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December 4, 2020

GitBook – You Can Document Everything!

Adam Cogan Documentation, ebook, General documentation, ebook, GitBook 0 Comments

I think it’s no secret that developers hate paperwork. We like solving complex problems and exploring new frameworks and libraries. We like writing documentation about as much as we like instant coffee… At SSW we’ve enjoyed automating everything from the 100 steps that happen for a new hire, to the daily chore of entering timesheets. […]

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November 5, 2020

NDC 2020 – Smashing the virtual barrier

Adam Cogan Digital Platforms, General, Interview, NDC Sydney, SSW TV Interviews, NDC Sydney, NDC Sydney 2020, Virtual Conference 1 Comment

The world has changed With social distancing our new norm, and working from home, people have had to learn new ways to connect. Sadly for now large events are a thing of the past. For 25 years I have travelled to America for conferences without missing a year, until Coronavirus hit. I also travelled to […]

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October 7, 2020

8 Tips to Better Architecture Diagrams

Adam Cogan Architecture, Non-SSW projects, SSW Projects Architecture Diagrams, Projects 4 Comments

A good architecture diagram (aka a cloud architecture diagram or system architecture diagram) gives a great overview of your project. It lets you see at a glance what the overall structure of the solution is. This is useful for gaining an understanding of how the system fits together, how it flows, and what it does. It also helps […]

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September 4, 2020

Google Search – Australia no longer “Feeling Lucky”

Adam Cogan Digital Platforms, General Google, Government Legislation, News 4 Comments

Aussies using Google have noticed they are caught in the middle of a recent conflict between Google, and the Australian Government over the newly proposed News Media Bargaining Code.   Aussies have a dependency on Google 93% of our online experiences begin with search engines. According to The Australian Bureau of Statistics, Google is by far the most […]

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August 12, 2020

Pull Request Approved – Using GitHub as a CMS

Adam Cogan General CMS, Content Management, github 0 Comments

Content Management Systems like WordPress, are often a popular choice when it comes to managing content, but have you ever considered using GitHub for the back-end? At SSW we are fans of GitHub, not just for source code but for web content too. I’ve discussed how we recently migrated our staff profiles from SharePoint to […]

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July 20, 2020

I am on Cloud 9 – SSW has migrated to Dynamics 365 Sales cloud version 9

Adam Cogan General Cloud, Dynamics 365, Migration 1 Comment

After months of planning, data trimming and delays (not helped by COVID-19!), I am happy to say that SSW has finally migrated our Dynamics from on-premises to the cloud. It has been well-received by all and the UX is much nicer. In addition, this is not the end of the journey – it is the […]

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June 16, 2020

Connecting Through Video – How To Engage Customers

Adam Cogan General, SSW TV General, SSWTV, Video 0 Comments

Last month I talked about how easy it is to work from home, but to work from home effectively is hard. Likewise, making a video can be easy, but *really connecting* with your audience via video is hard. This is especially true for business videos. There is so much content that it is easy for people to […]

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May 13, 2020

Working from home – romance or drama?

Adam Cogan Family, General Coronavirus, Remote Work, Teams, teamwork, Working from Home 2 Comments

Wow. Hasn’t this been the world’s largest ‘working from home’ experiment? Developers working remotely or from home were quite common in our software industry even before the Covid-19 lockdown. At SSW, I’ve always been reluctant to do more than minimal work from home, for a few reasons;    I believe co-located Scrum Teams are better It’s a lot […]

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March 22, 2020

Coronavirus – What we are doing at SSW

Adam Cogan General Coronavirus, covid-19 10 Comments

This weekend I saw Coogee Beach packed to the rafters with parties. I also saw that The Oaks Hotel in Neutral Bay and The Coogee Bay Hotel were full of people who are either oblivious or stupid. Note: Sadly, the Australian numbers are now much worse than below explained by this .gif: 2 weeks ago […]

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March 9, 2020

Technology in a Pandemic – Helping Control Coronavirus

Adam Cogan Chinafy, General china, Coronavirus 2 Comments

SSW China have been working closely with the District Government in China to develop an application that will help reduce the spread of Coronavirus. Split into two smaller apps, it has revolutionised reporting during this deadly outbreak. The Government called us during the Lunar New Year, and commissioned SSW to build this with absolute urgency. […]

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