Brian MoelkinbrainendeavorI.T.’s transformation from Information Technology to Integration of TechnologyWhen IT departments rose to prominence the goal was to manage information. It was about databases, CRUD operations, AS400s, 2–3 tier UIs…Jul 24, 20181Jul 24, 20181
Brian Moelkinbrainendeavor2-way Data Synchronization is often a lazy and naive strategyTL;DR — Start with the simple, ideal architecture: 1-way data flow with message-based events. Adopt 2-way synchronization as a last resort…Jul 9, 2018Jul 9, 2018
Brian MoelkinbrainendeavorI cringe when I hear people say “Best Practice”I admit it; I find the phrase “Best Practice” cringe-worthy. I know a lot of people say it with the best of intentions, but I hear that…Mar 14, 2018Mar 14, 2018
Brian MoelkinbrainendeavorApplying MVP in IT FTW!A Minimum Viable Product is a core concept in the software development world. However, the reasons why an MVP works for software…Mar 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018
Brian MoelkinbrainendeavorUsers don’t know what they want (and that’s ok)I believe in questioning assumptions. One of those assumptions I’ve seen in the IT world is that users know what they want. Or perhaps more…Feb 13, 20181Feb 13, 20181
Brian MoelkinbrainendeavorRULES FOR DATA CONVERSIONSMost projects aren’t green field ones. Most projects are integrations or re-implementations. Because of that, almost every non-trivial…Jun 11, 2017Jun 11, 2017