Designing an Application for the Cloud | A Case Study
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Case Study Overview Our team designed a cloud-based solution using AWS Lambda, AWS S3, Docker Containers on AWS Fargate, AWS Step Functions, AWS API Gateway, AWS RDS, and Slack integration in order to allow for intermittent, heavy compute by a company analyzing data collected via drone for the agriculture industry. Project Background Our team […]
The Benefits of the Cloud and What Prevents Adoption
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Entrance Founder Nate Richards talking about the benefits the cloud can provide to you and what keeps people from adopting the cloud. Transcript:[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_js]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[/vc_raw_js][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The cloud itself allows companies to rapidly deploy new technologies inside the company. It used to be that companies had to go and buy servers, which means they had to figure out the […]
AWS Lambda and the Hybrid Cloud | Get Your App Off the Ground
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article will detail how to use the hybrid cloud and AWS services to get a custom app off the ground and quickly and inexpensively. You’ve got an app that’s so badly outdated it looks like it was cobbled together from tree branches and the hide of a mastodon during the Internet’s Stone Age. You […]
AWS Lambda and Virtual Machines | Use Cases and Pricing
This article compares AWS Lambda and virtual machines, discussing when to use each and digging into pricing. A virtual machine isn’t the only way to get computing power on AWS, and it isn’t always the most cost-effective. Sometimes you just need to set up a service that will perform a task on demand, and you […]
Why SharePoint and O365 Implementations Go Wrong
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our Director of Consulting, Carol Donnelly, talking about why SharePoint implementations go wrong and what you can do about it. [/vc_column_text][vc_raw_js]JTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZmYXN0Lndpc3RpYS5jb20lMkZlbWJlZCUyRm1lZGlhcyUyRm5iZ3FrdmpuNjguanNvbnAlMjIlMjBhc3luYyUzRSUzQyUyRnNjcmlwdCUzRSUzQ3NjcmlwdCUyMHNyYyUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGZmFzdC53aXN0aWEuY29tJTJGYXNzZXRzJTJGZXh0ZXJuYWwlMkZFLXYxLmpzJTIyJTIwYXN5bmMlM0UlM0MlMkZzY3JpcHQlM0UlM0NkaXYlMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMndpc3RpYV9yZXNwb25zaXZlX3BhZGRpbmclMjIlMjBzdHlsZSUzRCUyMnBhZGRpbmclM0E1Ni4yNSUyNSUyMDAlMjAwJTIwMCUzQnBvc2l0aW9uJTNBcmVsYXRpdmUlM0IlMjIlM0UlM0NkaXYlMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMndpc3RpYV9yZXNwb25zaXZlX3dyYXBwZXIlMjIlMjBzdHlsZSUzRCUyMmhlaWdodCUzQTEwMCUyNSUzQmxlZnQlM0EwJTNCcG9zaXRpb24lM0FhYnNvbHV0ZSUzQnRvcCUzQTAlM0J3aWR0aCUzQTEwMCUyNSUzQiUyMiUzRSUzQ2RpdiUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyd2lzdGlhX2VtYmVkJTIwd2lzdGlhX2FzeW5jX25iZ3FrdmpuNjglMjB2aWRlb0ZvYW0lM0R0cnVlJTIyJTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJoZWlnaHQlM0ExMDAlMjUlM0Jwb3NpdGlvbiUzQXJlbGF0aXZlJTNCd2lkdGglM0ExMDAlMjUlMjIlM0UlM0NkaXYlMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMndpc3RpYV9zd2F0Y2glMjIlMjBzdHlsZSUzRCUyMmhlaWdodCUzQTEwMCUyNSUzQmxlZnQlM0EwJTNCb3BhY2l0eSUzQTAlM0JvdmVyZmxvdyUzQWhpZGRlbiUzQnBvc2l0aW9uJTNBYWJzb2x1dGUlM0J0b3AlM0EwJTNCdHJhbnNpdGlvbiUzQW9wYWNpdHklMjAyMDBtcyUzQndpZHRoJTNBMTAwJTI1JTNCJTIyJTNFJTNDaW1nJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZmYXN0Lndpc3RpYS5jb20lMkZlbWJlZCUyRm1lZGlhcyUyRm5iZ3FrdmpuNjglMkZzd2F0Y2glMjIlMjBzdHlsZSUzRCUyMmZpbHRlciUzQWJsdXIlMjg1cHglMjklM0JoZWlnaHQlM0ExMDAlMjUlM0JvYmplY3QtZml0JTNBY29udGFpbiUzQndpZHRoJTNBMTAwJTI1JTNCJTIyJTIwYWx0JTNEJTIyJTIyJTIwb25sb2FkJTNEJTIydGhpcy5wYXJlbnROb2RlLnN0eWxlLm9wYWNpdHklM0QxJTNCJTIyJTIwJTJGJTNFJTNDJTJGZGl2JTNFJTNDJTJGZGl2JTNFJTNDJTJGZGl2JTNFJTNDJTJGZGl2JTNF[/vc_raw_js][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1580329920753{margin-top: 30px !important;}”]Transcript: There’s a number of reasons why I see SharePoint implementations go awry. One of the biggest reasons is thinking that people who aren’t implementing SharePoint on the daily, on the weekly, are […]
Why People Choose Custom Software
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CzQ_SKLkho” align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Entrance founder Nate Richards talking about the unique value that custom software brings to business (Transcript Below) As a business why would you consider custom software today when there’s so much available off the shelf? Number one is, the off the shelf software is built for the lowest common denominator in the industry […]
What is AWS Lambda-And Why You’re About to Become a Huge Fan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What is AWS Lambda to someone like you who hates wasting money and losing sleep at night? Everything. Because AWS Lambda is a sweet piece of worry-free tech you pay for only when it’s actually doing its thing. And its thing is running code. Your code. If there’s no need for code to run, then […]
n Reasons to Embrace Serverless Architectures in 2018
Serverless architecture is here, it’s been proven, and companies from start-ups to Fortune 500 are jumping on this rapidly evolving bandwagon. If you aren’t familiar with the concept, read this first and then come back so I can convince you why you should want this. 1 – Avoid Under-Utilization This one should be obvious, but […]
What is Serverless Architecture?
The fundamental theme is to get servers out of the path of software development and focus on building features unique to your product or solution. However, there are several competing cloud providers and a rich marketplace of third-party services, so it can be difficult to navigate when trying to get started. There are also several […]
How Lightweight, Low-Cost Tools Allow Small Businesses to Create and Market Custom Software
Our Engineering Manager, Kenny, recently wrote an explanatory article on a modern approach to software development that we’ve created that embraces open-source tools and services. This approach minimizes server footprint and licensing costs, spreads up-front costs over the life of the product, and ties expenses to product usage. Kenny’s article explores the technology that makes […]
The Entrance ‘What, Why?’ Series: React Edition
Welcome to the ‘What, Why?’ series hosted by Entrance. The goal of this series is to take different technologies and examine them from a technical perspective to give our readers a better understanding of what they have to offer. The web is filled with tons of resources on just about anything you could imagine, so […]
4 Ways Engineering and Construction Firms Use Big Data
HOW SMART, TECH-DRIVEN ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ARE USING BIG DATA TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS AND REDUCE PROJECT COSTS. “Big Data” is one of those buzzwords you hear a lot in the tech world, but what does it mean for the engineering and construction world? As our business moves into the digital world, we’re amassing […]
Taking the SharePoint Framework for a Test Drive, Part 1
The developer preview for SharePoint Framework was announced late last week, so I decided to work through the ramp-up tutorials and offer my initial impressions. I hope this will help you avoid a couple of stumbling blocks that I encountered and get you thinking about this new (and imo, very cool) way of approaching SharePoint […]
5 Reasons to Implement an Analytics Platform for Your Engineering & Construction Firm
Engineering and construction (E&C) projects require a lot of resources and generate massive amounts of data, but historically the E&C industry has lagged behind in comparison to other industries when it comes to embracing technology. Companies going against the grain to take advantage of big data and analytics are seeing significant results and gaining competitive […]
5 Ways To Mitigate Risk on Software Projects (AKA – What To Do When Your Developer Gets Hit By A Truck… Literally)
I’ve been involved in a lot of development projects — I’ve seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. One of the scariest things that can happen in a software project is losing your developer for some unforeseen reason. This kind of thing happens even when you have a big team. Because they are typically […]
5 Secrets to Client Happiness
There’s something exciting about a new business opportunity or new project, especially if you are in a client facing work environment. The possibility of adding value through products and services and/or business relationships is exhilarating. However, maintaining client happiness and building a lasting working relationship can become a challenge when the project hits snags, or there […]
Using Dashboards and Exception Monitoring to Increase Production Efficiency
I recently attended a conference discussion about using dashboards and exception monitoring to increase production efficiency for production maintenance engineers by directing their attention where and when it is needed, while also including the appropriate diagnostic information for the situation. This allows for earlier detection of potential issues, in time for planned fixes rather than unplanned outages. The […]
New Level of Detail Expressions in Tableau
Level of Detail expressions or LOD expressions help users to specify the dimensions used in a calculation without having to include them in the visualization. To showcase the new level of detail expressions in Tableau, we’ll be looking at a dataset containing records about a PC game called Heroes of the Storm. Each game has a […]
Improving SharePoint User Adoption Email Course
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We’ve launched a 7-day email course about improving SharePoint user adoption that teaches you how to build a SharePoint intranet site that people actually want to use. Earlier this summer, my colleague, Ben Smith and I gave a webinar presentation on increasing SharePoint user adoption to improve the return on your SharePoint investment. Not […]
New Consulting Subscription Service for Software
Houston-based software consultancy to offer monthly consulting subscription plan HOUSTON/DALLAS/DENVER – Entrance Consulting has announced Entrance As A Service, a monthly subscription to the firm’s entire team of software consultants. The new subscription plan includes a block of on-demand time to work on any type of software or data initiative with any of Entrance’s software […]
