An important strategic decision must be made at the beginning of an APEX project. The team must decide whether it will use the core APEX product exclusively or whether it will enhance the APEX development environment by adding support technologies that are not built into the APEX framework. This chapter explores the pros and cons of both alternatives so that you can pick your strategy based on all of the considerations. This is not a trivial choice; it has significant impact on all aspects of an APEX project. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.