What exactly is a dedicated software team? And why is Azendo so different?
A dedicated software team at Azendo: a zero-risk start, a weekly score, Talent Success for every developer and a delivery manager who steps in early.
Writing on offshore software delivery.
Four categories. Engagement models, covering how outsourcing, staff augmentation and managed delivery actually differ. Pricing and capacity, on how the commercial model works. AI engineering, on where that field is moving. And Thailand and offshore, on running delivery from here.
Engagement models
AI engineering
Will AI replace developers? What the research says about speed, quality and jobs
We read the trials, surveys and job data on AI coding tools. Developers get faster, quality needs care, and demand for experienced engineers keeps growing.
Engagement models
Software development outsourcing: the models, the real costs and how to choose
Software development outsourcing explained: the three models, what each costs once management time is counted, why it fails and how to pick a partner.
Engagement models
Team augmentation: what it is, when it works and what it costs
Team augmentation explained: how it differs from staff augmentation and a managed team, when it works and the management cost missing from quotes.
Engagement models
IT outsourcing: the models, the real costs and how to choose
IT outsourcing explained: five models from contractors to a managed offshore team, what each costs in money and management time, and how to choose.
Thailand and offshore
Thailand vs the Philippines: why software teams are choosing Thailand
Thailand vs the Philippines for software development: why Thailand has become Southeast Asia's engineering hub, and where the Philippines fits best.
AI engineering
AI automation tools compared, and how to make AI agents work as a team
Ten AI automation tools compared, when to choose each one, and how to build AI agents with personas and skills that work together as a team in n8n.
Thailand and offshore
AI in Thailand: the people, models and investment behind Southeast Asia's quiet tech riser
AI in Thailand: engineers trained at national scale, homegrown Thai language models and global tech investment make it a strong base for AI teams.
Engagement models
IT staff augmentation services and the managed alternative
What IT staff augmentation services include, how providers price them, the contract terms to check and when a managed offshore team is the better buy.
Engagement models
Staff augmentation: what it is, when it works and what it really costs
Staff augmentation adds outside specialists who work under your direction. How it works, what it costs, when it fits and what to use when it doesn't.
Engagement models
Choosing a staff augmentation agency? Compare all three options first
How to choose a staff augmentation agency: the four types, how to vet one, the red flags and when a managed offshore team is the better option.
Engagement models
Staff augmentation vs managed services, and the one question that separates them
Staff augmentation vs managed services comes down to who answers for the work when it's late. How both models compare on cost, control and continuity.
Engagement models
What is an offshore development center, and who runs it?
An offshore development center is a dedicated engineering team abroad working for one company. How the ODC model works, what it costs and who runs it.
AI engineering
Seven questions to ask any AI development partner
Seven questions to ask an AI development partner before you sign, what good answers sound like, the red flags, and the partner types you'll meet.
AI engineering
Prompt engineering became a skill, and AI-native engineering became the role
The Prompt Engineer title faded as the skill spread into every AI role. What AI-native engineering means, how to test for it and how hiring changes.
Pricing and capacity
How we calculate a fixed monthly fee that stays the same every month
How the fixed monthly fee for a dedicated offshore team is calculated as a yearly average, why it never changes, and how leave and busy weeks work.
Thailand and offshore
IT outsourcing in Thailand: how the market works
IT outsourcing in Thailand: where the engineers work, the three kinds of provider, the investment behind the market and how Thailand compares nearby.
Delivery & process
How every Azendo team gets its own service delivery manager
Every Azendo team has one named service delivery manager who answers for delivery. What the role covers, week by week, and what it means for you.
Engagement models
Offshore staffing: how it works and how it compares with a managed team
Offshore staffing supplies specialists you manage yourself. How it works, what it really costs and how it compares with a managed offshore team.
Engagement models
Outstaffing vs offshore staffing: one model, two names
Outstaffing and offshore staffing are nearly the same arrangement. How outstaffing differs from outsourcing, and where a managed offshore team sits.
Thailand and offshore
Software development in Thailand: a practical guide for international companies
A practical guide to software development in Thailand: time zones, the talent pool, costs, working culture, ways to set up a team and what to check.
Thailand and offshore
Five reasons international companies build software teams in Thailand
A shared working day, people who stay, a predictable cost base, a growing talent pool and solid infrastructure: why companies build teams in Thailand.
Thailand and offshore
Six offshore development mistakes, and how to avoid them
Offshore teams that struggle usually do so for structural reasons. Six common mistakes, the warning signs and how a managed team avoids each one.
Engagement models
Offshoring vs outsourcing: two different decisions, explained
Offshoring vs outsourcing: one decides where the work happens, the other who answers for it. How they combine, what each costs and how to choose.
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Most of what we write comes from the questions we hear on scoping calls, which is why the engagement models category is the largest. The two that come up most often are staff augmentation vs managed services and offshoring vs outsourcing.
Engagement models
How outsourcing, staff augmentation, outstaffing and managed delivery actually differ, and which suits which situation. The largest category here, because these are the questions that arrive most often on a first call.
All engagement models posts →Pricing and capacity
How a committed monthly capacity is calculated, what the fee covers, and what happens when a specialist takes leave.
All pricing and capacity posts →AI engineering
Where the field is moving, what has stopped being a job title, and what to ask a provider before signing.
All AI engineering posts →Thailand and offshore delivery
Running software delivery from Thailand: the time zone, the talent market, the culture, and where it is the wrong answer.
All Thailand and offshore delivery posts →Reading this because you are weighing up offshore delivery.
Tell us what the roadmap needs. A service delivery manager replies with the disciplines we would assign, the monthly capacity and what the first month looks like.
