its development team fast, without the steep rates of Dutch agencies. Here is how it built a nearshore extended team in Moldova across Python, blockchain, and React.
Read moreIn the current competitive business environment, companies are always looking for ways to scale their operations. The extended teams model offers Dutch IT companies an alternative to traditional outsourcing. At the same time, the success of the model depends on how well you will integrate the extended team into your in-house Dutch team. Here are some best practices that will ensure an easy integration.
Read moreThe key ingredient for a successful company is having the right people on board! While it's crucial, hiring the best people is a challenging task, with outsourcing sometimes appearing as the best option.
Read moreFull-stack developers can carry a simple back end. Once your product depends on APIs, integrations, data and security that hurt the business when they fail, that layer needs an owner. In this article: what a back-end developer owns, when you need one, what to ask when hiring, and the ways to fill the role.
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