We’re compelled to share agile-based contracting strategies that can help contracting professionals achieve optimal results faster with technology solution procurements. Let’s start the conversation at the intersection between traditional and agile approaches, then share some tips for integrating agile principles and practices into our contracting process while remaining compliant.
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Pyramid Systems attended the 2019 AFCEA Law Enforcement and Public Safety (LEAPS) Technology Forum on May 15 to gain a better understanding of LEAPS missions and challenges. This blog will cover the main takeaways gathered in various technology-related areas.
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Test-Driven Development (TDD) statistics can’t be ignored. Projects on average have 40-80% fewer defects when TDD is applied – and those statistics are conservative. So why aren’t more organizations adopting this proven best practice? Let’s break down this problem and explore the habits development teams need to adopt for a comprehensive TDD culture.
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Each year around this time, Microsoft MVPs from around the world gather for an exclusive, invite-only, multi-day Microsoft MVP Summit at Microsoft headquarters. Pyramid’s very own, Leo Luis, attended this year’s event and gives his key takeaways and career advice he got from the event in this blog.
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During the emergence of the “cloud” in the late 2000s, the Federal government was grappling with information systems across agencies that were aging, slow, fragmented, not secure, and duplicative. In October 2018, the OMB released a Federal Cloud Computing Strategy, Cloud Smart– an update to Cloud First. What does Cloud Smart mean for your agency?
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As IT budgets shrink and operational functions increase, it forces government agencies to focus on non-mission critical functions, which could be automated. This blog defines RPA, provides an overview of what we’ve discovered, explores RPA implementation, and reviews the lessons we learned.
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Continuous delivery has long been a cornerstone of agile development. As the federal government moves away from traditional waterfall to a more agile way of…
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While your government IT contractors may compete in the real world, when engaged at your agency, they must collaborate to ensure the success of their…
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Unconventionally, Pyramid reserves a seat at the executive table for a Chief Solutions Architect. Why? What are the benefits to having this presence at the…
Read MoreWritten by Mike Shields Lightweight containers are low-overhead, isolated mechanisms for running applications – sort of a lighter alternative to a virtual machine. They are…
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