Key Azure Serverless Services As a follow up to my previous blog on the Era of Serverless Computing, here I share some key Azure services commonly utilised in serverless computing. Within this blog I will also describe our involvement in an interesting use case for one of our utility customers. As mentioned in my previous …
Seven Reasons to procure your Microsoft Cloud via a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) Silversands joined the CSP programme around a year ago as a CSP indirect Reseller and has aligned itself with direct CSP partner Vuzion. Over the year we have seen the benefits this brings to our customers and it has reinforced why we …
In this article I take a quick look at setting up some monitoring for an in-house developed application. Service Manager Scribe is a custom email ingestion service for our Microsoft Service Manager based helpdesk. There are several ways in which you could potentially instrument your application. However, one of the simplest options is simply to …
What is the Internet of Things? The Internet of Things (or IoT technology as it is known) simply refers to the inter-connection of devices over the internet. This ability creates opportunities for integrating every day physical world objects (electricity meters to toasters) into computer-based systems (smart electricity meters to smart toasters), resulting in improved efficiency, …
What is SharePoint? The SharePoint framework (SPFx) is a page and part model that enables client-side development for building SharePoint experiences. How has the SharePoint framework changed? Web Development has changed in recent years with trends towards open and connected platforms. This is different to the old paradigm of opening Visual Studio selecting the project …
Today we had a visit from the sixth form computing department of Twynham School. The visit was designed to give the pupils a focused look at exactly what goes on in the IT industry they are all interested in. After a tour of the office and facilities the students were taken to a consultation meeting …
Software development is a big subject. There are millions of applications being written and deployed every year to facilitate everything from a simple online form to a complex series of programmes managing an abundant number of business processes. Microsoft can’t provide bespoke software development Microsoft, easily the most ubiquitous business platform provider offers applications covering …