INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Krumware is a fresh take on Tech Development New approach focuses on educating, inspiring your workforce
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ake technology your business” is a phrase that Krumware takes to heart. Since 2016, Krumware has built its business around helping companies find ways to transform and innovate. Krumware is a new type of firm that helps companies develop their next-generation expertise through assisted technology development and support. We focus on building the abilities of people just as much as the technology. The number of new technologies available to businesses today is astounding and frankly overwhelming. Today, folks can exchange with crypto, sprinkle in some AI, cruise through data lakes, link up some blockchain, and SaaS their way through a pitch deck. That’s how we build a billion-dollar business, right? In a world where social media is king, we’re exhausted and fascinated by these stories. But these things don’t need just to be words that a marketing team throws into a tweet. “Innovation” has, unfortunately, become a term to make you roll your eyes alongside the hundreds of other tech buzzwords. For many businesses, innovation means purchasing; or in other words, spending countless hours evaluating pricing, suffering through demos, and convincing employees that their new toy isn’t just another cause for training webinars. Afterward, there are months of “if only it had this one feature” fights, “it works on my machine” mayhem, and “I’m sorry, you don’t own your own data” disasters, and the process is hardly inspiring. For many others, outsourcing seems to be the way to go. But after they’ve been handed an absolute mess of a project after blowing through budgets, they discover that it’s as useful as a paperweight. Other times they find themselves dependent on a support relationship, with no backup options. What happened to homegrown? Now, more than ever, it is a real option to make something yourself. If we cut through all of the tech-speak and chatter, one thing is certain. We are entering a new age of unparalleled human capability. People are getting smarter, skillsets are growing larger, and expectations are getting higher. Going are the days of paper pushers and line workers. As businesses, we must change the way we look at innovation and turn
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Krumware staff can help your company tap into hidden IT talent within your workforce.
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