Opinion, Analysis and Insights
Thoughts, notes and compilations of analysis of information around Digital Delivery, App Care, Licenses and Procurement and related AI market news.
What it costs to keep an app alive
What it really costs to keep a mobile app alive: the upkeep rule of thumb, the hidden cost of neglect, and how a fixed monthly fee compares.
Read the piece →Stop hiring a developer for the odd update
A part-time developer for occasional app updates is expensive and hard to keep busy. Call-when-it-breaks means unpredictable bills. Brisbane-based.
Xamarin is end of life: what to do with your app
Microsoft ended Xamarin support on 1 May 2024: no fixes, no security patches, and the app stores have moved past it. The .NET MAUI migration path, and the cost.
Google Play's 31 August deadline: the quiet way an app disappears
Google Play hides apps that miss its annual target API deadline from new users on newer phones. What the rule is, what it costs, what to check.
Why offshore React Native works (and where it doesn't): a 6-year case study
Most fears about offshore React Native describe a model nobody serious runs now. How we structure it, the six-year drtalk proof, and where it does not work.
Your 2026 Microsoft Renewal Is Five Renewals Stacked on One Contract
Five Microsoft commercial changes are stacking on every 2026 EA renewal, plus a sixth most procurement teams miss. What changed, with primary sources.
React Native, honestly: a 2026 buyer's guide for Australian engineering leaders
React Native in 2026 is a different framework to the one Airbnb left in 2018. A pragmatic guide for Australian engineering leaders weighing the mobile stack.
Microsoft MACC renewal in 2026: why your Azure discount just got smaller
Microsoft tightened Azure (MACC) discounts in 2025. Same commitment, 25-50% less discount than last cycle. Five negotiation levers that still work.
Software procurement: the unaudited EBITDA lever in PE portfolios
Microsoft, Oracle, Broadcom and Splunk all repriced. A $1M software saving at a PortCo compounds to $10M of exit value. Audit your portfolio's software estate.
AI didn't kill offshore. It killed the wrong half of it.
AI is absorbing pure typing-of-code. The senior layer above the agents is what survives, and what wins.
Four advisory models. One works for you.
Most procurement advice comes from firms that earn when you spend more. The incentive sits in the business model, not the personalities. Four models compared.
What your Microsoft EA renewal actually costs you
Most organisations negotiate 5-10% off their EA renewal and call it a win. That discount was built into the opening position. What a benchmark reveals.
Why the same software costs more in Brisbane than in Boston
Australian businesses pay 20 to 40% more for enterprise software. A parliamentary inquiry confirmed it. Here is why it persists and what you can do about it.
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