Accedia Insights | ?? May 2024

Welcome back to the May edition of Accedia Insights – your monthly roundup of tech industry news!

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Your May Updates

• Accedia had a double win at the TITAN Business Awards 2024, where we brought home the IT Services Provider of the Year?and Sustainability Initiative of the Year awards!
• OpenAI announced its new AI model - ChatGPT 4o - a significant leap in natural human-computer interaction, accepting inputs of text, audio, image, and video, and generating text, audio, and image outputs. It responds to audio inputs in as little as 232 milliseconds, similar to human conversation times.
• Another big win for Accedia this month was the Silver award in the 2024 Employer of Choice Awards for our continuous investments in the Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) domain.

Latest Content Recommendations

1. Google’s Sundar Pichai on AI-powered search and the future of the web | The Verge Decoder Podcast Just a day after the big Google I/O developer conference, Google CEO discusses the company’s focus on building AI into virtually all of its products.
2. AI for UX Design: 5 Essential Tools for Efficient Design Process We share some essential AI tools to help improve the UX design process for clients in various industries.
3. Empowering PMs: Strategies for Cross-Functional Team Leadership Discover how to better understand cross-functional development teams, along with the benefits and challenges of leading them.
4. Choosing A Software Development Partner In 2024: Six Do's And Don'ts | Forbes Technology Council Learn how to choose a software development partner considering factors such as ESG, remote work, and company culture.

Industry Insights

Dedicated Software Development vs Staff Augmentation: It’s Not Always Black or White

The difference between staff augmentation and a dedicated development team model is not a clear one. Many outsourcing benefits such as scalability, specific skill sets, and else can be attributed to either.?

When deciding what might best suit your needs, you have to consider your budget, timeline, project requirements, and the complexity of the project scope. However, it's perfectly fine to recognize that not everything is black and white; you can opt for a hybrid model that combines the best of both worlds.

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