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Industry Insights
Three Ways to Radically Streamline and Future-Proof Your Digital Commerce
The complexity of today's digital commerce is reaching a crisis point, and many organizations find themselves in a no-win situation. Do nothing, and c...
Industry Insights
Three Keys To a Winning Digital Platform Strategy
Digital technology has become so ingrained in almost everything we do that it's hard to imagine life without it. In fact, consulting firm Accenture ar...
News & Updates
Calling the 2019 Class of Digital Heroes
Today, the vast majority of companies are in the process of digital transformation. The vast majority will also fail...
News & Updates
Schneider Electric Chooses AppDirect to Power Its Exchange Ecosystem Marketplace
Few companies can say that they've been at the forefront of innovation for almost 200 years, but Schneider Electric is one of them. Founded in 1836, t...By Andy Ellerhorst / AppMarket / Apr 15, 2019
Strategy & Best Practices
Executive Q&A: How to Move from a Product-Focused Company to a Platform
iCIMS is a leading provider of cloud-based talent acquisition solutions that customers use to attract, engage, and hire employees. Founded in 2000, iC...By Ideas @ AppDirect / AppMarket / Apr 11, 2019
News & Updates
Alaska Communications Selects AppDirect to Power Its SMB Marketplace
For years, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have been enthusiastic adopters of cloud-based applications. In fact, nearly three out of four SMB...By Andy Ellerhorst / AppMarket / Apr 10, 2019
Technology Insights
GraphQL: Escape from the Monolith
As SaaS codebases have grown larger, engineering teams have faced challenges building, testing, and deploying new features. One answer to this problem...By Chris Reid / AppDirect / Apr 03, 2019
News & Updates
Honeywell Selects AppDirect to Power Its Application Marketplace
In conversations about digital transformation, a common misconception often comes up: Born-in-the-cloud companies, some argue, have a natural advantag...By Andy Ellerhorst / AppMarket / Apr 02, 2019
Company & Culture
AppDirect Engineering Interns: Shaping the Future of the Digital Economy
Interesting software engineering challenges are the foundation of a strong engineering team—and a technology company as a whole. They give engineers t...By Gretchen Dukowitz / AppDirect / Feb 22, 2019
Technology Insights
Stash: A Fast and Scalable Data Store
Why Build a Data Store? When your organization’s long-term goal includes “indexing content from all over the Internet,” you know that fun (and challe...By Adam Demjen / AppDirect / Feb 19, 2019
News & Updates
109% ROI and Less Than a Three-Month Payback Period: The Total Economic Impact™ of AppDirect's AppMarket
Digital marketplaces—and the platforms that power them—are now recognized as the answer to many of the digital economy's most complex problems. "In th...
Industry Insights
Still Thinking Like a Product? Start Thinking Like a Platform
Every so often, a technology buzzword comes along that lives up to the hype. "Platform" is one of them...
News & Updates
New AppDirect Report: Platforms Are the Key Differentiator in the Digital Economy
As we enter 2019, businesses will recognize a familiar theme. Digital transformation—and how to do it successfully—remains one of the top priorities f...By Gretchen Dukowitz / AppDirect / Jan 21, 2019