Is custom software and hardware development required or can off-the-shelf products be used?
Over time, an SI works on many projects and ends up solving the same or similar problem multiple times. For example my company, VI Technology, worked on many test system projects and saw a recurring need for a test data management solution for collecting, managing and accessing test data generated by automated test systems. We developed an off-the-shelf product, Arendar Enterprise Test Data Management software, to address this common test system integration problem. Our customers can use Arendar as an off-the-shelf test data management solution or we can use Arendar in conjunction with our test system integration services to deliver a turnkey enterprise-wide test data management solution at a lower cost than developing custom software. This list of criteria is not comprehensive. You can add additional criteria to this list based on your project needs when selecting a system integrator for your next project. Once you have identified your project requirements, budget, schedule and select
