Core Blog

Discover Important Insights

Agile Sprints

Getting Started with Azure DevOps – Sprints

Ready to start sprint planning in Azure DevOps? We show you how to set up sprints so your team members can see their taskboard and manage their workflow.
Getting started

Getting Started with Azure DevOps – Area Paths Tips

Most business analysts aren't even aware that the Area Path feature exists within Azure DevOps. Here's what it is and how it can be used.
Closeup of globe

Getting Started with Azure DevOps – Template Tips

Azure DevOps includes 4 basic Process/System Templates to choose from. This is one of the first steps in setting up your system. But which one is right for you?
Penetration Testing

Penetration Testing – What It Is, The Types, and When to Do It

Pen testing is short for penetration testing. This simulation of real-world security attacks can find and report on your security and privacy vulnerabilities.
Data Scientists

How to Find, Train, and Empower Citizen Data Scientists

Citizen data scientists help fill the gap in data talent - giving businesses the data talent so sorely needed to use AI and ML to solve business problems.
Remote employee on video call

Why BAs Must Carefully Consider Authentication and Authorization

Learn what these non-functional requirements mean and why Business Analysts need to carefully consider them when leading their teams’ development efforts.
software testing

Why I Stopped Testing My Code (and You Should Too)

Here are 10 silly excuses I've used or heard for reasons to not write repeatable tests for one's own code. It's a great reminder to just write the tests.
Starry sky with trees

Power BI Tips for Star Schema and Dimensional Data Modeling

This blog covers the advantages of using dimensional data models in your Power BI datasets + some additional tools that can optimize your dataset performance.
microsoft windows keyboard

.NET MAUI and the Future of Xamarin 

At the 2020 Microsoft Build Conference, they announced .NET MAUI as the next evolution to Xamarin.Forms. Here's what it means to your cross-platform development.
Mountains and clouds

Azure Tips & Tricks: Preventing Headaches with Cosmos Document IDs

The following simple tip regarding Cosmos DB's document identifier property may help you avoid creating a hard-to-find bug in your code.
Fork in road

Using Tabular Editor’s Best Practice Analyzer to Apply Best Practices

Tabular Editor's Best Practice Analyzer is useful for development, consistency, and when working with (or training) those without exposure to tabular models.
Developer typing code on laptop

Developer Playbook for Getting Started with DevOps

DevOps is hugely popular, but to many it's still a hazy concept. Let’s explore what it is, why it matters, and how it can transform your team and organization.

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Stay informed on the latest technology news and trends