Technical

This is a continuation of my special blog series. You can read Part 1 here. Groovy script is basically split into four sections. We previously covered a short description of the sections, so we are getting directly into the script here. Code Section 1 This section imports the java libraries which help in formatting the payload […]

Queue Thursday morning and it’s time to get started. We know we’re building the foundations of a new website, and we want to start it off correctly. To do this, we’re going to follow what we call the ‘Assembly Process’. Assembly Process If you’ve worked with Cesia or myself in the past, you’ve probably seen […]

HIMSS18 is right around the corner. This year, more than 45,000 professionals from around the world will gather in the Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas, March 5-9 to help uncover the promise of health information and technology. The conference will bring world-class education, cutting-edge products and solutions, and unique networking opportunities to help […]

In Part 1 of my Oracle Projects Considerations series, I discussed Project Centric vs. GL Centric. This post, Part 2, will cover Project Type Classes. The three Project Type Classes seeded within Projects are: Capital Contract Indirect They drive how Project Types will collect and track expenditures on projects. The Capital Project Type Class collects […]

The following diagram is a generic representation of release management for a development organization.  There are typically different development teams who develop individual and standalone pieces that go into a release.  In the diagram, they are referred to as the component.  Each component has its own development lifecycle, source code repository, and (probably its own) […]

Romantics and poets have spent considerable amounts of time trying to quantify love over the past several centuries with very limited success. Scientists including Johannes Kepler (more famous for discovering law of planetary motion) even devised the Marriage (Secretary) Problem, a method using interviewing methods and analytics for increasing optimizing finding a mate. More recently, […]

Anyone who is single understands the exhaustion and frustration of modern dating, especially with so many different online platforms and mobile applications. Without the right strategy, finding love becomes an overwhelming and thankless experience. Developing a dating application is also a challenging endeavor, especially with the nuances of digital transformation. Akin to modern marketing challenges […]

Blockchain has the potential to radically alter the way enterprises conduct business and process transactions. The technology can reduce operational costs and friction, create transaction records that are immutable, and enable transparent ledgers where updates are nearly instantaneous. However, despite its immense potential benefits, there is a great deal of confusion and challenge in leveraging blockchain. Its nascent technology, a lack of talent to support it, complex system integration, […]

A cornerstone of Oracle Projects Implementation Consideration is, “Are we a project-centric or GL-centric organization?” Companies sometimes believe they are project centric when they aren’t. The following is a guide to assist in this decision. Key Characteristics of a Project-centric Company Simply stated, a project-centric company requires EVERY exempt and non-exempt employee to enter time […]

Error loading Log Streams Trying to get your Lambda function logs to show up in Cloudwatch, but you keep getting an error loading log streams? “There was an error loading Log Streams. Please try again by refreshing this page.” Chances are, you are here because refreshing didn’t help. I ran into this issue as I […]

First, a little bit of a personal story: I grew up in a family of great storytellers: My mom could bring alive comic characters with descriptions and add the sounds of them falling, crying or laughing. My dad could lead you to the moon with his drawn maps and landmarks. He would even add details, […]

Sometimes, two great tools need some help to work together. Microsoft Bookings is a relatively new appointment-booking app in Office 365 focused on small, appointment-oriented businesses. Dynamics 365 is Microsoft’s enterprise-level app focused on helping sales-oriented businesses create and track business relationships from leads to opportunities to clients. As of now, getting these two helpful […]