Tech Insights

As more organizations move to remote work and virtual meetings, the traditional ways of building relationships go by the wayside. Even though in-person interactions are less frequent, the backbone of how to build trust and credibility internally and externally remains the same. Below are some best practices development teams can incorporate to build lasting trust and successful relationships. 

Machine Learning (ML) has revolutionized how we solve large-scale problems. Humans may be overwhelmed by myriads of variables and the sheer volume of information available. However, machines have proven effective at sifting through massive datasets and producing accurate, reliable outcomes. Let’s look deeper into ML and what it can do for your business.

Building a system of microservices to support your business’s operations is a challenge faced by architects and executives at companies large and small. Orchestrating flows of data and actions across many services and servers without breeding complexity that slows your development and saps your agility is demanding. Data streaming services are an excellent option for connecting your microservices, maintaining efficiency, and controlling costs. Here’s how to get started connecting your microservices with the data streaming service Apache Kafka.

If you’re in the software industry, the concept of technical debt will come up at some point. Agile software development’s popularity has spread this concept to teams who aren’t actively practicing Agile. Unlike the financial debt it was named after, technical debt isn’t characteristically bad and can be useful at times. However, too much can be debilitating to an organization. Here’s how technical debt affects products, development teams, organizations, and customers.

Moving your software development teams from working on operational to strategic goals is essential to your company's innovative future. However, the best developer’s time is too often occupied working on existing business solutions, which greatly hampers their ability to work on future business. Even if you had an unlimited budget to hire new resources, without an infusion of the tribal knowledge diffused among your existing teams, those new hires might have too much to learn about your environment to be immediately productive.