Cloud

The feature support for Azure Resource Manager and ARM Templates has been a little light since it’s initial release. This is something that is slowly changing, however, an update to the Azure Portal released this week helps move ARM Template support forward in a big way. This new feature is the ability to Export any […]

We’re now more than a week into Spring and the end of March has arrived, putting us at three months into 2016. As we move deeper into our Spring Cleaning routine, some of us will find interesting items. I know I sometimes find old receipts, used plane tickets, and the occasional USB cable I misplaced. […]

The previous article in this series covered how to setup an Azure Resource Group project with ARM Template that creates an Azure Service Bus Namespace. This article build upon the previous, to create an Azure Service Bus Topic with a Subscription to catch all messages. Instead of starting from scratch, this article builds on the […]

Several months ago I was in Boston for an IBM event that was under non-disclosure. One of the items previewed was plans for IBM Forms Experience Builder on Cloud. IBM has released the product and the link has a couple of important pieces of data. There is a demo from Marty Lechleider. I’ve had the opportunity to […]

In this day and age, it is important for enterprises to leverage both systems of record and systems of engagement that are integrated together. This approach is referred to as “two-tier ERP.” The system of record tier usually consists of on-premise ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems, and the system of engagement tier is generally a […]

This article in the Wall Street Journal details how KPMG LLC plans on using IBM Watson to automate routine tasks in audits. The article explains that auditors today often take samples of a client’s transaction to validate financial statements. Sheer volume and time prevents auditors from looking at all of a company’s transactions. the goal is […]

The Visual Studio 2015 support GUI support for Azure Resource Group projects and managing ARM Templates is still fairly new. As a result there isn’t full GUI and editor support in it for all features of Azure; although there are a lot of features already supported. One of the features that isn’t supported through the […]

Spring has finally arrived, which means two things: There are now less than three months to the arrival of summer. Now is a very good time to do some cleaning. While the traditional habits of the season have called for cleaning out closets and tidying up the backyard, our heavy reliance on technology also requires an […]

Once again I’ll be teaching the class titled Oracle SOA Suite 12c: Build Composite Applications in Houston, TX the week of December 5th, 2016. If anyone is interested in signing up for the class, visit the following link in the previous paragraph. Here is an overview of the course: This Oracle SOA Suite 12c: Build Composite […]

As a Californian, I’ve come to the conclusion that we are immune to the inclement weather received by the rest of the United States on a yearly basis. With an estimated 300 days of sun, incidences like snow days, hurricane watches, and unbearably hot heat are rare occurrences and offer many of us the opportunity […]

Beyond superior product offerings, a positive customer experience is an integral component of satisfaction and retention. This was the story of a regulated electric utility company in operation for over 100 years with almost a million customers in the southeastern region of the United States. Over time, the company had developed a network of separate […]

Oracle Hyperion can help centralize financial data to help businesses see the big picture quickly. We recently worked with an energy company that was making critical business decisions using data from a myriad of disparate spreadsheets and databases. This was frustrating because it didn’t allow for a central, single version of the truth. After Perficient implemented […]