Coding has a certain mystique surrounding it. After all, it involves learning a whole new language and grammatical structure – not to mention a new way of thinking. I remember in college one of my GIS courses had a section on Python, but we spent most of the time making flowcharts of how we’d accomplish a task. I remember thinking …
Open Source GIS – What You Don’t Know Costs You
When it comes to open source software, I often hear folks talk about nerdy people in their basements toiling over some pet project that has some use but falls out of support in about 6 months when the nerdy person loses interest. The reality is that open source software, software that is created and released for all to use for …
Cloud Providers You Didn’t Know About
We all know about AWS, Azure, Google cloud – maybe even Huawei’s cloud. But did you know there is a world of cloud providers out there besides the big players in the game? If you didn’t, this blog is for you! You’ll discover that you can find cloud providers that provide cloud services at a small fraction of the cost …
SQL Tips Geospatial Practioners Haven’t Heard Of
This blog post is going to be very boring to most people, but exciting to a small group of people. Today we are going to focus on enterprise geodatabases, which are comprised of Esri’s custom configurations on top of Microsoft’s SQL Server. As opposed to being a particularly structured blog, I am just going to brain dump a bunch of …
What to Look for in a Managed Services Provider (MSP)
Before we get even a paragraph into this blog, let’s talk about what a managedservices provider (MSP) is and why you should care. In the world of technology,a MSP typically provides professional services as they related to the ongoingmaintenance and support of your software and technology. This saves you thetime of learning the ins and outs of administering tens, possibly …