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Thoughts and ideas on how to build tools, automate workflows and speed-up the workplace.
What is Unstructured Data Management?
Managing unstructured data is becoming an increasingly important challenge for companies of all sizes. See, the types of information that business store - and the way they handle it - has changed massively over the past couple of decades. A huge part of this has been the simultaneous rise of big data, NoSQL, and cloud storage solutions. In sum, this means that there’s a greater need for unstructured data management than ever before.
Ronan McQuillan
Aug 3, 2023
What is a Containerization?
Containerization is one of the decades’ biggest shifts in the way businesses manage their internal IT - with huge implications for how we develop software, manage existing tools, handle business data, and much more. So much so, that containerization has become a top priority for IT leaders in all industries. Today, we’re checking out everything you need to know about working with containers - from what they are and what they achieve - to the challenges you might encounter and the specific tools you can use for successful implementation.
Ronan McQuillan
Jul 28, 2023
What is an API Call?
API calls are one of the basic tools we can use for all kinds of development, integration, data sharing, and digital transformation projects. Whether we’re building solutions from scratch or simply hooking up a couple of SaaS tools - we’re probably going to need to make API calls. Today, we’re going to guide you through everything you need to know. We’ll start with what API calls are, what they’re used for, and how they work.
Ronan McQuillan
Jul 28, 2023
What is Workflow Integration?
Workflow integration is at the center of how modern businesses operate. Indeed, achieving efficient, secure, and performant internal ops is all but impossible without fairly extensive integration. Today, we’re exploring the practical side of this. Specifically, we’re diving deep into everything you need to know about integrating workflows. We’ll start with the basic principles and core business benefits of integration - alongside some of the common challenges. Then, we’ll move on to some concrete examples and the strategies you can implement to create seamless workflows for your team.
Ronan McQuillan
Jul 28, 2023
ITOM vs ITSM
ITOM and ITSM are both fundamental to the way we provide technical resources, assets, and services to colleagues across all departments. But, there are important differences between the two that can come into conflict if we’re not aware of them. Confusingly, there’s also a lot of overlap. Today, we’re going to cover everything you need to know. Specifically, we’ll check out what each one is, what it achieves, the challenges you’ll encounter, how they differ, and how you can align them with one another.
Ronan McQuillan
Jul 21, 2023
REST API Authentication | 4 Methods
Understanding the different methods of API authentication is a core competence for any would-be developer, data professional, or anyone else who wants to connect to external tools, data sources, or other resources. Nowadays, APIs are fundamental to the way we build, integrate, and use all kinds of digital tools - whether this is building custom software from scratch - or simply connecting existing SaaS platforms to create streamlined workflows. So, you need to know how to use the different authentication methods that vendors could implement for their APIs.
Ronan McQuillan
Jul 21, 2023
Top 10 Data Transformation Tools
Selecting the right data transformation tools is a critical decision - with far-reaching consequences. Nowadays, the idea that data is your business’s most valuable asset is a bit of a cliche. The real challenge is getting this data in the hands of the right people, with the right tools, in a usable form. This is especially tricky in a context where we’re increasingly dealing with diverse, varied, and large-scale data sets.
Ronan McQuillan
Jul 21, 2023
Workflow Management Database Design
Today we’re going to guide you through exactly how to create a workflow management database design - from scratch. This can form the basis of all sorts of solutions - including workflow management tools, approval apps, automated solutions - and a whole raft of other internal tools. See, most internal tasks and processes aren’t that complicated. In fact, most management or administrative tasks can be expressed as chains of requests and decisions.
Ronan McQuillan
Jul 21, 2023