Category: Blog
18 Dec, 2018
Data Transform and Load Overview
Part 1 of the Data Ingest Series The process of data transforms and load (DTL) goes by many names: Data acquisition Data ingest Enterprise transform and load (ETL) But they all are about getting external data into the system. The problem that most businesses face is that there are...
01 Aug, 2018
Build a Responsive Navbar Using Angular 5 and Bootstrap 4
A UI that is responsive to device and browser size is critical to provide usable access to your website and services. One of the most important parts of the UI is the navigation bar (navbar), which allows users to easily find and access information. The good news is that...
13 Jun, 2018
The Future of…
Growth We do a lot of work with growth companies, across all scales from startup to multi-national firms. This post on LinkedIn from Deby Joevita is a really great encapsulation of a growth lifecycle that works, and draws on well-established disciplines and methodologies. How Growth Stage Entrepreneurs Build Meaningful...
06 Jun, 2018
XML Schema Definition:
A Definitive Quick Guide
The XML Schema Definition is a dense document that will take you a lot of time to parse to get to the heart of what you’re after. Even if you’ve worked with XML and XSDs for years, you may still need to drill down into it in order to...
15 May, 2018
Optimistic UI does not Guarantee an Intuitive UX
A Pessimistic Viewpoint on Optimistic UI In a typical design that follows REST call patterns, the UI makes a call to the backend and updates based on the success or failure of that call. In an optimistic UI, however, the design assumes a successful call, makes the visual and...
08 May, 2018
5 Critical Success Factors for Agile Transformations
Last week we hosted a panel discussion on Agile. We had three excellent panelists, Patricia Remacle (SVP Product, Hobsons), Ankur Agarwal (Manager, Scrum Master, Capital One), and Jim York (Coach, Co-Owner, FoxHedge Ltd) who provided an engaging and interesting discussion for and with our audience. In case you couldn’t...
17 Apr, 2018
GDPR: Data Residency and Application Architecture
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...
10 Apr, 2018
Spring Boot JPA Relationship Quick Guide
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...
03 Apr, 2018
Technology for the Non-Technical
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...
27 Mar, 2018
8 Things About Digital Transformation Your Parents Never Told You
“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...