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Cloud and DevOps
July 10, 2020 Azure

Cloud & DevOps, A Perfect Pair

Cloud and DevOps are two of the top buzzwords in the modern technology lexicon. They are a big part of modern software development practices. At Transcendent Software, we group them into their own service offering. […]

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Custom Software
June 30, 2020 CIO/CTO

A Case For Custom Software

Having developed many custom software solutions, there have been countless times over the years in which a friend or family member has come to me and said, “I have this great idea for _____”. You […]

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Virtual CIO/CTO
June 24, 2020 CIO/CTO

Do I Need a Virtual CIO/CTO?

What is a Virtual CIO/CTO? A Virtual CIO and Virtual CTO are virtually the same thing. Sometimes they are referred to as Fractional CIO or Part-time CTO or vCIO. These are all the same service […]

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What is an interface?
June 22, 2020 .NET

What Is An Interface?

What is an interface? It’s a key feature in object-oriented programming and yet so mysterious to developers getting their start in the world of software development. Quite simply, an interface is a language specific representation […]

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June 19, 2020 Azure SQL

SQL Query Divide By Zero Alternative

We’ve all been there. In a haste to write a quick SQL query that turns into a production query we take one value as a numerator and another as a denominator and put that division […]

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Azure MySQL In App
June 17, 2020 .NET

How to Setup Azure MySQL In App

Microsoft Azure has added a neat feature to App Services called MySQL In App. This feature allows you to host a MySQL instance inside of the resources of your App Service Plan you are already […]

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