Reevaluating Legacy Software In Light of COVID-19
A viral pandemic has changed how we do business across the world. Learn the critical advantages of reevaluating legacy software in light of COVID-19.
Manufacturing Web Portals: Their Uses and Capabilities
More than ever, manufacturers face increasing challenges in a dynamic marketplace. To differentiate from competitors, many have taken steps to transform the user experience for customers and suppliers. In particular, enterprise-wide manufacturing web portals have been critical in connecting people and platforms. Still, it’s vitally important to note the difference between intranet web pages and […]
Modernizing Collaboration & Communication for Successful Construction Projects
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Your project is complex. You manage an entire network of contributors handling data every day, all working towards your goal of finishing within scope, without going over budget, and on time. Making efforts to ensure that your teams collaborate efficiently is critical to project success, otherwise you run the risk of failure. In the context of your project, failure doesn’t just apply to the case of your structure collapsing under heavy load (granted this may be the most catastrophic example), it applies to other cases such […]
Microsoft Forms: Your New Best Friend for Quizzes & Surveys
Microsoft Forms, the lightweight online survey creation tool that is part of the Office 365 suite of applications, enables users to build custom surveys, forms, quizzes, etc. that can be distributed to collect feedback.
7 Critical Benefits of Application Lifecycle Management
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) is actually a hypernym that comprises several distinct disciplines traditionally regarded as unrelated to one another. It includes development, testing, ITIL service delivery, project management, requirements management, quality assurance (QA), and customer support. ALM tools are employed to render set standards for development teams to follow as they collaborate on workflows. […]
What Manufacturers Need to Know About Big Data Engineering
Big data has transformed the way modern businesses approach their daily operations — and this holds true for many manufacturing firms, as well. While the Lean methodology (Kaizen, TPM, etc.) and Six Sigma principles have played their part in optimizing efficiency across several manufacturing sectors, many industries (such as energy and construction) still endure extreme […]
How Web Portals Can Help in Big Pharma’s Fight Against COVID-19
Seemingly overnight, unprecedented socio-economic changes have gripped the world. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing life at a pace unseen since the Great Depression. And, all across the global stage, world leaders have put a moratorium on “non-essential” commerce to slow the spread of the virus. With this pandemic, however, healthcare organizations have an advantage not […]
Chatbots as an Alternative to Traditional Apps
Not every application needs a GUI. Imagine an app which the user doesn’t have to install, where the user interface has already been done for you, and where you just have to focus on the logic. That’s a chatbot application. If the user basically needs answers to questions, a chatbot may be the best solution. […]
Microsoft Flow: Automate Your Business
Collectively, most organizations encounter the same challenge—to do more with available resources. Technology plays a significant role in effecting solutions regardless of questions arising in terms of costs or complexity of operations. Based on the efficiency and effectiveness of tech, firms can thereby take advantage of the potential benefits. The emergence of SaaS (Software as […]
Git and GitFlow
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Git is used in software development projects of every kind. It has almost completely replaced earlier source code management tools such as CVs and Subversion. At the same time, it uses concepts that are difficult to understand. Learning to use its many commands takes time, even for skilled developers. This piece doesn’t try to be […]
Azure Data Factory Unpacked
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Data is one of the critical elements of any enterprise because it informs day-to-day operations. Running an organization or working on specific projects is not possible without the necessary information. Systems also depend on the information you feed into them for them to function. This suggests that data is an essential part of the operations […]
Microsoft’s New ‘Spaces’ Feature and What it Means for Your Business
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Verge recently published an article about a video leak of Microsoft’s new ‘Spaces’ project, which is designed help you organize your O365 emails, meetings, and docs into project spaces. This follows the trend we see in general, which is that people are moving away from centralization of both Content and Collaboration. Rather than monolithic […]
React Native vs. Xamarin in 2021
We’ve recently been developing a mobile app using Xamarin, a departure from our usual stack of React Native for mobile apps. Both frameworks allow for cross-platform development. This means that we can write the code once, and have it work on both iOS and Android. Normally, these two operating systems use two completely different programming […]
AWS Lambda and Azure Functions: Use Cases and Pricing
AWS Lambda & Azure Functions Amazon’s AWS Lambda and Microsoft’s Azure Functions are very similar in many ways. They’re both FaaS (functions as a service) or “serverless” services. They have similar pricing models and support many of the same languages. Still, there are significant differences between them, which could influence which one is better for […]
What Is Storybook & Why You Should Give It a Second Thought
Are you looking for a component explorer that has everything you need for your React and React Native project? Look no further. You can count on Storybook to bring your user interface ideas to life. You don’t have to crack your head to complete the simple installation in your localhost. Follow the simple installation steps and configure […]
Three Office 365 Trends to Pay Attention To
If you are already using Office 365, or if you are considering switching from an on-premises environment, you should pay attention to how the platform is evolving. Microsoft regularly pushes out changes (take a look at their robust Microsoft 365 product roadmap if you don’t believe me) and unless you are scanning the horizon and […]
The Landscape of Big Data Analytics and Visualization
Are you considering which of the big data analytics and visualization tools will work best for you? For our money, Tableau is leading the pack. However, there are several competitors who offer some interesting options. Here is a look at a few of those. Please keep in mind this is a high-level sampling of capabilities mostly […]
Seriously, Where Are All the Computer Idioms?
Idioms are far from uncommon throughout the technology industry. Whether you’re in software or hardware development or handle the business end of an IT company, you’re going to hear phrases such as kill two birds with one stone, bells, and whistles, everything’s running ship-shape, and in Layman’s terms, just to name a few. These expressions are shorthand for the […]
What Is AWS S3?
Amazon’s AWS S3 is a versatile, economical, and safe way of storing data objects in the cloud. The name stands for “Simple Storage Service,” and it provides a simple organization for storing and retrieving information. Unlike a database, it doesn’t do anything fancy. It does one thing: letting you store as much data as you […]
AWS Lambda vs. Elastic Beanstalk
You’re contemplating a software migration from your own servers to cloud hosting. There are many ways to do it, with varying options. This article looks at two of them from Amazon Web Services: Lambda and Elastic Beanstalk. Both are great choices, but they serve different purposes. Lambda is simpler and less expensive, while Elastic Beanstalk lets you run full applications and gives you control over their environment. Understanding each one’s strengths will let you make an informed choice between these AWS services.
