By now you’ve read numerous articles about how the European Union (EU) will enforce its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). They tell you how to figure out your exposure, establish processes for dealing with data, appoint a data protection officer, and figure out what “clear affirmative action” means for you. Great ideas in a world […]

This week we return to a more technical topic, Spring Boot JPA, and unwind its complexities into practical examples of common persistence patterns. Spring Boot JPA has a ton of documentation, references, and articles. That’s a lot of material to sort through, so I created this Spring Boot JPA Relationship Quick Guide. I hope that […]

In a perfect world, no one needs help using the technology that’s critical to getting their job done. Far too often, however, the technology team is needed to maintain and update another team’s tools. This leads to increased costs, delays, and frustrations when what you need is not what you get. Ultimately, your goal should […]

“Digitial Transformation” has become the buzz phrase du jour. Technology vendors, service providers, and government entities are all heavily investing in either providing transformative digital capabilities or consuming them. Either way, the goal is the same, to be one of the winners of the digital transformation wave that is pervading the industry.