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So, you want to use Global Managed Service Accounts with BizTalk 2016?

by Simon Clendon | Sep 10, 2020

Background First, what is a Global Managed Service Account (gMSA)? Microsoft describe “A standalone Managed Service Account (sMSA) as a managed domain account that provides automatic password management, simplified service principal name (SPN) management and the...

Is your (message/event) broker dumb or smart? And why does it matter?

by LiSi Chan | Aug 13, 2020

What on earth is a message broker? Why are some dumb, and others smart? And what's their job? According to Wikipedia, a message or event broker is "an intermediary computer program module that translates a message from the formal messaging protocol of the sender...

Like to know how to monitor all your enterprise applications, from one place?

by Jeremy Woo | May 30, 2020

Monitoring your IT systems – all of them - is an increasingly important business function. But while most organisations have multiple disparate systems with individual monitoring and logging systems, few have an integrated central view. This means that keeping an eye...

The tyranny of distance: 3 ways to ensure your remote project is a success.

by Nikolai Blackie | May 30, 2020

Is running a remote project a whole new ballgame for you or your technology partner? Sure, you may have done parts of a project remotely, but what about completing an entire project from initial sales engagement, right through to go-live? Covid-19 has forced many...

Protobuf. What is it, why you should care, and when should you use it?

by Simon Clendon | May 2, 2020

First, what even is Protobuf? We’ll let Google explain: "Protobuf (Protocol buffers) are Google's language-neutral, platform-neutral, extensible mechanism for serializing structured data – think XML, but smaller, faster, and simpler. You define how you want your data...

Are you ready to migrate to Boomi’s new deployment process?

by Philip Durrant | Mar 3, 2020

If you are a Boomi user, you may have realised that Boomi are rolling out some significant changes to their deployment process in their March 2020 release. These changes are designed to improve traceability and management by allowing a set of processes to be grouped...

With integration comes power. But first, how do you get to the ‘on’ switch?

by Phil Cullen | Mar 1, 2020

We get it. You understand and are enthused by the potential of integration to enable you to seamlessly access and utilise real-time data, and automate processes between disparate, bespoke or customised legacy solutions. You’re excited by the potential to gain a...