In the Digital Revolution, timelines for product delivery and information analysis are slim. Customers set the pace by consuming products and information on-demand — their way. This places immense pressure on businesses to deliver continuously and reliably to satisfy the rapidly escalating demand for all types of goods. Software is the center of the business universe, vital to all aspects of operations. Building and reliably delivering software is now vital to short and long-term success.
According to IDC, as of 2017 more than 580 million software applications were on the market, and another 500 million applications are expected to surface by 2022. Even if they are off by a couple of hundred million, this volume presents a tremendous amount of stress on operations. Our own research indicates that there are more than 100 million companies and government organizations worldwide (~30% in the United States).