Application Software
Application Software brings process, security and insights every business needs to operate efficiently. The challenge has always been whether to ‘build’ or ‘subscribe’. With most industries maturing, subscription based software is often the right choice, unless of course your business model is unique and requires software development. G’Stato can address both scenarios.
And in the event software choices result in several solutions, integrating and automating the exchange of information between those solutions becomes extremely important. It’s one of the most important aspects of scaling your business without continuously adding manual labor, additional labor which will erode margins, introduce errors, and decrease customer satisfaction.
Deployment and Project Management
Commercial grade software is prevalent, however, selecting one that best fits your goals and organization is a daunting task. G’Stato has years of experience, successfully selecting, deploying and managing software solutions like NetSuite, Oracle, Salesforce, and Microsoft Dynamics series to name a few. Others include Warehouse Management, Point of Sale, and Marketing applications as well as a full suite of State compliant ‘Seed to Sale’ applications required to operate vertically integrated, multi-state operators and single entity cannabis companies.
Proprietary Software Engineering
There are times when commercially available software just doesn’t satisfy our client’s business requirements. In these cases, G’Stato will manage the software development process from inception to deployment. We work with our client’s internal software development team or can provide the requisite talent. In either scenario, G’Stato will draft business requirements, design user interfaces, architect and manage data structures, engineer software, support delivery platforms, test and maintain the application, and use integration specialists to ensure data is efficiently exchanged between supporting software platforms.
In either scenario, an Agile software development model is adhered to, implementing a continuous improvement and delivery model where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between cross-functional teams.
Software Application Integration
Often times, multiple software solutions are required to satisfy the overall needs of a business. In these cases, application integration is important which supports the automated exchange of information between these applications. Depending on the capabilities of each system, G’Stato will use various techniques and data structures to accomplish this task. Direct interfaces via APIs, proprietary file formats as CSVs, or more dated but prevalent information exchange via EDI are options. RESTful interfaces are built to specifications or Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) is leveraged. Both enable development, execution, and governance of integration flows connecting any combination of on-premises and cloud-based processes, services, applications, and data.
The G’Stato team also provides operational support, identifying data errors, network latency, failures and the timely remediation of those issues.