Nine out of 10 IT staff and about two-thirds of managers and users say they are using social-networking technologies at work, according to a global study by Microsoft- and Accenture-owned services…
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Read MoreIn order to become Gold certified with Microsoft, a company is required to have a certain number of Certified Solution Experts. Five Entrance software consultants have made strides recently towards…
Read MoreLast week, we shared part one of our internal lunch and learn series led by our software consultants covering SQL Server tuning. This week's session covered best practices for improving SQL…
Read MoreA research firm focused on the display supply chain, NPD DisplaySearch, recently predicted "a rapid expansion of the touchscreen-enabled notebooks over the course of the year. Last year, the company…
Read MoreIn an article from Oil and Gas Journal's April edition entitled, 'Permian production pushes U.S. crude output to 15-year high,' the author discusses the huge increases in production from September…
Read MoreVisual Studio 2012 update 2 was released yesterday and it contains a variety of new features that I thought might be notable to some of you. In particular: Microsoft Fakes (powerful test mocking…
Read MoreThe Face of Your Company Nowadays, almost every business has launched an application or app of some sort. Customers log in for a number of reasons, like purchasing products or checking on the status…
Read MoreI've been reading "Exploring Microsoft SharePoint 2013" these past few weeks to get an idea of the many new features in SharePoint. One thing that caught my interest today is how to get more social…
Read MoreLast week, I covered what Waterfall Development is. Before we made a big push to implement Agile Methodology, we used this more traditional method, which can work well for projects that have very…
Read MoreEvery custom SharePoint environment requires and a lot of thought and planning before actual coding or implementation ever takes place. Without taking this vital first…
Read MoreOne of the difficult aspects of working with SharePoint solutions in Visual Studio is the dastardly list Schema.xml file. This file maintains the structure and views of lists and libraries and is a…
Read MoreWe mentioned a few weeks ago that Windows 8 has taken its time ramping up compared to other Microsoft launches in the past. I ran into a provocative article this past week saying that Windows 8 has…
Read MoreSoftware consulting and custom software development requires that we keep up with new technology. As such, I wanted to share a best practice related to Visual Studio and Code Review. The basic…
Read MoreA recent survey on Agile development methodology reported adoption is on the climb. This is great news, but "Management has no idea what Agile is, or what it's supposed to accomplish." From my time…
Read MoreA frequent problem when using the MVVM (Model View ViewModel) pattern is how to send messages to an object far away in the object graph. For example- a view model for the main window opens a…
Read MoreSharePoint is an investment for your company. If you don't think of it that way, consider the difference it can make for business collaboration, document management, compliance and more. A recent…
Read MoreWindows Services are a bit of a pain to develop. They can't be run through the debugger, and by default they can't be run on the command line either. They have to be installed and then run. When…
Read MoreI ran into some problems today when attempting to package and deploy a custom Document Set content type in SharePoint. This had negative side effects that carried over to other areas of my solution,…
Read MoreEntrance prides itself on fostering an environment of learning for all of our employees, so we have recently started a monthly brown bag lunch sessions where our consultants take turns sharing…
Read MoreYesterday, I started sharing a list of five strategies for successful data management from the Harvard Business Journal's article "Why IT Fumbles Analytics." Their main point is IT staff will…
Read MoreA project I'm working on uses a set of WCF RESTful services to retrieve data for a Silverlight application. The main driver for using REST is to minimize the size of the data coming back- the…
Read MoreThe Harvard Business Review (HBR) wrote about data and information management in their January/February 2013 issue in an article called, "Why IT Fumbles Analytics." Their insights on how to move…
Read MoreI'm using Silverlight for the first time. It's fundamentally the same as WPF in the way code is written, so I was tempted to use a lot of WPF techniques and tricks. Alas, Silverlight and WPF are…
Read MoreTop 10 New Records Management Features in SharePoint 2013 It’s an awesome feeling when a brand you love makes positive strides and investments in the things you already love about their product.…
Read MoreYour engineers are smart, and time counts. Don’t let the wrong technology slow them down! THE CLIENT Our client is a growing engineering consulting company. Much of their focus lies…
Read MoreLiving here in Houston, I can't help but know a lot of smart engineers. They do some incredibly awesome things that are over my head, like structural analysis or developing better ways to get oil…
Read MoreIf you have completed or are nearing the end of a software project, you may be wondering how to ensure that your application that will provide value for years to come. When scoping a project it's…
Read MoreSince we got back from the Total Energy USA conference last month, I have been thinking a bit about renewable energy and the role it will play in coming decades. In a session called "The Big…
Read MoreA ScrumMaster serves as a facilitator within a software development team, managing the information exchange process. In agile software development, team members have a daily standup, during…
Read MoreEntrance adds new certified ScrumMasters to its software project management arsenal “Instead of focusing on the technical design minutia, scrum shifts our design to Who, What and Why of a…
Read MoreEntrance specializes in K2 Consulting, and is able to build upon the platform to quickly produce business process automation workflows that save our clients time and money. Why K2 Consulting? K2…
Read MoreEntrance has added 7 new ScrumMasters to its Agile Software Project Management arsenal. At Entrance, we believe our success relies on great People, Process and Tools. We already had a few…
Read MoreGrowing a business is challenging. What used to work in the ramen days with two people in your garage suddenly doesn't work anymore as the company grows. Understanding what drives your productivity…
Read MoreAt Entrance, you'll find the best minds with the best solutions When we think about how Entrance delivers software, we break it up into 3 distinct areas. Chad explains us here the three main…
Read MoreSolving Business Problems Software platforms are springboards that can be used to accelerate technological innovation for your company. But there are so many choices out there! Let a partner like…
Read MoreLeveraging the right technology and tool for your business can make the difference between success and failure. If you are in search of something to fit a specific business need, you don't need to do…
Read MoreEntrance's president Nate Richards discusses what to look out for during a software…
Read More.. Company leadership engineering intelligence vision values Entrance designs and builds insightful software solutions that unlock the value of information assets. We provide…
Read MoreWe believe in quality of hours over quantity of hours, and know that relevant tools produce great results. Our consultants always have the best tools available, so that our clients benefit from the…
Read MoreAbout Us people company locations culture We’re a company of intellectuals who strongly believe in the ability of technology to turn businesses’ largest worries into drivers for…
Read MoreHOW WE WORK people process tools Our People, Process and Tools translate to intelligent consultants and proven methodologies that get you results. We're 100% local, dedicated and…
Read MoreSQL Server Reporting Services is an amazing tool which creates feature-rich reports customized to match business and user needs. With a little time and effort, SSRS can become a viable tool at your…
Read MoreEvent receivers are a great tool for expanding SharePoint from its baseline functionality. When used correctly, it can help with everything from data validation and security to automatically…
Read MoreKenny, SharePoint Consultant for Entrance Software. So, you have been taking advantage of all the features of SharePoint for several months now; running workflows, updating lists, and maintaining…
Read MoreAs a SharePoint consultant, there’s no way I can overstate the power and value of setting up a Business Intelligence solution in SharePoint 2010. Being able to both visualize business data and make…
Read MoreMatt, SharePoint Consultant for Entrance Software. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 offers out-of-the-box web forms for data entry and maintenance with each list and library you…
Read MoreThis article was written based on a presentation given by Brad Harris. Silverlight is a Rich Internet Application framework developed by Microsoft. Like other RIA frameworks such as Adobe Flash,…
Read MoreThis article was written based on a presentation given by Eric Carlson. VS Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR is a component of the Visual Studio Team System suite of tools. It was formerly…
Read MoreThis article was written based on a presentation given by Aristo Setiawan. Test-driven development is a development pattern which is characterized by the use of pre-written test cases which are…
Read MoreTo give you an idea of what Linq looks like, and how it compares to SQL code, below are some very simple queries in both SQL and Linq. This assumes a Customer table with columns ID and…
Read MoreEntrance Software's President, Project Managers and Software Consultants attended Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference July 7-10 in Houston, Texas. This annual event offers keynote speakers,…
Read MoreMost applications today are web-based or have a significant web-based component. Given this fact, it is important that a software consulting firm provide depth of expertise on one of the major web…
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