The Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Revolution

In a day in age where constant innovation and continuous improvement are a must to stay at the forefront of competition, automation in just about every sector is more prominent than ever. Automation is the core of Machine Learning (ML), which is ultimately a subset of Artificial Intelligence (AI). We are slowly but surely heading.. read more →

Tips in the Era of Remote Working

By: Kunal Bhatia The Stay at Home order which went into effect on March 24th is beginning to show some signs of light at the end of the tunnel. Many states – including Michigan – have started to relax on a few restrictions and while we still have a ways to go before we are back.. read more →

7 Essential Tips for Effective Video Interviewing

By: Adrienne Moulton Amidst the unprecedented challenge the world is currently facing, including those related to employment, there happens to be a lot of hiring activity still taking place. The Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity reported this week that more than 2,000 Michigan companies are hiring right now, with over 40,000+ job openings.. read more →

Organizational Impediments to Agile Transformation

By: Mike Holka I’ve heard many managers of IT organizations proclaim to each other that we need to “Go Agile”. “If we can do that, all of our problems will be solved”. Interestingly, the same managers that make that proclamation rarely know what it means to “Go Agile”, let alone what their organization would look.. read more →

How to Get More Involved in Your Local Tech Community

By Meg Blaha  Want to learn something new? If you’re like millions of Americans, you probably set a goal at the beginning of this year. Maybe you want to learn a new technology. Maybe you want to help out in your community. Or maybe you just want to meet new people in your area. If.. read more →

Five Must Read Books for Leaders in the New “Tech-ade”

By Jess Lancaster & Scott Schmerer Welcome technology leaders to 2020 and the new decade, or “Tech-ade” as we’d like to call it! Start the new decade off right by downloading some new knowledge and growing into the best leader you can be. One great way to level up your leadership skill is reading new.. read more →

5 Steps to Stack the Deck of Life for a Winning Hand in 2020

By Lisa Nowak    The start of a new decade is almost upon us. If you are like me, there are years in the past 10 that were filled with pride, excitement and joy. Other years were more cluttered with some confusion, sorrow and disappointment. The older and wiser me has learned how to stack the.. read more →

Experimenting with Feature Toggle

By: Brendon Thiede There are many reasons that someone might point out for wanting DevOps practices, but there is one unifying goal that many of these reasons tie to: be able to out experiment the competition. We are seeing FinTech startups taking market share away from incumbents that are over one hundred years old, by.. read more →

Web Development is About to Change in a Big Way

By: Joe Kunk I love writing software. It is absolutely thrilling to create something from scratch that provides a new capability, solves a difficult problem, or revises an existing process for the better. Each new project represents a personal challenge to leverage new tools and recently learned techniques to code better or faster than last.. read more →

Soft Skills…the Competitive Advantage

By: Mike Holka Competitive advantage…isn’t that a term used for corporations when developing new products or processes? While that is a true statement, competitive advantage also exists in many other contexts, one being the job market. It is important to realize the hiring process is also a competitive environment. You are putting yourself out there.. read more →