Developers have more access than ever to the right tools and resources that enable favorable development outcomes. Open source solutions over the past few years have gained particular interest for their low cost, agile, and interoperable characteristics, enabling the development and acceleration to market of mobile, web, and social solutions. Such was the challenge of […]
Integration + IT Modernization
Enabling HTTPS for a Mule Application
Enabling HTTPS is a common task when developing HTTP based applications. With many platforms, such as Apache server, WebLogic, JBoss etc, it’s simply a matter of clicking a checkbox, or change one config line. For a Mule application, it takes a bit more finessing. There are plenty of posts and online resources discussing it. Yet […]
Business Process Management (BPM) Impact on Financial Services Trends of 2017
I recently read through a guide on the Top 15 Financial Services Trends for 2017 by my friend and colleague Eugene Sefanov. Business Process Management (BPM) platforms continue to add more capabilities for greater impact on all industry verticals allowing organizations to remain relevant in an ever changing digital economy. The following is some insights […]
4 More DevOps Considerations for 2017
Software development and DevOps trends are front and center for 2017 enterprises ready to put their customer engagement into overdrive. As we have seen over the past month, more and more trends are pointing towards an increased interest. One of the major surveys to hit the market in the recent week is RightScale’s State of […]
Health Solutions Organization Transforms with AWS
Healthcare organizations face a mountain of challenges with the management of their data. As put forth in the Health Insurance and Patient Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and subsequent rulings on personal health information (PHI), health maintenance organizations must take specific precautions and care for patient data or face financial consequences. Additionally, healthcare organizations are […]
Installing IBM BPM v8.5.7 Standard on Ubuntu 14.04 (VirtualBox)
Following is a step-by-step process for installing IBM BPM v8.5.7 standard on Ubuntu 14.104: Downloads Install the latest VirtualBox software from Oracle – also download the Extension Pack. Download the software from the IBM Software Catalog Download the ISO file for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – DESKTOP from Ubuntu **Note: You can download the Server version […]
7 Things To Love About DevOps
Valentine’s Day, despite its retail foundations, is a great day to reflect on what we are grateful for and the things we love. Even though not all of us will be giving or receiving chocolates and roses, there are still many other things to embrace, including emerging technology philosophies like DevOps. With our swooning at […]
A User’s Guide to Implementing Service Virtualization
Service virtualization is the process of creating imitation of real components with help of some service contract, which can, within the realms of real service contract, enable efficient performance advantages to complete service development itself. Different Ways to Create Virtual Services What is service virtualization: in any software delivery life-cycle, no two layers of services are […]
Introducing AWS DevOps-In-A-Box
The speed at which technology moves these days is overwhelming for any technology leader faced with the challenge of making technology adoption solutions and migrating workloads. The sheer amount of solutions on the market can lead to long evaluation periods, resulting in delayed projects, lost go-to-market opportunities, and frustrated customers. It’s understandable, with the DevOps […]
How Can You Use IBM Watson To Prepare Your Taxes?
Tax season is here. Many of us are in the midst of scrambling to collect the tax forms that arrive via snail mail and electronically. Once we believe we have all the forms that are required to complete our taxes, we log into one of the myriad tax preparation software applications on the market, send […]
Real Estate Leader Experiences Cloud ROI with AWS
There are very few industries remaining that haven’t been transformed by technology, including real estate, which is largely driven by face-to-face relationships. As consumers embrace technology for the home and rental needs however, real estate firms must change as well. Such was the story of one leading real estate firm specializing in the building of […]
War On Cybercrime [Trend To Watch]
In a survey conducted by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, 56% of respondents rated cyber risk a top-five concern, while 22% indicated it was their biggest concern. A recent quarterly Cybersecurity Market Report published by Cybersecurity Ventures projects that $1 trillion will be spent […]