https://azendo.co/newsroom/ Writing on engagement models, pricing and capacity, AI engineering, and running software delivery from Thailand. en https://azendo.co/blog/ai-engineering/ai-more-software-more-jobs/ https://azendo.co/blog/ai-engineering/ai-more-software-more-jobs/ AI agents open 36% more pull requests, yet teams ship only a little more. Why I expect more software jobs after the dip, and what to do now. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI engineering https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/it-staffing/ https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/it-staffing/ How AI changed tech hiring in 2026: who to hire now, why a team in Thailand costs about half of an in-house hire, and what to ask first. Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Engagement models https://azendo.co/blog/security/php2shell-php-vulnerability/ https://azendo.co/blog/security/php2shell-php-vulnerability/ PHP2Shell is the PHP vulnerability that took Belgian government sites offline. What happened, how AI found it, and how your team patches and checks its servers. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Security https://azendo.co/blog/learning/ai-software-factory/ https://azendo.co/blog/learning/ai-software-factory/ The AI Software Factory is our free 268-page book on AI coding agents in a software team: the evidence, seven ways to run agents and a person on every merge. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Learning https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/dedicated-software-team-at-azendo/ https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/dedicated-software-team-at-azendo/ A zero-risk start, a score for your dedicated software team every week and a delivery manager who steps in early. See how a managed team at Azendo works. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Engagement models https://azendo.co/blog/ai-engineering/ai-coding-tools-research/ https://azendo.co/blog/ai-engineering/ai-coding-tools-research/ We read the trials, surveys and job data on AI coding tools. Developers get faster, quality needs care, and demand to hire experienced engineers keeps growing. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI engineering https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/software-development-outsourcing/ https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/software-development-outsourcing/ Three ways to buy software development outsourcing, what each costs once management time counts, and how to outsource software developers and keep quality. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT Engagement models https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/team-augmentation/ https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/team-augmentation/ Team augmentation adds a group of outside engineers to a team you run. How it differs from staff augmentation and a managed team, and the cost quotes leave out. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:00:00 GMT Engagement models https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/it-outsourcing/ https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/it-outsourcing/ Five ways to buy IT outsourcing, from contractors to a managed offshore software team, what each costs in money and management time, and how to choose. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT Engagement models https://azendo.co/blog/thailand-and-offshore/thailand-vs-philippines/ https://azendo.co/blog/thailand-and-offshore/thailand-vs-philippines/ Thailand or the Philippines for your offshore software team? Why Thailand became Southeast Asia's engineering hub, and where the Philippines still fits best. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Thailand and offshore https://azendo.co/blog/thailand-and-offshore/ai-in-thailand/ https://azendo.co/blog/thailand-and-offshore/ai-in-thailand/ Thailand trains AI engineers at scale, builds Thai language models and draws global investment. What AI in Thailand means when you hire an offshore AI team. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thailand and offshore https://azendo.co/blog/ai-engineering/ai-automation-tools/ https://azendo.co/blog/ai-engineering/ai-automation-tools/ Ten AI automation tools compared, from ChatGPT and Claude to Copilot, when to pick each, and how to build AI agent teams with personas and skills in n8n. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI engineering https://azendo.co/blog/thailand-and-offshore/software-development-in-thailand/ https://azendo.co/blog/thailand-and-offshore/software-development-in-thailand/ Where Thailand's engineers work, the three kinds of provider, the investment behind the market, and how IT outsourcing in Thailand compares with its neighbours. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thailand and offshore https://azendo.co/blog/pricing-and-capacity/how-fixed-monthly-capacity-works/ https://azendo.co/blog/pricing-and-capacity/how-fixed-monthly-capacity-works/ How the fixed monthly fee for a dedicated offshore software team is calculated as a yearly average, why it never changes, and how leave and busy weeks work. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pricing and capacity https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/what-is-an-offshore-development-center/ https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/what-is-an-offshore-development-center/ An offshore development center is a dedicated engineering team abroad for one company. How ODC software development works, what it costs and who runs it. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Engagement models https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/staff-augmentation-vs-managed-services/ https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/staff-augmentation-vs-managed-services/ How staff augmentation and managed services differ, and team augmentation vs managed team: who answers for late work, what it costs and when each fits. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Engagement models https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/staff-augmentation-agency/ https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/staff-augmentation-agency/ How to vet an agency, the red flags to watch for, and when a managed offshore software team beats an agency or a marketplace. Compare all three before you hire. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Engagement models https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/staff-augmentation/ https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/staff-augmentation/ Staff augmentation means outside specialists join your team under your direction. What it costs, when it fits, and when a managed team is the better choice. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Engagement models https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/it-staff-augmentation-services/ https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/it-staff-augmentation-services/ How augmentation providers price developers, the contract terms to check before you hire, and when a managed offshore software team costs less in total. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Engagement models https://azendo.co/blog/ai-engineering/prompt-engineering-is-not-a-role/ https://azendo.co/blog/ai-engineering/prompt-engineering-is-not-a-role/ The Prompt Engineer title faded as the skill spread into every AI role. What AI-native engineering means, how to test for it and how hiring changes. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI engineering https://azendo.co/blog/ai-engineering/how-to-choose-an-ai-development-partner/ https://azendo.co/blog/ai-engineering/how-to-choose-an-ai-development-partner/ Seven questions to ask an AI development partner before you sign, what good answers sound like, the red flags, and why a dedicated team suits most AI work. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI engineering https://azendo.co/newsroom/service-delivery-manager/ https://azendo.co/newsroom/service-delivery-manager/ Every Azendo team has one named service delivery manager who oversees delivery. What the role covers, week by week, and what it means for you. Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Delivery & process https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/offshore-staffing/ https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/offshore-staffing/ Offshore staffing supplies specialists you manage yourself. What an offshore staffing agency does, what it really costs and how a managed dev team compares. Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Engagement models https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/outstaffing-vs-offshore-staffing/ https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/outstaffing-vs-offshore-staffing/ Outstaffing and offshore staffing are nearly the same arrangement. How outstaffing differs from outsourcing, and where a managed offshore software team sits. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Engagement models https://azendo.co/blog/thailand-and-offshore/software-development-thailand-guide/ https://azendo.co/blog/thailand-and-offshore/software-development-thailand-guide/ A practical guide to software development in Thailand: time zones, the talent pool, costs, working culture, ways to set up a team and what to check. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT Thailand and offshore https://azendo.co/blog/thailand-and-offshore/five-reasons-thailand-works/ https://azendo.co/blog/thailand-and-offshore/five-reasons-thailand-works/ A shared working day, people who stay, a predictable cost base, a growing talent pool and solid infrastructure: why offshore software teams thrive in Thailand. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT Thailand and offshore https://azendo.co/blog/thailand-and-offshore/offshore-development-mistakes/ https://azendo.co/blog/thailand-and-offshore/offshore-development-mistakes/ Offshore software teams that struggle usually do so for structural reasons. Six common mistakes, the warning signs and how a managed team avoids each one. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT Thailand and offshore https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/offshoring-vs-outsourcing/ https://azendo.co/blog/engagement-models/offshoring-vs-outsourcing/ Offshoring moves work abroad, outsourcing hands it to another company. Offshoring vs outsourcing compared on cost and control, and where an offshore team fits. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT Engagement models