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Critical fleets are only as resilient as their connectivity
In critical fleet operations, vehicles aren’t standalone units anymore. Each one is a mobile part of a bigger digital system that relies on continuous, secure, real-time communications. Video streams, telemetry, location data, remote diagnostics, coordination with control centers, and vehicle-to-vehicle / vehicle-to-infrastructure links, only work if connectivity...
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Monitor the performance of queries against databases to eliminate unnecessary costs
In our previous article we saw the great advantages of applying Best Programming Practices in SQL Server. We’d like to explore this further, this time focusing on query optimization. SQL is a declarative language: each query declares what we want the database engine...
Best programming practices for relational databases and cost savings
No time is a bad time to plan improvements. Looking for ways to reduce development costs in the cloud is always a good thing. Process response times in Microsoft SQL Server databases are irreparably deteriorating as our data volume grows. Therefore, we must stay one...
Testing for computer projects
We are all aware of the high costs that a poorly planned project can entail, be it to build a house, an electrical appliance, an advertising campaign... Well, it’s the same for computer projects. We must study and plan the costs and resources involved in a project...
eSIM: Two different flavors for the same technology
eSIM (or embedded SIM) technology is destined to replace the traditional SIM cards that you insert in your mobile phones when you buy a new terminal or switch mobile phone operators. The eSIM is an eUICC (Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card) chip on the circuit...
Covid-19, Information Technology and Data Protection Law
The current Covid-19 crisis has some of you wondering if it is the result of a biological weapon from a shady military lab. The answer is a simple no! As the scientific community so rightly states, nature is enough and more than enough to make new viruses like this...
SD-WAN – digital transformation in times of COVID-19
The world is different now to how it was a few weeks ago. Owing to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the declaration of a pandemic, we have been forced to take unprecedented global measures. With the bulk of the population confined to their homes, many companies, from SMEs...
Data access security
As time goes by, data access security is becoming a more pressing requirement in the technological world. Companies are more aware of how important it is to guarantee that those that access corporate platforms are who they say they are. Since the number of data stored...
IoT: Use cases and challenges
After several years in which the growth forecasts for the IoT market were not met, 2019 exceeded expectations, and certain market analysts predict connected devices will increase by 21% in 2020. We can therefore say that the broader adoption of this technology is...
Overcoming entanglements without affecting developers
Last week’s article described the difficulties faced by developers when working with distributed and/or microservice architectures, often lacking in-depth knowledge about the underlying network technologies that enable different components of the architectures to...
The operational challenges of distributed software architecture
Microservice-based architectures are changing the way we design software today, raising new challenges in development and operations. These architectures are adding a strong network dependency on business logic, increasing the number of potential hazards, which grow...
Cloud Testing, friend or foe?
In a society that is ever increasing its use of technology and showing no signs of slowing down, it is becoming more and more pertinent to ensure the best quality products. Companies are being pushed to reach a wider audience by accelerating innovation and constantly...
DevOps and Cloud: A Perfect Symbiosis
I’ve always been fascinated by the way in which different computing concepts get converted into common knowledge and how, depending on who’s speaking about a certain concept, that person will tend to assimilate it according to their own field of knowledge and action....
