What Can We Learn From Norway’s Fast Adoption of Electric Vehicles

Source: Chart of Electric Car Ownership Per capita Norway is the world leader in electric vehicle (EV) adoption, with EVs accounting for more than 20% of passenger vehicles and over 80% of new vehicle sales in the country. The government’s early actions to incentivize the EV transition and Norway’s abundant hydropower have contributed to

May 23rd, 2023|

Addressing Electric Vehicle Charging Issues Caused by Simultaneous Demand on Power Grid

The Role of Sphere Partners in Optimizing Charging Infrastructure As the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to surge, one of the challenges that arises is the strain on charging infrastructure, particularly during peak charging times. When numerous EV owners plug in their vehicles simultaneously, it can lead to grid congestion, overloading, and inefficient

May 23rd, 2023|

8 Essential Metrics and KPIs Manufacturers Should Be Tracking Now

By Jeb Buddecke, Director of Enterprise Applications at Sphere Partners It is important for companies, especially manufacturers, to have KPIs to monitor the health of their operation. Acumatica is an excellent system and the manufacturing metrics identified in this article are appropriate for many companies. In addition to KPIs, it is also important to consider

May 18th, 2023|

10 Reasons Acumatica is an Ideal Cloud ERP Solution

Acumatica is a cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system designed to help businesses manage their finances, operations, and customer relationships. As a tech consulting company, Sphere Partners has extensive experience with various ERP systems, and we believe that Acumatica is an ideal cloud ERP for many businesses.    Ten Reasons Acumatica is an Ideal Cloud

May 17th, 2023|

The Battle Between Action Bias and Pareto Principle

How to Help Engineering Teams Avoid Action Bias and Apply the Pareto Principle to Achieve Maximum Productivity By Boris Korenfeld, Global CTO and General Manager of Tech Practices, Sphere Partners Since 2000, I've held a variety of roles with some of the world's most renowned organizations, including HP Software, Gett Taxi, and Google. Throughout my

May 16th, 2023|

How ChatGPT Can Improve the Software Development Life Cycle

Imagine a world with efficient and streamlined software development life cycle (SDLC) processes. In it, high-quality products are delivered at lightning speed. Sounds like a dream, right? Artificial intelligence (AI) can make that dream a reality with ChatGPT. In this post, we'll explore how ChatGPT can help overcome common challenges faced during the SDLC

May 11th, 2023|

How to Choose a Staff Augmentation Company

Staff augmentation is an IT outsourcing business model that allows businesses to expand the capacity of their existing teams. When implemented well, it can empower companies with added productivity and expertise. Due to that, choosing the right staff augmentation company for your needs is essential. We've outlined essential steps you should consider before settling on

May 4th, 2023|

Build-Measure-Learn Cycle for MVPs And Software Development

A new product idea brings excitement and drive. You want to get it into customers' hands and test it for the market. But how you create your product determines whether you'll succeed or not.  Of course, you could take the traditional hit-or-miss approach:  build your product fully,  take it to market,  invest in advertising,

May 3rd, 2023|

Staff Augmentation: New Employee Onboarding Guide

The IT labor market is growing at a steady rate and is projected to reach a 15% growth by 2031. Along with it, the demand for IT staff augmentation is on the rise. A growing number of businesses are considering bringing on remote employees to accelerate the software development process and address specific needs and

April 27th, 2023|

The Ideal Software Development Team Structure

Entrepreneurs are often surprised at the diversity of software engineering, particularly in the types and roles of these tech experts. You'll come across front-end and back-end developers, data scientists, full-stack engineers, DevOps engineers, security specialists, and more. So, who do you need to build your software product?  This guide explains what your ideal software development

April 25th, 2023|