The President and COO of 7T, Shane Long is a visionary, entrepreneur, and strategic thinker with over two decades of experience in enterprise software, mobile, semiconductors and SaaS markets working with some of the world’s leading companies. Shane helped pioneer the smartphone industry, having led Bitboys, a semiconductor company that brought the first true graphics processors to mobile devices.

Custom Software Development ROI

Custom Software Development ROI: Quantifying the Business Impact

For company leaders, the bottom line is at the core of all business decisions. This is certainly true for a custom software or mobile app development project, regardless of whether it’s a $5,000 project or a $5,000,000 project. So before you secure funding and hire a top software development company, it’s essential that you clearly…

The Internal Leadership You Need for Software Development Success

The Internal Leadership You Need to Achieve Software Development Success

For many of our clients, attempting to develop software in-house was their first course of action.  Financially speaking, in-house development can sometimes make sense. However, most of the time, the bandwidth and true expertise required are better found outside of the office. For businesses that opt to outsource their development projects, there are considerations and…

Data Lake GDPR Compliance

How to Ensure Data Lake GDPR Compliance

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a game-changing policy that protects residents of the European Union (EU). Effective as of May 25, 2018, GDPR is significant on a global scale because it applies to any company that does business with an EU citizen and “controls” or “processes” personal data. What’s more, the possible penalties…

User Engagement Strategy

You’ve Got 15 Seconds to Captivate Users! — Creating a Winning User Engagement Strategy

Using Beta Testing and Prototypes to Devise a Winning User Engagement Strategy for Mobile Apps and Software It’s estimated that you have only 15 seconds to engage a user with your mobile app, and believe it or not, the engagement time frame is still just 90 seconds for a larger enterprise-level software platform. User engagement…

Technology Consulting Solutions

How Can Your Company Benefit From Technology Consulting Solutions?

An increasing number of companies are seeking out technology consulting services due to the increasingly important role of IT, computer and data systems, combined with the ever-evolving nature of this technology. Businesses are tasked with finding the right technology for their needs and their budget, while simultaneously ensuring that any new software, hardware or systems…

GDPR Compliance Software Development

How to Ensure GDPR Compliance for Software Development Projects

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation went into effect on May 25, 2018. With fines of up to €20 million, or 4% of the worldwide annual revenue of the prior financial year, (whichever is higher) it’s a piece of legislation that has caught the attention of companies worldwide. That’s because any business that…