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EXIT83 Consulting

EXIT83 helps businesses develop and deploy technology systems and solutions that accelerate innovation and drive value. We founded and centered our work on the Microsoft stack and then grew expertise across AI platforms, data architecture, DevOps, full stack development, and Web3. Our eye is always on the future and we continually evolve to stay ahead of what’s next.Our clients range in size from Fortune 500 to start-up, and we have broad industry experience across technology, government, financial services, hospitality, and more. Our teams include exceptional talent from across the US and Central and South America.

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EXIT83 is your route to innovation

Our roster of Fractional CTOs and VPs of Engineering includes seasoned executives who can help you solve critical technical challenges and get your company ready to scale.

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Build a strong foundation for growth

Our principals are experienced engineers, entrepreneurs, and tech leaders. Tell us the business problems you want to solve and the goals that you have--we’ll help you develop and execute the strategy to get there.

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Get meaningful value from your IT investments

EXIT83’s extensive network brings us English-speaking experts from across North, Central, and South America. You’ll gain fresh ideas and efficient teamwork without language barriers or time zone challenges.

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Tap into exceptional near-shore talent

Our teams and individuals work across every phase and aspect of development, and can provide end-to-end services or focus on just on a specific area where you need help.

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Address the full software development lifecycle

in the Seattle tech scene—our roots go deep

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for startups, midsize businesses, the US federal government, and major brands like Microsoft, Intel, Apple, Amazon, Nasdaq, and F5

projects

200+

work for us as managed staff or on managed projects. We’re product owners, scrum masters, architects, designer, DevOps specialists, developers, analysts, and fractional CTOs

tech experts

are home to our teammates across North, Central, and South America

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Building technology is our passion.

A predictive maintenance company developed an AI-driven IoT device and platform solution to address the high maintenance costs of mechanical systems in large buildings. After a successful pilot, the company sought to scale across North America, but their home-grown platform running on-premises was not secure or reliable enough for the task. EXIT83 was engaged to advise the company and work with them to create strategic improvements that would enable greater scale, efficiency, and reliability.&nbsp;The resulting improvements provided a solid foundation of IoT infrastructure and improved user experiences. They can now optimize settings that help devices run more efficiently, helping customers save money and reduce carbon emissions. Additionally, the devices have the capability for future integration with smart building technologies.&nbsp;

Migration to Azure IoT and strategic software improvements prepare an AI-driven predictive maintenance solution for scaling

Artificial Intelligence is evolving at a breakneck pace and here at EXIT83, we’re enjoying the thrill ride and exploring ways to create new opportunities for our business and our clients. It feels like literally every day I’m seeing new tools and use cases for AI emerge in our Twitter feeds. The impact of AI on our lives is already profound—and obviously, there real implications for what’s ahead for folks in our lines of work.The race to adopt AI is on. Will you be left behind?AI's ability to automate processes, generate insights, and learn from vast amounts of data has led to a significant decrease in the time and resources required to develop software—accelerating the commoditization of software engineering services. Take <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2023/03/03/in-one-sentence-nvidias-ceo-explained-chatgpt/">this quote</a> from Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang.The world now realizes that maybe human language is a perfectly good computer programming language, and that we've democratized computer programming for everyone, almost anyone who could explain in human language a particular task to be performed.&nbsp;We’re predicting an inflection point where everyone will have the same technology at their disposal, setting off a “race to the bottom” for software service delivery. The value of software will plummet, engineering services value will plateau, and then both will follow roughly the same downward trend:<img src="/uploads/ai_effect_on_industry_5534dee9ef.png" alt="ai-effect-on-industry.png"><img src="/uploads/toekenz_fc14479498.png" alt="toekenz.png">&nbsp;Conceptual chart of predicted changes in value for software engineering and products over time.While it's impossible to know exactly when this inflection point will occur, I’m expecting we’ll see it sooner than later; maybe in a matter of months rather than years. There’s no time to lose in incorporating AI tools into our work.Putting AI tools to work at EXIT83EXIT83 is already using AI to accelerate our engineering in ways that don’t require us to send any client data to AI tools, including:&nbsp;<ul><li>Paired programming in ChatGPT</li><li>GitHub Co-Pilot for each dev</li><li>Using LangChain to build a bot for internal repos</li><li>Automated creation of unit tests through GitHub actions</li><li>Basic threat modeling</li><li>Experimentation with agents like AutoGPT to optimize source code</li></ul> As expected, the time we need for developing and deploying code has decreased: we’re much faster to build proof of concepts and have accelerated the training experience for engineers learning a new programming language.We’re also pushing the edge and experimenting with dummy data that doesn’t touch any of our client work, for the sole purpose of exploring the possibilities of everything AI might do for our business.We’re working to build knowledge and skills as fast as we can but taking the practical application a little bit slower. Responsible use of AI tools requires commitment high standards of security and ethics, so we are proceeding with caution and transparency.&nbsp;Adapting to the New Era of Software ConsultingBecause AI tools can make engineering so much faster and easier, it’s going to be increasingly difficult for companies like ours to differentiate themselves and maintain a competitive edge. Our value will rely more on our ability to:<ul><li>Focus on solving real-world, strategic business problems for our clients</li><li>Build strong client relationships foundation in trust, transparency, and integrity</li><li>Foster a culture of innovation and creative problem-solving to go beyond the bounds of traditional software development</li><li>Celebrate experimentation and the yearn for new technology.</li><li>Provide an engineering environment where everyone feels empowered to voice their opinion</li></ul>AI will be a powerful tool but never a replacement for our software engineers. At the end of the day, if we remain true to the needs of our clients, continue to hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity, data stewardship and ethical business practice, and encourage creativity and innovation, I’m certain we’ll continue to thrive in this brave new world.&nbsp;

Embracing the Evolution of Software Engineering in the Age of AI

VETTX helps car dealers easily find and purchase used vehicles from private sellers. Their software platform was expensive to maintain and the user experience wasn’t keeping up with customer expectations so they called on EXIT83 for help.&nbsp;&nbsp;Together they implemented an agile approach to development, migrated the company’s databases to Azure, and revamped the entire platform experience. EXIT83 helped them to make their software more robust and compliant with modern standards for privacy and security, while remediating a patchwork of legacy database software. “The software evolved more in four months working with EXIT83 than it had in the four years prior,” said CEO Nicholas Patterson.&nbsp;With agile development processes, a secure and reliable back end, and a host of new features, the company can bring improvements and new features to market faster than ever. They are poised to scale and already driving record-breaking growth: VETTX saw its highest monthly sales ever in February 2023—a historically quiet (and short) month. For CEO Nicholas Patterson and team, this is just the beginning.&nbsp;<a href="https://exit83.com/assets/Uploads/VETTX_case_study.pdf">Read the full story</a> to learn more.&nbsp; &nbsp;

30+ YEARS