Why Use Monolithic Architecture?
A Practical Guide
What is monolithic architecture? Monolithic architecture is known as a traditional approach to software development that is based on a single-unit design. This means that a program is basically a self-contained and independent unit. It consists of a database, client-side user interface, and server-side application. As it is possible to clearly see, a monolithic app […]
Best practices: Security audit of Azure infrastructure for a healthcare data company
One of our customers runs a large Azure data center that works with Personal Health Information ( PHI). Before the client contacted us, many of their servers have been running on legacy OS and the overall infrastructure was rather disorganized. The Company’s management was concerned about potential security holes and requested to conduct a thorough […]
Building a world-class fitness platform
The Instructrr is a startup in the online fitness space. They had an idea of a web-based fitness platform where fitness instructors would directly sell their learning materials and services to the customers. A user can watch fitness streams, study materials about exercises, communicate with fitness instructors, and buy services. The company already operated in the […]
Building a 6-step image recognition app for rapid COVID-19 tests
Our client is a healthcare testing and biotechnology company that quickly grew from a small antigen development lab into a large producer of various healthcare tests distributed across the U.S. The client developed a new custom device for some of the most rapid COVID-19 tests. It includes a pipette for collecting blood and a small […]
DevOps and test automation: Docker saves the day!
Recently, the ABCloudz team migrated a customer’s database from Apache Cassandra to Amazon DynamoDB. As part of this project, we needed to run multiple tests to ensure perfect quality for our delivery. However, we faced a problem in setting up the test environment. Even though we were using AWS CloudFormation templates for the EC2 instances, it was taking over 30 mins to get the dev/test environment setup. In addition, our developers couldn’t run parallel regression testing. So, we decided to…
Developing a worldwide lost and found platform
PerdidoOnline, a Puerto Rico based startup came up with an idea to help the unfortunate among us who lose our belongings wherever we go. Our client wanted to develop a locator and tracking solution t that will substitute the lost and found offices all over the world and save the users from worrying about losing their property. Read more to learn how our team turned this idea into reality.
Preparing a healthcare application for HIPAA audit
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is one of the most important United States federal statutes which has a great impact on the development of medical software. This act stands for the safety of the protected health information (PHI) and defines security standards that each digitized medical business should follow. HIPAA sets numerous requirements […]
Market review: SQL Server Monitoring Tools
It’s no secret that a modern world runs on data. This essential asset is stored in databases or data stores. And keeping such databases or data stores healthy is vital in the digital era we live in. It is also no secret that database issues can take down entire systems and cost businesses many thousands […]
Migrating from SAS to Big Data for a global retailer
When a global retailer in the beauty industry needed a new and cost-effective data processing solution, they knew the search would require a high level of expertise. That is why they decided to seek advice from ABCloudz. The company had a massive amount of data and utilized SAS software for data processing, both powerful but […]
