Bespoke software that matches your vision.
You have a vision of where you want your business to be. We can build the software to get you there.
Customers we build software for
A better way to build bespoke software.
Software is the lifeblood of your business. So choosing the right partner to build it is one of the most important decisions you have to make. Here’s why CID is the right choice for businesses looking to accelerate competitive advantage with software that’s built for their specific needs.
Our advantage
You know that off-the-shelf software won’t deliver the advantage your business needs.
But most bespoke software consultancies don’t combine tech expertise with the collaboration and empathy required to build a product that truly delivers competitive advantage.
This leaves an advantage gap. And it’s here that we engineer software that delivers lasting success.
Learn about the unique advantage we bring to our customers and how we support them to achieve their goals.
Our expertise
Our engineers, architects, AI experts and cloud specialists are highly-skilled in every facet of software development. We call our approach Advantage Engineering and it’s centered around three core areas:
- User centric experiences and digital processes harnessing decoupled software architectures
- State-of-the-art information architectures and AI yielding deeper insights and higher level process automation
- Scalable, cloud native software, seamlessly deployed and efficient in operation
Our approach
Building bespoke needs a certain mindset. We stick closely to our four guiding SMART FACTORY! principles to deliver solutions that ensure you get the maximum business value from our expertise.
- Experts in becoming experts that learn the nuances of your domain to build software that meets your industry goals
- Deep, hybrid collaboration that allows us to work in tandem with your internal teams
- Agile development that ensures we stick to agreed budgets and timelines
- Cutting-edge tech expertise that lets us build solutions that are exactly right.
Access industry advantage
At CID, we go deep. We become experts in the trends and nuances that are shaping and moving your industry. Explore the industries below to learn how we can support you to achieve industry advantage.
Retail and e-commerce
Manufacturing and Automotive
Energy
Financial Services
Professional Services
Advantage in action
We’re more than software engineers. We’re technology evangelists that love to get geeky with the very latest tech. Explore our resources on everything from data mesh and decoupled architectures to gen AI and agile development. And find out why our customers love us by reading our case studies.
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Cloud Native: Organizational Considerations for Success
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Cloud Native: Runtime Considerations for Scalable Applications
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Cloud Native – Foundation of Modern Software Development
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Implementation of a Data Mesh for Engelbert Strauss
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Transform Language into Value: The NLP Advantage
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Implementation of a Data Mesh for Engelbert Strauss
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Personalization at Scale in Wealth Management with AI and Modern Data Stacks
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So who are we?
Well, we’re CID. And we’ve been building bespoke software that delivers advantage for our customers for more than a quarter of a century.
Let’s talk
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