Resolving Security Patch (KB4022228) Install Issues on SharePoint Server 2016
Last week, Mark and I were patching a fairly large production SharePoint 2016 farm. The farm consisted of the following servers: Two Application Servers Two Search Servers Two Web Servers Two Cache...
View ArticleHOW TO: Build an Intranet with SharePoint Modern Sites (Part 3)
With the wide variety of updated features available through Office 365, organizations can now create robust, beautiful intranets right out-of-the-box. In contrast to SharePoint classic sites,...
View ArticleDefensive Cloud Programming (Part Two)
This is the second video a two-part series covering tips and tricks related to defensive programming in the cloud. In case you missed it, Part One is here. The post Defensive Cloud Programming (Part...
View ArticleCloud App Modernization from On-Prem to Paas in Days Not Weeks
I put together a two-part video presentation on how (and why!) to take on-premises applications and move them to the cloud (specifically the Azure PaaS platform), and how to do it quickly. The second...
View ArticleA “Modernize-by-Shifting” App Modernization Approach
In this blog post, I discuss an app modernization approach that we call “modernize-by-shifting.” In essence, we take an existing application and move it to “managed” container hosting environments like...
View ArticleAIS Congratulates Brigadier General Stephen Iacovelli on his Promotion
A small delegation from AIS joined Stephen Iacovelli, his family, and his military peers to recognize his promotion to Brigadier General and observe the Change of Command ceremony. Brigadier General...
View Article#AzureGovMeetup Recap: The Future of Government Security
The President’s Management Agenda (PMA) called on all government agencies to accelerate their IT modernization efforts with a continued focus on security. So…now what? At this month’s #AzureGov meetup,...
View ArticleAIS Is Now CMMI ML3 Appraised
The AIS Team is very proud to announce that we’ve successfully completed our first appraisal under the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for Services at Maturity Level 3...
View ArticleAIS Achieves Connection of DoD DISA Cloud Access Point at IL5
Getting the DoD to the Cloud Our team was able to complete the near-impossible. We connected to the DoD DISA Cloud Access Point at Impact Level 5, meaning our customer can now connect and store any...
View ArticleTriSPUG Meetup: Building Reusable SharePoint Components
Calling all SharePoint users and Office 365 developers! AIS is hosting this month’s Meetup for the Triangle SharePoint User Group in Morrisville, North Carolina. The Meetup is this Thursday at AIS’...
View ArticleAzure DevOps: The Modern Way to Modernize Apps
A big announcement from Microsoft this month: The introduction of Azure DevOps, the most complete offering of proven, modern DevOps tools and processes available in the public cloud. Used together, the...
View ArticleNFLPA Scores a Big Win With Dynamics 365
AIS’ work with the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) was showcased as a Microsoft Featured Case Study. This customer success story was our most recent project with NFLPA, as they’ve sought our help to...
View ArticleIntroduction to the Power Platform & How It’s Changing SharePoint-Based...
Microsoft Power Platform: Application Development Platform for General Purpose Business Apps In recent years, with the transition to the cloud, SharePoint teams’ recommendation has been to move custom...
View ArticleJoin Us at the Women in Cybersecurity #AzureGovMeetup!
In support of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, you’re invited to join us for a very special edition of the Microsoft Azure Government Meetup! On October 24th, the Women Leading Government...
View ArticleThe “Full PaaS” Approach to Modernizing Legacy Apps
If you’re looking to modernize a legacy application, there are quite a few paths and approaches to choose from. Today, let’s look at “Full PaaS” modernization, which re-architects legacy applications...
View ArticleThe 7 Steps to “Full PaaS” Modernization
Last week we laid out some basics of what we call the “Full PaaS” approach to legacy app modernization. This approach While it might not make sense in every situation, we recently completed a...
View ArticleHands On With Microsoft Power Platform
Part One: Identify, Define, Build, Migrate My dad passed away in 2015, leaving behind an extensive collection of fire trucks, patches, and other fire department (FD) memorabilia. Before he passed, he...
View ArticleHands On With Microsoft Power Platform, Part Two
If you didn’t catch the first part of this series, you can read that here. In this part, things should get a little more interesting as we set up a PowerApp and our SharePoint site. Objectives Create...
View ArticleMicrosoft Business Applications: A UX Researcher’s Perspective
Microsoft recently released a lot of new capabilities in their business applications, including the Microsoft Power Platform, which combines Flow, Power BI, Power Apps, the Common Data Service for...
View ArticleWhat Are Cloud-Native Technologies & How Are They Different from Traditional...
PaaS & Cloud-Native Technologies If you have worked with Azure for a while, you’re aware of the benefits of PaaS, such as the ability to have the cloud provider manage the underlying storage and...
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