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iPaaS – don’t do digital transformation without it

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) has emerged as a game changer for businesses embarking on digital transformation....

Should we sometimes aim to lose rather than gain?

Should we sometimes aim to lose rather than gain? This provocative question, inspired by a recent Tweet, challenges the conventional wisdom of always adding more...

Building a data strategy? Remember to focus on the metrics that matter

Building a data strategy? Beware of the common pitfall known as ‘kitchen sink’ syndrome, where stakeholders present an overwhelming list of metrics they deem essential....

The myth of the ‘Citizen Developer’

For years big tech has been evangelising the concept of the ‘citizen developer’. While this sounds like it could be a game changer, how realistic...

If user personas are so important, then why don’t we make better use of them?

Personas are one of the most overlooked, yet critical parts of developing any solution. In this post I’d like to re-make the case for the...

Should we think of ourselves as ‘integrators’, rather than ‘developers’?

We often start by asking the question 'what do we need to build?', but should we start by asking what we can integrate?...

Rapid, cost effective (and codeless) data warehousing with ‘Stitch’

Using Stitch to quickly create a cost-effective, codelesss data warehouse which pulls data from multiple sources....

Focus on being business-led, rather than technology-led

It's easy to fall into some common traps sometimes, particularly becoming technology-led, rather than business-led....

Is Machine Learning still just for the ‘big guys’ or can SMEs benefit too?

Machine Learning is being promoted to SMEs a lot recently, but is there any benefit to SMEs?...

Are mobile apps dead?

With mobile web technologies in top form and big names announcing their migration away from native apps, what does the future hold for the mobile...

Codeless development – too good to be true?

What is the codeless movement? Which platforms are out there? And what are the strategies that you can employ to develop solutions with minimal to...

Simple, serverless data warehousing with AWS S3 and Athena

Data warehousing doesn't have to be complicated and cost big bucks. You can use AWS to quickly create a powerful, ultra-low-cost data warehouse....