What do you believe are applications that an enterprise should always buy instead of bothering to build?


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CIO in Education, 1,001 - 5,000 employees
Any application where you don't already have the skills on hand to develop/support/maintain.
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VP of Engineering in Software, 51 - 200 employees
I think it's usually depending on the budget and resources available, it may make more sense for an enterprise to purchase applications rather than trying to build them in house. Generally speaking, applications that require complex algorithms such as those related to big data and artificial intelligence are more suited to commercial off-the-shelf software than building something in-house. Also applications that need to integrate with third-party APIs are also often more efficient to purchase rather than build.
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CIO/CISO in Software, 10,001+ employees
ERP
Director in Manufacturing, 1,001 - 5,000 employees
ERP (and keep configuration as standard as possible)
CRM
And last Email. (And for email use hosted services like Microsoft or Google)
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CTO in Software, 201 - 500 employees
Without a doubt - Technical Debt! It's a ball and chain that creates an ever increasing drag on any organization, stifles innovation, and prevents transformation.
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