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Are you looking to migrate your SQL server to cloud platforms…

Necessity Over Capacity: How to Get Cloud-Enabled Applications Right
Cloud-enabled applications are on-premise software adapted to…

Power Platform Updates 2022
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Microservices Scalability as a Business Issue
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Understanding the Azure Container Apps Service
Azure Container Apps have skyrocketed into popularity since their…

Legacy Systems: The Risks of Postponing Application Modernization
Legacy systems are systems near the end of their life cycle.…

5 Technology Trends on the Horizon for 2022
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January is a time of looking back upon the…

Optimus Information Selected as Azure Specialist for ISVs in Canada
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Why Azure Arc is a Game Changer for Hybrid Cloud
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Cloud Adoption Missteps Part 3: Governance and Organization
Welcome back to the final part of our 3-part Cloud Adoption…

Common Cloud Adoption Missteps Part 2: Adoption and Management Stages
Welcome back to the Cloud Adoption Missteps series, for part…

Optimus Information Wins at Microsoft's 2021 Impact Awards
Microsoft Canada recognizes Optimus Information as winner of…

Legacy Application Modernization: Benefits, Challenges and Approaches
Organizations typically invest considerably to procure or…

Modernizing Applications with Azure PaaS
For organizations that rely on legacy technology, the cost of…

Common Cloud Adoption Missteps during the Strategy and Planning Phase
There are many roadblocks along your journey to…

Optimus has Earned the Modernization of Web Apps to Microsoft Azure Advanced Specialization
Optimus Information is pleased to announce that…

How to Get Your Cloud Migration Right
In the modern world of emerging technologies, organizations that…

6 Cloud Migration Strategies: Choosing the Right One
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These days, more and more companies are opting…

How to Choose the Right Partner to Manage Your Cloud Infrastructure
There are many benefits to using a partner to manage your cloud…

Cloud Migration: Common Challenges and Recommendations
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It is estimated that today more than 90% of companies…

Microsoft Ignite Announcements 2021
Microsoft Ignite hosted their second virtual conference…

Essentials of Data Governance
In the era of emerging technologies, data has become essential…

5 Tips for SaaS Business Success
With February came another exciting event in our webinar…

Five Core Principles to Simplify Public Cloud Management
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5 Benefits of Migrating to the Cloud using the Azure SQL Database
As we move into 2021, migrating data to the cloud has been…

Microsoft Tools to Grow Your SaaS Business
Microsoft provides specific tools and programs that help…

Website Performance Testing
Website Performance Testing
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The Do's and Don'ts of Application Development on Azure
Introduction: Moving to the Right Cloud, the Right Way
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Looking Back and the Trends and Predictions for 2021
What are Some Trends and Predictions for 2021?
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Top 5 Cloud Adoption Pitfalls
What are some pitfalls you can avoid in your cloud adoption…

How to Create a Data-Driven Culture
We are truly in the digital age; data in every enterprise…

How to Overcome Data Migration Hurdles
Overcome Data Migration Hurdles
We overcome data migration…

5 Cloud Security Best Practices
What are the top 5 cloud security best practices?
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What is Multi-Factor Authentication and Why Should You Have it?
The Status Quo: Single Factor Authentication
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The Digital Transformation Journey of a Vancouver based eCommerce Retailer
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5 Do’s and Don’ts to Succeed at Digital Transformation
Digital transformation has been a hot topic for a long time,…

Managed Services: How Can It Help You?
In this increasingly digital world, there is infinite access…

Reimagining Virtual Collaboration: Exciting Updates to Microsoft Teams
It’s strange to think that at the beginning of 2020, we…

How Digital Transformation is Changing the Face of Business Management
Cloudy with a Chance of Management Theory: How Digital Transformation…

Positive Aspects of Working from Home
Barely hanging in there while working from home, or has it…

Integrate Data Silos with Azure Synapse Analytics
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Why Implementing a Cloud Management Service is Crucial: The Benefits of CloudCheckr
Have you read extensively about digital transformation? And…

Digital Transformation in a Nutshell: Understanding Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
What is digital transformation? We’re hearing a lot about…

Keeping Up With the Times: The Technology Industry’s Response to COVID-19
In the whirlwind of the last few weeks, the world has turned…

Support For Our Community
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Playing Pretend: How to Keep Productivity Levels Up While Working From Home
When you are used to working from the office, staying home…

The Greenest Cloud: Looking at Microsoft’s New Green Plan
With the material world being geared increasingly towards…

Starting a Data Project
It's exciting to hear 'Data is the new Oil' or the 'new Gold'…

The Ultimate Guide to an Optimus Intern
Optimus Information offers an incredible internship program…

4 Tips to Prevent “Run-Away” Azure Costs
Imagine you return to the office on Monday morning and discover…

Corporate Social Responsibility at Optimus
What Community Service Means to Optimus:
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Technology and Collaboration in the Workplace
Collaboration is a top priority for many organizations and business…

The Optimus Family: Interning in Noida
From the moment we stepped on to the plane, there was always…

Microsoft Makes a Significant Investment in Canadian Cloud
Microsoft Cloud Services has been a core contributor to the…

Technology is Becoming the Core to Every Business
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The Art of Leadership for Women
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Automated Testing on Azure DevOps
If you are looking for automated testing for any of your applications…

Mobile App Security: In Search of the Silver Bullet
In October, 2016, the use of mobile devices to access the internet…

Optimus Information Makes the 2018 List of Fastest Growing Canadian Companies
Canadian Business unveils 30th annual list of Canada’s Fastest-Growing…

DevOps: Embrace the Culture and Speed App Development and Deployment
The past decade has seen some tectonic shifts in how application…

Connected Intelligence through Exponential Ecosystems — Mobile Future Forward
Connected Intelligence through Exponential Ecosystems
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Two Reasons to Celebrate - The IAMCP Honours Optimus Information at Microsoft Inspire 2018
“I’m delighted to see Optimus Information recognized at Microsoft…

Evolution or Revolution? The Power of Microservices in Azure PaaS
Constant business pressures are demanding more and more from…

Data Lakes – Deep Diving into Data Like Never Before
As data analytics, machine learning and AI continue to rapidly…

API Testing: Do It Right and Automate
Software development in 2018 looks nothing like it did a decade…

Work/Life Balance: Stop Trying to Achieve It
Work/life balance: a concept that’s been drilled into our brains…

Behind The Scenes at Optimus: My Experience as an Intern
Excited and afraid, I boarded a plane, leaving my family, friends…

Q&A About Open Source and Azure with Mark Godfrey of Microsoft
Mark Godfrey is a TSP with Microsoft Canada. Recently he spent…

Microsoft Technology Summit – Open Source and Azure and the Optimus Test Harness
Ryan O’Connor presenting the Optimus Test Harness at Microsoft…

How a Global Puzzle Competition is Changing Software Application Development and QA Testing
Teams of people including students, interns, software application…

Digital Collaboration: Superhighway to Innovation and Economic Transformation
Federal and provincial governments in Canada along with the private…

Think Big: How Design Plus Data Will Change Your Business
Is design thinking catching your attention? It should. Data insights…

How Cloud is Cooking Up Change in the Restaurant Industry
As more and more restaurant owners look for ways to cut costs,…

Game Changers: The Role of Big Data in the Future of Credit Unions
Discover how credit unions are embracing data analytics and machine learning to improve services and find new business opportunities.

Types of Performance Testing and the Best Tools for the Job
In the abstract, it's easy to think of testing a piece of software…

Test Automation for SaaS Products
Software as a service is a popular delivery model for various…

Infographic - Why Move Your Application Development to Microsoft Azure?
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Optimus Breakfast Series: The Do's and Don'ts of Software Outsourcing Recap
The most recent installment of the Optimus Breakfast Series took…

Optimus Information Ranks on the 2017 PROFIT 500!
Vancouver, BC (September 19, 2017) Canadian Business and PROFIT…

Azure Architect Wouter van Eck’s Do’s & Don’ts for Azure Cloud Application Development
The Azure Cloud is transforming application development as we…

4 Ways Azure is Rising to Meet Data Warehouse Demands
In today’s data-first world, IT infrastructure is the foundation…

Does Your Data Warehouse Belong in the Azure Cloud? Here are Some Things to Consider
It’s no secret: Microsoft Azure is hot right now. This is demonstrated…

Infographic - The Modern Data Warehouse Framework
Check our latest infographic, The Modern Data Warehouse Framework!
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Three Trends Influencing the Rise of Application Development on Microsoft Azure
In today’s always-on, data driven world, organizations will…

Optimus Breakfast Series: Testing in an Interconnected World - Video
How to Test Applications as They Become Increasingly Universal
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Testing in an Interconnected World: Event Recap
How to test applications as they become increasingly universal
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Power BI for Mobile: Take Your Data on the Road
One area where the Power BI software stack really shines is the…

Data Analytics in the Cloud: Where to Start?
Where should you start when doing data analytics in the cloud?
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Cloud Data Warehousing with Azure SQL
If you are running an on-premise data analytics stack on Microsoft’s…

Announcing Transform 2016 – A data analytics breakfast event
Optimus is excited to bring you Transform 2016 on Oct. 20th…

SSIS Best Practices
What are the SSIS Best Practices?
SSIS represents a complete…

Power BI vs QlikView
What are the key difference between Power BI and QlikView?
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Power BI for Office 365
How can you integrate Power BI for Office 365?
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Steps to Getting Good BI Requirements
What are the steps needed to get good BI requirements?
Half…

How SSIS Fits into an ETL Process
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BI: Difference Between Cloud and On-premise
What are the differences between Cloud and On-premise?
The model…

Product comparison: Power BI, Tableau, QlikView and SAP
Few topics that come up during a business meeting are at once…

Best Practices for Successful Business Intelligence
Few, if any, companies doubt a successful Business Intelligence…

What is Business Intelligence?
What is Business Intelligence?
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Do's and Don'ts of Software Outsourcing
What are the Do's and Don'ts of Software Outsourcing?
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