GDS is founded on a few core values. These values drive what we do and how we achieve results:
 
Simplicity
We believe that solving customer problems simply is the best way to guarantee quality. The hardest thing seems to be achieving simplicity. We strive to thread simplicity through requirements, design and deployment.

Learning
Here's an idea; learn from your mistakes.  At GDS we strive to learn from the latest research and from our own experience.  We bring the weight of this learning to each engagement.

Integrity
Everybody talks about it some people can even define it for you.  How many companies practice it?   We believe we can only succeed if we say and do the same things.

Listening
Software development is easy; listening and understanding is hard.   We believe in putting ourselves in the customer shoes, finding out what matters most to you.  Then we can work together to solve your problems.

Quality
We believe that quality must extend through all we do.   Quality is more than skin-deep, more than a snazzy screen.  The quality we bring is built throughout our solutions.   

Courage
We believe in reducing needs, requirements and problems to quality solutions with courage.   We use the best tools we can find to provide an objective basis for this courage.  It's not reckless endeavour; it's based on confidence and experience.