by David Pledger | May 21, 2025 | Culture, General Business, Strategic Partnerships, Uncategorized
What Customers Crave and How SDS Delivers Inspired by the insights of Nicholas J. Webb’s “What Customers Crave” In What Customers Crave, author Nicholas Webb challenges us to reimagine customer engagement. Success comes not through gimmicks or short-term...
by David Pledger | May 20, 2025 | Culture, General Business
Creativity in Code: What It Means to Be a Developer at SDS “Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run… do the work you want to see done.”—Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist When people talk about creativity, they often picture painters in...
by David Pledger | May 20, 2025 | Culture, General Business
Leading the SDS Way: How Extreme Ownership Shapes Our Culture At Strategic Data Systems, we don’t just manage projects; we lead them. We believe leadership exists at every level of our organization, from the executive team to the newest consultant. That belief is...
by David Pledger | May 20, 2025 | Culture, General Business
Unreasonable Hospitality in Consulting: Why Everyone at SDS Must Own the Client Experience At Strategic Data Systems (SDS), we’re in the business of technology consulting, but just as importantly, we’re in the business of service. To do that well, we’ve taken an...
by David Pledger | May 18, 2025 | Culture, General Technology
The Best Way to Predict Your Job Future Is to Create It In today’s fast-changing tech landscape, the most successful IT professionals aren’t just keeping up; they’re forging their own paths. That insight isn’t new. In his classic book True Professionalism, David...
by David Pledger | May 13, 2025 | Culture, General Business, General Technology, Programming
Preface At Strategic Data Systems, we review hundreds of developer resumes each year. Whether you’re looking for a consulting role with one of our Fortune 500 clients or hoping to grow your career in software development, your resume is your foot in the door....
