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PCS Developers Attend CodeMash Software Development Conference

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Several Palitto Consulting Services team members attended CodeMash, a software development conference that took place between January 7th and 10th, 2020. Our team members regularly find time to attend events like this to help them learn and improve their skills. At PCS, we believe that continual improvement is the best way to ensure that we meet and exceed the needs of our clients today and tomorrow.

CodeMash

Team members Jay Holliday, Erinn Lynn and Chris Stevens went to CodeMash in early January 2020. This conference is a wide-ranging software development and technology event. It was the perfect gathering for learning about the latest trends and ideas in our field. Our three team members came back with several important takeaways:

  • WEB UI/UX & Frameworks: JavaScript has been dominant in this area for years. However, Blazor, an open-source framework being developed by Microsoft, is a noteworthy new competitor. It allows developers to easily use C# and HTML for web apps.
  • Mobile Development: Unsurprisingly, mobile is still hot on many people’s minds. Cross-compiling for iOS and Android is probably one of the most important current trends.
  • Cloud: Current-day cloud computing is significantly maturing. Whereas previously it was a bit of a novelty, more advanced functionality is moving to the cloud.
  • DevOps: A major focus in this area is on tools that can push out new code “automagically.”
  • Architecture: Two major themes in this area are test-driven development and dependency injection and decoupling.
  • Security: As more and more systems become interconnected, this is only growing in importance.
  • Document DBs: Expect to see more as this type of database grows in importance this year.

Our Dedication to Learning

We are firmly committed to continual learning. It is the most robust way for us to ensure the continued success of our clients. Conferences like CodeMash help us stay ahead of trends.

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Want to learn more about PCS development capabilities? Contact us today to discuss how we could help your organization.

SQL Saturday – The Latest on Microsoft’s SQL

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On October 5th, 2019, our team member Jay Holiday attended SQL Saturday in Pittsburgh. This event, hosted at Pittsburgh Technical College, focused on the latest updates and information on Microsoft SQL Server.

As explained on the event’s website, the event sessions “offer content across data management, cloud and hybrid architecture, analytics, business intelligence, AI, and more.” This was a great chance to learn about innovations and best practices for this powerful data technology.

Data Is at the Center of Technology

Data technology plays an important role in just about every aspect of computing. Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system that is a popular and feature-rich way to handle the data needs of applications.

It is important to stay current on all the latest developments because innovations in data have far-reaching implications. The sessions at SQL Saturday included topics such as mapping data flows, using SQL Server and Azure, and ethics in data management.

Data and the Hybrid Cloud

Microsoft’s Azure product was a key focus of the event. The hybrid cloud, a combination of cloud and on-premise computing, is growing increasingly important to modern businesses. Azure, Microsoft’s cloud solution, is a popular choice for hybrid implementations.

Businesses need to be able to leverage the latest in both cloud computing and data to stay competitive. Several sessions at the event focused on Azure Data Factory, a data integration service. Jay learned a lot about the latest and greatest ideas in Microsoft SQL and Azure. We are excited to use this new insight to better serve our clients.

Staying up to date with the latest in technology is a high priority for us at Palitto Consulting Services. The technology world moves quickly, and innovations can represent major competitive advantages for the businesses we serve. Our emphasis on continual learning helps us bring the technology of large enterprises to the small- to mid-size companies we work with. Contact us to learn more about what we do and how we can help your business.

PCS Programmers Attend 2019 Stir Trek

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The tech universe is rapidly expanding, and exploring its multiple frontiers is a bold adventure. One event that happens each spring in Columbus, OH, helps intrepid pioneers navigate their way through the vast nebulae of as-yet uncharted territory.

That event is Stir Trek, a fun and informative session-packed workshop topped off with a blockbuster movie. This year, PCS sent Adam Maust and Jay Holliday from the programming team to learn about the latest in development technologies. The pair found themselves immersed in a daylong quest for new knowledge about technology and business, including over 30 sessions each led by a recognized expert in a specific tech field.

Continual Learning Translates to Better Service

Stir Trek is one of the more unique settings for increasing technical knowledge. Held in a modern multiplex movie theater, the organizers arrange in each of the theaters workshop sessions that range from in-depth technical presentations to business soft skill primers. The event amounts to an all-day smorgasbord of the latest information about technology trends and how businesses are capitalizing on the digital revolution. As a bonus for attendees, the day’s climax featured a screening of the first of the summer movies, in this case, Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame, on the movie’s opening day.

Some may wonder why PCS is so committed to seeking out new opportunities for our team members to learn new things. The answer is simple: The more we know about the latest trends in technology, the more we can help our clients grow and prosper. We believe if we invest in learning for our team, the result will always be better value for clients using our consulting services.

Our Specialty Is You

Our expertise is in technology, and more specifically, utilizing the latest technology to help our business clients grow their operations and meet their goals. Reach out to PCS, and let us show you how we can help you boldly go into the future.

PCS Attends Global Azure Bootcamp

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Microsoft Azure, the ever-evolving set of cloud-based tools from the prolific software giant, is one of the dominant forces in cloud-based computing and hybrid systems solutions for every size of business. So, when over 300 communities worldwide host a day devoted to every topic imaginable relating to this growing set of services, you know that PCS will be there to learn all we can learn about the latest trends and implementations.

That level of learning took place on April 27, 2019, when PCS team member Jay Holiday attended the Microsoft Global Azure Bootcamp in Cleveland. His sole intent on being present was staying current with the latest tools and features within the Microsoft Cloud platform.

Learning More, Serving Better

At PCS, we believe the more we learn about the latest technologies, the better we can help our clients implement them in meaningful ways to affect their businesses positively. Since Azure is currently such a significant part of the cloud and hybrid solutions for business, we knew attending and gleaning as much information as possible was crucial to our clients’ success.

The Azure-related topics covered at the workshop were wide-ranging and included security, data analytics, machine learning, bots, cost optimization and business implementations. Another aspect of the conference that matters as much, if not more than, the actual information sessions was the opportunity to make contacts and network with professionals involved in developing and deploying Azure applications at every level.  Nurturing these contacts results in the growth of a valuable information resource that we use to benefit our clients in their endeavors.

Making Contact With PCS

We specialize in helping companies leverage the latest technologies to improve their competitive advantage in the marketplace. Our commitment is to study your operation, gain a thorough understanding of what you do and then offer our expertise in technology to help you do it better and more profitably. Contact us today, and let us start working together to build a better future for your company.

PCS Deepens Expertise at Microsoft Ignite Tour Conference

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PCS attends Microsoft Ignite Tour

At PCS, we strive to “help businesses make intelligent use of technology”. So, when the Microsoft Ignite Tour, a two-day deep technical training conference, made its only US stop, we made sure we were there. We never want to miss an opportunity for members of our team to learn new ways to help companies modernize their organizations with cutting-edge technologies.

Extensive Learning Opportunity

Business use of the cloud is a growing and evolving field, requiring companies to rethink their ideas about the way IT functions within organizations. Events like the Microsoft Ignite Tour provided our developers a chance to learn from experts who are directly involved in driving these new technologies. The conference featured hundreds of technical sessions and a choice of several learning paths. Among other tools our team acquired, we learned some new strategies for coding that will enable us to better optimize our clients’ use of the cloud in their operations.

Networking with Experts

These days, keeping up with the latest technology requires staying immersed in the technology community. Attending events like the Microsoft Ignite Tour help us to build and maintain our extensive network of contacts. The need for rapid software deployment and constant refining of best practices make close professional relationships with industry influencers an indispensable part of providing relevant advice to our clients. We believe keeping our finger on the pulse of the latest trends and technologies is vital not only to our success but also to the success of the companies we serve.