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Azure Pipelines: Using It for Xamarin Apps and Configuring a Local Agent

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Jul 18 2019

Creating a Xamarin app implies the development of a common logic for several platforms, which is quite convenient, but may cause some troubles as well.

In this article, our .NET and Xamarin developer Andrei Tarasevich will tell you how you can easily configure a part of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) while engaged in cross-platform development with the help of Azure Pipelines. You will also learn how to build projects on your local machines instead of Microsoft-hosted agents.

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Jul 04 2019

How can a computer, smartphone or surveillance camera identify objects in the pictures or recognize people in the crowd? What technologies are used to create smart solutions that can imitate human brain functions? Today we are going to talk about the image recognition technology and sophisticated programming innovations it is based on.

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Jun 28 2019

When you try to create a new Sitecore content test and preview by opening a test dialog window, you may see a screen in which previews are not displaying. But why?

Jun 25 2019

The physical world of things and the digital world of the internet have merged together, creating a new ecosystem — the Internet of Things (IoT), which is an overwhelming trend across various industries today. In this article, we are going to talk about the top Internet of Things platforms that help effectively build and maintain IoT solutions.

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Jun 20 2019

For modern businesses, it’s extremely important to be flexible in order to satisfy the constantly changing customer needs. That’s why more and more companies turn to the evolving cloud computing services, which provide scalability, optimize connectivity and improve performance.

Sitecore is not an exception, as it allows you to deploy solutions on the Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS). For a new Sitecore environment, you can use out-of-the-box web deploy packages (WDP). But to deploy your existing (local) solution, you need to initially package it into a WDP.

In this article, I will tell you how you can package your local Sitecore Habitat into web deploy package (WDP). You will also see what issues you might run into during the process.

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Jun 14 2019

Every company, no matter what services or goods it produces, has to deal with three most important values: time, price and quality. These are three pillars for clients when they choose something to buy. They want either a quick delivery, or a reasonable price, or excellent quality. Obviously, there’s no technology to provide these values in one product simultaneously; clients can expect two of them at best.

For most customers, when asked about the importance of these values, it usually comes down to quality. In this article, we would like to focus on the software quality and the way it is achieved and supported during the development process.

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May 30 2019

An increasing number of companies across various industries have their hardware and software components — such as servers, storage, frameworks, tools, ready-made app — delivered over the internet. This has become possible due to the development of cloud computing services.

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May 22 2019

Digital transformation is touching upon various physical objects, making them smart and powerful. The engine for such devices is embedded software that is an integral part of the rapidly developing IoT ecosystem.

This article is dedicated to the tools for embedded software development. We will explain what an embedded system is and what types of tools are needed to build one. You will also learn about the most popular embedded system software development tools currently available on the IT market.

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May 16 2019

Modern search engines let us find the answer to practically any question in the ever-growing ocean of internet data within a couple of seconds. How is it possible? What stands behind such a lightning-fast search process?

In this article, we will talk about artificial intelligence search technologies that quickly help satisfy the user’s informational needs and provide the most relevant recommendations.

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Apr 30 2019

Learning of possible software aberrations as soon as possible, so that you can resolve them before you find yourself buried under a mountain of complaints, or even worse — to discover that users have switched to robust competitor solutions, is a must in your business.

In this article, we will provide an overview of a Microsoft solution that allows engineers and developers to stay up-to-date on software performance — Azure Application Insights. Our .NET development experts got to know the ins and outs of this service and are ready to share its features and capabilities.

Azure Pipelines: Using It for Xamarin Apps and Configuring a Local Agent

Image Recognition: Which Programming Language to Choose?

Sitecore Test Image Previews Not Displaying: What to Do

Top Eight IoT Platforms to Watch in 2019

How to Package Your Local Sitecore Instance for Microsoft Azure App Service

Quality Control vs. Quality Assurance [Difference and Comparison]

Advantages and Disadvantages of PaaS: Practical Overview

Top Ten Embedded Software Development Tools

AI-Powered Search and Recommendation Technologies

Meet Azure Application Insights: A Feature Overview