Failure is an Option: 3 Ways to Create a Culture That Accepts Failure

by Doug Ludlow | Business

The history of science and engineering is filled with examples of failure and perseverance. Take Thomas Edison for instance — you know, the guy who invented the light bulb? — he went through literally thousands of designs before finding the right one....

3 Ways to Outsource Development Successfully

by admin | Development

In an effort to reduce internal staffing costs, businesses around the country have tried and failed to successfully outsource development efforts. While contracting development might initially seem like a great solution to tighten technical budgets, cost savings are...

Debugging Entity Framework with SQL Server Profiler

by Jarod Ferguson | Development

As a .NET developer I wanted to share a tool I return to again and again whether I’m developing new features or squashing bugs. It’s a tool every .NET developer – novice or expert – should have in their tool belt. The tool I’m talking...

Infrastructure Automation on Amazon Web Services

by Ryan Kelley | Development

When somebody says “Infrastructure Automation”, what’s the first thing that crosses your mind? If you’re anything like me a year ago it was… Sci-fi movies. Robots. Big machines wheeling servers around a crowded dev pit. Over the last year, as...

6 ways a bad hire can hurt your software business

by Jarod Ferguson | Hiring

With high demand for skilled software developers the marketplace has become extremely competitive. Business stakeholders may be tempted to hire the first viable candidate they can find, without understanding the risks of doing so. 1. Write bad code It can be...