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Rackspace Technology survey sheds light on the shifting application build vs . buy equation

Rackspace Technology reveals that while the ratio of building vs . buying applications has not changed , the way that customers assess whether to build or buy has changed .

Rackspace Technology , a leading end-to-end

multi-cloud technology solutions company , announced the results of a new survey , To Build or To Buy ?, which reveals that while the ratio of building vs . buying applications has not changed , the way that customers assess whether to build or buy has changed . Enterprises are consistently weighing the benefits and drawbacks of building their own solutions in-house or purchasing existing solutions to fit their individual needs . Over the past decade , this decision has been heavily driven by the accessibility and ease of each approach . Consequently , the build / buy equation has fluctuated back and forth , with organisational preferences leaning towards the method with the most accessible tools at the moment .
The latest survey by Rackspace Technology takes a closer look at what the future of compute holds for the build / buy equation .
The key findings from the To Build or To Buy ? survey by Rackspace Technology include the following highlights :
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