Why Learning Tech Skills Made Me a Better Business Analyst
When I started my business analyst job here at Entrance, I quickly realized that the soft skills I’d developed in college weren’t going to cut it — simply being able to communicate just isn’t enough for a business analyst when it comes time to performing quality assurance testing on the software you’re building for a client. […]
Three Things We Just Learned About K2 BlackPearl 4.7
This week, K2 held a partner webinar to go over some of the changes set to be released as part of BlackPearl 4.7. The release promises several positive changes focused on three main areas. Package and Deployment The P&D tool gets an overhaul with the goal of making you aware of changes that will break […]
How Should You Be Migrating to OneDrive for Business?
Microsoft is rolling out big improvements to the OneDrive Sync tool, and the experience of using OneDrive on the web is top-notch. Plus, each user gets essentially unlimited storage capacity. Time to get ready for migrating to OneDrive for Business, right? Maybe not. Our friends at ShareGate explain why most content should not be moved […]
This is the End: .NET Framework 2.0 & Visual Studio 2005
.NET Framework 2.0 has been around for a decade but will be completely unsupported by Microsoft; the announced end of the extended support period is April 12, 2016. In lock-step with the .NET Framework, the corresponding version of Microsoft’s development tool, Visual Studio 2005, is also at its end-of-life. The end of “extended support” in […]
SQL Server 2005 End-Of-Life: Where Do We Go from Here?
SQL Server 2005 has been around for over a decade but will shortly end its existence as a supported Microsoft database product. The end of extended support for SQL Server 2005 is April 12, 2016. The associated development tool, Visual Studio 2005, also goes off support at the same time. The end of “extended support” […]
How to Create User-Friendly Redirects in SharePoint Online
If you ever need to establish permanent redirects in SharePoint Online, there are several ways to go about it, but only one that produces a clean user experience. This came up recently with a client who had a home site collection and a marketing site collection. We wanted to make sure that when user navigated […]
How a Unit Test Can Save the Day
I had a time-sensitive fix to a calculation that needed to be applied to a complicated calculation for a highly complex application. We’re helping someone account for money that runs their business and the result gets exposed to clients and sent out on an invoice, so I had to ensure that my fix didn’t cause […]
4 Years in the Microsoft Office 365 Cloud
I wasn’t sure Microsoft would win the world over with their O365 Cloud solution when I first migrated from our on premise technology into their cloud 4 years ago in 2011, but from where I stand now I can see their vision clearly. Back then we migrated our Exchange, Lync and SharePoint solutions into the […]
Moving an Application to the Web: Top Design & Testing Concerns (Part 2 of 2)
Today, I’d like to continue my discussion of the top concerns when moving an application to the web. If you haven’t already read Part 1 of this post, here’s a link to get you up to speed. There are two more issues that, while important for desktop apps, tend to require much more effort for […]
Moving an Application to the Web: Top Design & Testing Concerns (Part 1 of 2)
If you’re moving an application to the web, there are a lot of things to keep in mind when designing and testing it. Most of them, however, ultimately boil down to two things: user expectations and user experience. When using a browser, users will have certain expectations of how windows act and how to navigate […]
Managing Railroad Crossing Safety with TIBCO Spotfire Analytics
Imagine that you are a intensely focused on managing railroad crossing safety by improving rail-highway crossings that are the site of accidents involving trains and road vehicles or pedestrians. While all crossings may be of interest, you want to triage the 500,000 crossing in the US to determine those that most urgently need attention to safety conditions. […]
Meteor JavaScript: Rapid App Development
Are you looking to quickly build a custom web app, and you want to use JavaScript to do it? If so, Meteor JavaScript could be the foundation you need. 1) An Overview Meteor is a full stack JavaScript-based app development platform, designed to make it easy and fast to go from prototype to production. Meteor does this […]
Entrance Introduces New Partnership with Prophix Software
Entrance announced today that it has formed a partnership with Prophix, a global leader in developing Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software. This partnership provides unlimited potential by combining a solid, unified financial management software solution with a successful strategy, and a team of software implementation and integration experts. Prophix is a global leader in providing […]
Entrance is now a K2 Partner!
Entrance is happy to announce that we have strengthened our K2 partnership with additional training and certifications. This partnership allows us to provide the great services that our customers have come to expect, with the expertise that comes from certification! “Partnering with K2 is a strategic move for our organization as we continue to offer our clientele best-of-breed solutions,” […]
Hybrid On Premise Data in SharePoint Online with Azure Hybrid Connection
Technology in the cloud is tremendously more fast moving than when compared to on premise solutions. The case of SharePoint hybrid solutions is a prime example. The current Microsoft-provided documentation itself seems to be a bit dated with a suggestion to set up an on premise installation of SharePoint to serve the on premise data […]
Azure Hybrid Connections Make Cloud-Hybrid Connections Easy!
This year Microsoft released Azure Hybrid Connections, and significantly simplified the setup process of hybrid cloud solutions. Before, surfacing surface data from an on premise SQL server was an arduous task. It may have required developing data migration solutions, mirroring table structures on Azure, and opening firewall ports. Contrast this to the new process: setting […]
Top 5 Mobile App Trends for 2016
The proliferation of mobile apps will only grow in 2016. Are you up to speed on the latest trends in mobile app development? Here are some key mobile app trends that you should keep in mind in 2016. Cloud-based Cloud service offerings such as the Azure App Service from Microsoft, provide a launching pad to […]
4 Tips for Gathering Requirements for SharePoint Projects
Getting started as a business analyst on a SharePoint Project can be challenging because SharePoint has so many features and functionalities. Users will provide their software wish list to the you without considering the items that will bring the highest business value to the company. Here are four quick tips for gathering requirements for SharePoint projects: Identify […]
Mobile Usability: 4 Key Best Practices
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In many regards, mobile is no longer just the future, it is critical to the present as well. Mobile internet usage now makes up a majority of worldwide internet usage. Applications that do not feature mobile usability are quickly becoming a hassle for users, and ultimately obsolete. Unfortunately, developing for mobile is not as simple as […]
Choosing A Test Suite in Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS)
There are three types of test suites used in Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) for organizing test cases: regular, query-based, and requirements-based suites. Each has its advantages and disadvantages, and though none of them are perfect, using requirements-based suites as your primary means of test case organization allows for the best combination of traceability and […]
