There are many times when you want to move to Azure but don’t have the liberty of re-platforming the database due to the dependency of applications. Don’t despair, there are still ways to move your workload. Azure has support for Oracle! We previously showed a way to almost run an Oracle Database as a Service on Azure, but if you have a line of business (LOB) application or an application that requires support for high availability, it is also possible: […]
Microsoft Power Platform: Application Development Platform for General Purpose Business Apps In recent years, with the transition to the cloud, SharePoint teams’ recommendation has been to move custom functionality “down” to the client computer or “over” to a host outside of SharePoint. This change has had a direct impact on enterprises that have long viewed SharePoint as an application development platform. Today’s best practices show that a grouping of applications, such as case management apps, inventory or issue tracking, and […]
I put together a two-part video presentation on how (and why!) to take on-premises applications and move them to the cloud (specifically the Azure PaaS platform), and how to do it quickly. The second video continues the process and covers app modernization with Service Fabric.
In this audio blog, I discuss the four main attributes an enterprise should consider when selecting a public cloud provider. (A complete transcript is available below.)
Recently I had an opportunity to sit down with Steve Michelotti, Program Manager on the AzureGov team and talk about a Machine Learning (ML) application we built for a federal agency. This application is a great example of how AIS leverages the latest innovations on the AzureGov platform to build applications that align with agencies’ missions – and go beyond IT support to directly assist in meeting the mission objectives. Specifically, this application was designed to help analysts get personalized […]
I had the opportunity to attend the first Azure Government HackFest & Training on June 7 and June 8, 2017 with several of my AIS colleagues (Jonathan Eckman, Nicolas Mark, and Brian Rudolph) and it did not disappoint. This event was a great opportunity for me personally to learn more about Azure and spend some time applying that new information to work on an interesting problem. I know that many of you might be considering attending another HackFest, so I […]
An open-source initiative needed a solution to add Azure IaaS support for their existing cross-cloud library to support bioinformatic research. Genomics Virtual Laboratory provides cloud-based analysis tools that help in genomics research. As a part of this tool suite, they created an open-source Python library called CloudBridge that provides a uniform and extensible API layer for supporting multiple clouds. The library supported only AWS and Open Stack. AIS was approached to provide Microsoft Azure support to the library with limited […]
If you need managed services to maintain peak IT network operations, consider us here at Applied Information Sciences. We’ll manage all your IT services for a predictable cost so you can focus on more strategic investments. AIS’ Managed Services Practice provides ongoing responsibility for monitoring, patching and problem resolution for specific IT systems on your company’s behalf. Capabilities Patching Monitoring Alerting Backup and Restore Incident Response AIS’ Managed Service Practice has up to 24×7 coverage for initial responses to incidents through […]
You’re an enterprise. You’ve done your research. You’ve read the whitepapers. You’ve heard all the success stories (along with a few cautionary tales). Perhaps you’ve already taken your first steps into the cloud, but want to embark on a larger-scale public cloud adoption strategy. But what does that look like for your enterprise? The journey is different for you – for everyone, really. And you certainly don’t want to make it up as you go along. Here are five important things you need to map […]
Welcome to part five of our blog series based on my latest PluralSight course: Applied Azure. Previously, we’ve discussed Azure Web Sites, Azure Worker Roles, Identity and Access with Azure Active Directory and Azure Service Bus and MongoDB. Motivation Let’s face it, security, privacy and compliance are the key concerns when it comes to adopting any public cloud platform. To alleviate such concerns, Windows Azure team has setup a Windows Azure Trust Center website to provide the latest updates on these […]