Latest News from Govind Davis

The Good, Bad and Ugly of Technology Service Integration

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:45:00 EDT

We are rolling out a project next week that is really one of our crowning achievements as a small company. The project involves replacing an out-dated and cumbersome Access database that runs a sales and loan process for our medium sized client with an end-to-end solution based on QuickBase. What is most exciting is that we are integrating three external data sources as part of the process; web based application capture, credit reports and electronic signatures.

Tips for Efficient PaaS Application Design

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDT

On yet another application review with a prospective client the issue of potentially troublesome data entity relationships came up. A number of our clients are existing QuickBase users who have made an initial attempt to design their applications and find that some assistance is needed. The first thing we look at to understand their application requirements are the data entity relationships.

PaaS & ETL in the Application Ecosystem

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Our conversation continues about the optimal mix of technology to support business process. In our last TechWise blog, "Living IT, QuickBase Leads The Way", we discussed the concept of Living IT and why organizations should plan for changing and dynamic technology. To elaborate further on this topic we want to introduce some ideas around what we refer to as the the Application Ecosystem and how technologies such as PaaS and ETL fit in.

"Living IT": The Gap Between Management and Technology Is Shrinking

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT

It seems there is a continual push and pull in the technology world between centralizing and consolidating technology vs. distributing and diversifying. We've asked ourselves this question often of whether our clients will be better served with a single technology to support their needs. This line of questioning typically leads to the evaluation of the trade off between a single multi-purposed technology that solves many problems but none well as opposed to a number of "best-of-breed" solutions.

Web 2.0 Interconnectivity

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:30:00 EDT

In the recent TechWise blog PaaS & the cloud Continuum we discussed the structure and phenomenon of Cloud computing. There really are two technological evolutions occurring simultaneously. One is the movement of storage and services to the cloud and the other is the push to interconnect these services. This shift to increased interconnectivity forms the basis of Web 2.0

PaaS and the Cloud Continuum

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:15:00 EDT

We were recently Tweeted an inquiry about what exactly cloud computing means. If you are listening in to tech chatter these days it's impossible to avoid the flurry of opinions about what the cloud is. So...we figured we might as well add our two cents and spent a thought provoking morning developing a cloud stack analogy. Cloud services tend to fit into the category of SaaS (Software-as-a-Service), PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) or IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service), each one delivering a service that encompasses the stack components below. So, IaaS provides everything needed for server operation so that customers don't have to set-up their own server operation, hardware and server connectivity. PaaS adds a further layer of integrating providing the traditional server stack elements and installed code bases and databases as well as frequently layering on a codeless development environment. And SaaS delivers a complete application to end users via the browser with the rest of the cloud stack supporting it.

Quickbase: Why RAM Matters

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:15:00 EDT

I first stumbled onto QuickBase more than five years ago as a Sourcing Manager at American Greetings.