Blazor: Why, When…and Your Future
Jan 15,
2020
Blazor is Microsoft’s cross-platform technology for creating client-side, browser-based applications in C# using .NET Core. It really does work and, more importantly, really could change everything. The immediate reason that IT shops should be interested in Blazor is because it reduces the size of the shop’s toolbox. The long term reason that Blazor you want […]
Reasons the Future is Built on ITIL 4
Jan 9,
2020
Since the creation of ITIL v3 back in 2007 the world has filled with frameworks and methodologies, including Agile, and many more. So where does ITIL 4 fit into this new landscape and what value does it offer you, Lean, DevOps and your organization? Essentially why ITIL? Why ITIL 4? Firstly, ITIL has some solid […]
The Perils of Re-Using Passwords
Dec 18,
2019
Passwords will be with us for quite a while and so will password breaches, I’m afraid. Last week I received a notice that a site I use experienced a password breach. The email explained that the passwords themselves were encrypted, but that I should change my password on that site and any others where I […]
Microsoft’s New Role-Based Azure Certifications – What You Need to Know
Dec 17,
2019
An ever-increasing number of IT professionals today choose to get certified to continue to grow their expertise. They can get certified in technologies they are already very proficient, and also get certified in technologies they are transitioning to. Getting a Microsoft certification offers multiple benefits to both the individual and his/her organization. These benefits include: […]
Developers: Get Good with your IDE for Productivity
Dec 12,
2019
I’ve watched many beginning developers learn the bare minimum about their IDE, and then… stop. Just enough to edit, compile, and run. This is not enough. No matter what language you code in, and no matter what IDE you use, you spend a lot of your day using the tool. So it’s worth investing the […]
