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Dave Bitter
Implementing the latest web technologies to boost our blog
Our blog was suffering from technical debt. I decided to rebuild it using the latest web technologies to make it 2020 ready, which includes boosting the overall performance and user-friendliness.
What is the role of privacy and security in voicebot solutions? I’ll explain that in this blog post, and provide you with insights into how to prepare your organization for these issues.
Cloud cost management: lazy loading in AWS lambda using Python
It is a known fact that outsourcing your services to the cloud brings a lot of benefits such as reduced operational activity and almost unlimited and on-demand resources. However, those benefits come ...
The next big thing is called Ultra Wideband and you should care about it
You might not have heard about it yet but the Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology for spatial awareness offers great business opportunities thanks to extreme accurate indoor positioning capabilities. Alth...
A case of migrating towards SignalFX streaming monitoring
At Mirabeau we maintain and monitor business critical platforms on a 24/7 basis. Monitoring is a key activity to offer excellent service levels. Especially when microservices play a role, with these a...
Machines have feelings too: how to design human conversations for your brand
Together with students of the University of Amsterdam we demonstrated that organisations should begin designing their bot conversations by assessing their brand. The brand personality gives us guideli...
Creating friendly conversational flows using Google Deep Links
One thing that is key for creating a good user experience on conversational platforms is to help your users getting things done quickly. In order to achieve this, we design a schema of routes that gui...
Application Initialization for Sitecore on PaaS. Hot swapping made easy!
In this blog post, I will explain how the Application Initialization module works and why it is essential for Sitecore environments during scaling operations and slot swapping without downtime.
Roomie, a personal voice assistant for business travelers
Going on a business trip has its benefits: seeing new places on the costs of your company is one of them. However, during my research on business travel I learned that not feeling comfortable or at ho...