Our insights
Custom software or off-the-shelf software: what’s best for my company?
Which one will give your company the edge it needs? We’ll break down the pros and cons of each to help you decide what’s best for your unique situation. It’s no rocket science, but you gotta go through the basics to start somewhere.
What is the difference between a PoC and an MVP?
You’ve probably heard the terms PoC, MVP, and Scaling before. They’re often confused, but there’s a big difference. Let's explain them with a simple analogy.
Why our company is called we are
When we are was founded, it was with a specific goal in mind. We noticed that many (though certainly not all) agencies operate as external parties. What we missed was close collaboration—truly embracing the 'we are in this together' mentality.
We moved to a new office!
We recently moved to our brand new office. We upgraded from our cosy little office (the fancy Steve Jobs garage box as we called it) to an office with a fantastic view over the three towers of Ghent. Because yes, of course we stayed in Ghent.
The technology behind RingMe: integration of Twilio Voice
Dive into the technology behind the application that automatically calls patients in their native language to remind them about their doctor's appointments. Learn about Twilio Voice, Callbacks and API's.
The lean way of developing software
At we are, we develop our software in a lean way. But what does lean even mean? In this blog post, you learn what lean actually is, where it comes from, how we apply lean principles at we are and what the benefits are of developing software in a lean way.
Spotted in the news: co-founder Manu De Buck
In an interview with Bloovi, Manu talked about entrepreneurship, visions, lessons learned, inspiration… and of course about we are. Read the full article here.
Sustainable software development: it’s possible! 🌱
In our ever-changing digital world, a significant move toward sustainability is happening right now. It's time to tap into the potential of sustainable software development. Green software engineering is not merely a passing trend; it's a crucial response to our planet's need for a harmonious coexistence with technology.
Scalable processing and analysis of scarab sports’ data
We developed and built a data warehousing solution perfectly tailored to Scarab Sports’ needs and requirements. The solution is able to easily add, update and remove data analysis scripts; allow for low response times in the analysis web platform; have automatic horizontal scaling of the data warehouse whenever the server load becomes too big, and perfectly plug into Scarab Sports’ current products and storage systems.
Employee spotlight: timon
For the past three months, Timon extended the team as a software engineer. Timon graduated as a computer science engineer at the University of Ghent with a specialization in artificial intelligence and will soon start his second master in economics. Timon always remains positive and joyous, is a strong team player and communicator, and is extremely talented. He, therefore, is a real asset to the team.
We opened our office
Last week we officially opened our office in Ghent. We’re very proud of this next big step forward. To celebrate the opening of our own office, we organized an event to which we invited our clients and beloved partners.
Can you also build apps
We’re often asked if we could build a mobile app, a web application, or connect multiple APIs with each other. But can we? Well, of course, we can!
Why we care about your future
One of our core principles is to always keep the future in mind when solving problems. That’s also the reason why we claim to be future-proof. Because, to prepare your technology for tomorrow, you can’t work like you did yesterday.
Tech screening
Very often companies stick to outdated processes and remain reserved about improving them using technology. Why? Adapting to new processes can be a challenging task. Sometimes these companies have insufficient expertise or resources to do so themselves. That’s why want to put our expertise together to tackle your challenge.
Problem solving
It is important to embrace technology for solving your problems, optimizing your processes, or building new products. This could lead to your company improving efficiency, reducing costs, or increasing your revenue. We’re here to bring our expertise to the table, help you build new products, solve your problems and improve your processes!
Training
Contrary to many digital consulting companies, we don’t want to keep our knowledge internally. Neither do we want to keep your products with us. If you want to build an internal team to take over the maintenance of your project, we’re happy to help! Of course, we’re also completely fine with doing the maintenance ourselves!
Quick experiments
It is important to keep exploring new technological possibilities for your company aiming to improve your efficiency, reduce costs or increase your revenue. We’re here to bring our expertise to the table, help you explore new ideas, and ensure you are prepared for battle! Let's build your proof of concept and MVP together.
How we operate
We solve complex problems for ambitious companies. Now, you might wonder how, exactly, we tackle these challenges. Time to meet our magic formula.
Who we are
“Not your average digital consultancy.” Why? Since we are clear communicators. We want to work together with you. Tackle your technical challenges. But let’s start at the beginning: who are we and what do we do?