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Engineering, strategy, and code. Documenting the technological evolution of Andes Development.
Is Claude HIPAA compliant?
No AI tool is HIPAA compliant on its own. Compliance comes from the agreement, the configuration and how your people use it. Anthropic signs a business associate agreement for HIPA
How to sell online in Texas: platforms, card payments, and sales tax
To sell online in Texas you need four things: a store or catalog, a card processor, a Texas sales tax permit if you sell
Invoicing in Honduras: what Texas and US companies need to know (CAI and SAR rules)
Yes: in Honduras every invoice must carry a CAI (Clave de Autorización de Impresión, a print authorization key) issued b
Claude Enterprise setup checklist for regulated organizations
Setting up Claude Enterprise at a regulated organization takes five blocks, in this order: identity, role-based access,
What a content marketing company does (and how we use AI without publishing filler)
Content marketing wins customers by answering the questions they ask before buying, through articles, guides, videos, an
Brand governance: why nobody follows the brand guidelines, and how to fix it
Because a PDF brand guide depends on every person finding it, reading it, interpreting it and copying the values correct
How long does custom software take? What the client does in each phase
A well-defined first phase can be in production in days or weeks; a full system with several integrations takes months a
Social media by the numbers 2026: where Texas businesses should advertise
YouTube (84% of US adults) and Facebook (71%) reach the most people, followed by Instagram (50%) and TikTok (37%), accor
What data can employees put into AI tools? A guide for banks, credit unions, insurers and hospitals
It depends on how the data is classified, not on the tool. Inside your organization's enterprise account, public and int
Marketing agency vs in-house team: how to choose, and how to know it is working
An agency fits when you need several disciplines at once and can't depend on one person; a freelancer fits a single, wel
SR 11-7 is gone. What should community banks do about generative AI now?
SR 11-7 no longer exists. On April 17, 2026, the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC replaced it with revised model risk guida
How to show up on Google Maps: a local SEO checklist for Austin businesses
To show up on Google Maps, create and verify a Google Business Profile with your real business name, a precise location,
SEO or Google Ads first? A decision guide for B2B and local businesses
If you need customers this month, start with Google Ads: it can bring traffic from the first week for as long as you pay
Claude Team or Claude Enterprise: which plan does your organization need?
It depends on what data Claude will touch. Claude Team is for teams that need to control who gets in and which features
Build or buy? When custom software beats SaaS (and when it does not)
Buy software when the process is standard, like accounting, payroll, or email: it's already solved, and a subscription c
Who approves AI-generated marketing at a bank, credit union or insurer?
A named person, never the tool. At a bank, credit union or insurer, AI can draft, but every piece goes through two appro
How to choose a software development company: 12 questions to ask before you sign
Choose a software development company by how clearly it answers, not just by price. Before you sign, get in writing whet
How much does a business website cost in 2026? What you pay for, and what AI changes
What a business website costs depends on scope: a landing page, a bilingual corporate site, and an online store are diff
Should a bank or hospital ban ChatGPT? How to control shadow AI
No. Banning ChatGPT at a bank, credit union, insurer or hospital rarely stops people from using AI. It pushes the use on
Social media management pricing: what you should pay per month (and what is included)
Small businesses typically pay $500 to $2,000 a month for agency social media management, covering one or two platforms
How much do SEO and Google Ads cost per month? What a fair scope includes
SEO costs $2,917 a month on average, according to an Ahrefs survey of 439 providers, but the most common retainer is $50
Is SEO dead in 2026? What AI Overviews changed, and how to vet an SEO agency
No, SEO isn't dead, but it changed. Google's AI Overviews cut clicks on informational searches: according to Pew, people
A first digital marketing plan for a small business: 90 days, real budget
A small business starts selling more online with three things: showing up on Google Maps, responding fast to every lead,
Nearshore software development in Honduras: costs, time zone, and risks for US companies
Yes, Honduras is a solid nearshore option for US companies, with one condition: hire a managed team, not a collection of
How much does custom software cost in 2026? How it adds up and what drives the price
There's no single price: custom software costs the hours it takes times the team's rate, plus infrastructure and mainten
How to get your business recommended by ChatGPT and Google AI (what works and what is hype)
To get recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini, or Google's AI answers, you don't need special code or an llms.txt file. You need
Choosing a technology partner for a bank or healthcare organization: the questions that matter
A bank, insurer, or hospital should require a partner that can show how its systems enforce the rules, not one that only
How much does a digital marketing agency cost per month? Pricing models explained
Most US digital marketing agencies charge small and mid-size businesses between $1,000 and $5,000 a month in fees, and t
Graphic Design Trends 2026: Digital Marketing and AI
The visual landscape of digital marketing is going through a seismic shift. As we head into 2026, two powerful forces ar
The 2026 Playbook: Scaling Technology Efficiently
Let's be honest: the era of "growth at all costs" is dead. It has been replaced by something far less exciting
Frequently asked questions
Technical and strategy guides written by the same team that ships the projects: software architecture, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, design, and digital marketing. There is no filler content here; every article documents something we actually built or evaluated for a real client.
Yes. We write so a general manager or operations director can grasp the underlying decision before the technical detail. Each article answers the question first and saves the implementation detail for the end, so you can take away the judgment without reading the code.
We publish when we have something proven to add, not to satisfy an editorial calendar. In practice that means several articles a quarter, and we revisit them when the technology they document changes.
That is what they are for. The articles include the reasoning and the concrete steps so your team can execute without us. If you would rather we do it with you, each topic links to the matching Andes Development service.
Yes, and we say so when that is the case. Several articles document decisions we made for our own platform, including the stack behind this site, because the strongest proof of a recommendation is that we run it ourselves first.