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Things I Wish I Knew Before Migrating Apps to Azure: Automation and Deployment
In my previous post, I discussed lessons learned about migrating SQL Server databases from on-premise to Azure SQL Databases. This post will share several of my issues and solutions around automating...
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Relational Database Versioning and DevOps
Relational database source control, versioning, and deployments have notoriously been challenging. Each instance of the database (Dev, Test, Production) can contain different data, may be upgraded at...
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Azure DevOps Services for Government: Information Storage
This is the second of two blog posts that will share solutions to common Azure DevOps Services concerns: In “Azure DevOps Services for Government: Access Control”, I covered common access control...
View ArticleWelcoming Talent with Entrepreneurial Spirit
Finding the perfect “fit” when it comes to a career choice can often feel like finding a needle in a haystack. An employer who values the experience of their employees, encourages the growth of...
View ArticlePower Apps Component Framework (PCF)
A Framework to Meet Your Needs PowerApps comes with a wide variety of controls out of the box. However, these controls may not be on-brand or have the desired look and feel, functionality, or style for...
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AIS is the Microsoft Partner of the Year for Power Apps and Power Automate
Applied Information Sciences (AIS) has been recognized as the Microsoft Partner of the Year (2020) for Power Apps and Power Automate! This is an exciting award for our company and one which we are...
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Code Generation with Excel Part Two: A data-loading exercise in Power Apps
Executive Summary This blog post is for Power Apps developers with basic experience with Microsoft Excel and .NET development. It begins by defining a real-world example for data migration. Next, it...
View ArticleDevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Agility and Discipline are Both Required as Organizations Adopt the Cloud At the beginning of cloud adoption, experimentation is common and exploration of applicable technologies is welcomed....
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Microsoft Power Platform & Azure Development Series: Part One
Leveraging the Power Platform and Microsoft Azure to connect housing agencies and intermediaries with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Intro The US Department of Housing and Urban...
View ArticleAIS First to Deploy Azure IL6 Environment AND Achieve ATO!
We are in awe of our team as they have reached another impressive milestone in support of our nation’s mission to modernize their IT footprint. Within the last week, AIS was able to successfully...
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Using an Azure Logic App to Query Data in an On-Premises SQL Server Database
This blog is part of a series of hands-on labs on leveraging the Power Platform and Microsoft Azure. To break this series up into more manageable chunks, in this installment, we’ll focus on setting up...
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Dockerfiles and the Dreaded Dangling Container Image
The Dockerfile development workflow is fantastic if you are familiar with the documentation and have spent a lot of time troubleshooting. However, if you are writing your first Dockerfile, it may be...
View ArticleFive Real-World Scenarios Where Microsoft Dataflex is a Game Changer
Last week, Microsoft introduced its new Dataflex technology for data services inside of Microsoft Teams, in addition to the rebranding of its former Common Data Service (CDS) to be called Dataflex Pro....
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Azure VM Disk Encryption using Deployment Scripts in ARM Templates
Have you been in a situation where an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template with Azure Blueprint is the only option available for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployment? Have you realized that certain...
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Applying User Experience (UX) Skills to Organizational Change Management (OCM)
In this blog post, I’d like to share: What I have learned about OCM and its importance The ADKAR® Model for successful OCM How UX and OCM are closely related and connected A case study of implementing...
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Using SharePoint Framework to Build Office Add-Ins
Building data and formatting features into MS Office applications using Office Add-Ins can be a crucial productivity boost to an organization. Now Microsoft has given us the ability to build Add-Ins...
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Things to Consider when Presenting at a Conference
How do you know you’re ready to present at a conference? You may have a good understanding of how something works, or you can build and explain how you reached a specific solution. I’m writing this...
View ArticleAIS is Now an Authorized Reseller of M365 GCC High
AIS is now one of few partners that can offer your organization cloud licensing across Azure Commercial, Azure Government Cloud, M365, M365 Government Community Cloud (GCC), and M365 GCC High. As a...
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Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB
Bridging the gap between serverless OLTP and Analytics Cosmos DB is unabashedly a document-based Online Transactional Processing (OLTP) system. It was engineered at its core to provide low latency,...
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Building a Web Scraper in an Azure Function
Web development is arguably the most popular area of software development right now. Software developers can make snappy, eye-catching websites, and build robust APIs. I’ve recently developed a...
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