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Investing in Development Standards: Code Quality (Part 2)
As I recently discovered, adding code quality standards to established codebases is a great way to get into tussles with other team members — and it’s for good reason. Retrofitting standards to existing code can cause a significant amount of … Continue reading
We have too many KM tools. How do we declutter?
Many of our clients have amassed an impressive array of KM tools throughout the years, but it’s not always impressive in a positive way. KM tools cover a wide range of solutions, spanning from content and document management systems, learning … Continue reading
Investing in Development Standards: The Benefits (Part 1)
I recently had the opportunity to kick off two development projects and onboard two new developers to the EK team. As I introduced the two developers to their projects, I quickly earned myself a new nickname, the Code Police, and … Continue reading
The Importance of a Semantic Layer in a Knowledge Management Technology Suite
One of the most common Knowledge Management (KM) pitfalls at any organization is the inability to find fresh, reliable information at the time of need. One of, if not the most prominent, causes of this inability to quickly find information … Continue reading
Understanding the Business Value of Headless CMS
Overview A headless CMS, one in which the content authoring “body” is separated from the content distribution channels (or heads), allows an organization to: Author once and publish to multiple channels; and Reuse the same content in multiple contexts. This … Continue reading
What is a Headless CMS?
Traditional content management systems (CMS) offer a full “one-stop-shop” for your organization’s content management needs. They allow you to author, manage, and deliver content to your end users all from a single solution. This approach is often called “monolithic,” as … Continue reading
Common Mistakes Made When Selecting Knowledge Management Technology
Technology is fundamental for any organization seeking to increase its Knowledge Management (KM) maturity or ensure the success of its KM program. When technology is mindfully selected and implemented, it can provide exceptional KM benefits: technology can capture knowledge, store … Continue reading
Microservices. Too Much of a Good Thing?
At GOTO Chicago 2016, a senior architect for Uber presented how, at the time, Uber had over 1,000 microservices. The brilliant minds at the ride-sharing company took this design pattern to the extreme. It did not take long to see … Continue reading
Agility in the Time of COVID-19
Six months ago millions of technology workers across the globe were abruptly pulled from our offices where we enjoyed regular and productive interactions with our colleagues, clients, and friends. We were thrust into distributed teams without a plan or the … Continue reading
How to Setup a .Net Core API with Neo4j
One of the leading technologies that we utilize at Enterprise Knowledge to help our clients make sense of their data is a graph database. Graph databases, such as Neo4j, allow software engineers to build more efficient systems that can answer … Continue reading