XTIVIA BLOG
What to Know About Digital Marketing Initiatives
As a result of today's digital business economy, CEOs need to validate and invest in marketing initiatives. That said, the ROI of the big bucket of 'marketing' can be fuzzy to measure, people didn't use to be so digitally-oriented and connected to the Internet of Things, and...
Demystifying Docker and Kubernetes
What are Containers? "Containers" and "containerization" are two buzzwords that have been springing up everywhere in technological discussions over the past few years, and the movement towards using containers has been rapidly gaining momentum in Enterprise level...
What You Should Know About Migrating to Salesforce Lightning
You may have heard from Salesforce that, in the near future, Lightning will be available within your Salesforce instance. Lightning is Salesforce's newest innovation designed to enhance your team's user experience and drive further adoption throughout all phases of your...
Why Migrate to Salesforce Lightning?
You may have recently received a notification from Salesforce that, in the very near future, Lightning will be auto-enabled within your Salesforce instance. If you haven't done a lot of research on Lightning, this may give you a cause for concern. Don't let it. Lightning is...
The Benefits of Liferay for Digital Workplace Development
Digital transformation continues to be one of the hottest trends in the technology press, with authors in CIO, Forbes, and ZDNet offering their predictions for digital transformation in 2019. Not only is digital transformation a much talked-about topic in the press, it...
Migration and Compliance in the Face of Microsoft SQL Server 2008\2008 R2 EOS
The end is near for Microsoft's servicing of SQL Server 20082008 R2; by July 9, 2019 Microsoft will have ended all support for 20082008 R2. It may seem unsettling, but there's a lot you can do to prepare for the end of service (and increase your database functions and...
Kafka Connector Integration with Mule 4
Introduction: Kafka is a scalable pub/sub system, primarily used to collect & analyze large volumes of data. It enables us to pass messages from one end-point to another. Kafka messages are persisted on the disk and replicated among the cluster to prevent data loss. Kafka...
Is It Possible to Deliver a Quality Customer Experience Without Technology?
In considering quality customer experience for today's B2B enterprise success, I like to play devil's advocate. This gets interesting because I am the CEO of a B2B enterprise tech integration and implementation company. Because I like challenges, here goes. First, let's start...
All You Need to Know About Upgrading From Mule 3 to Mule 4
As useful as Mule 3 is, it's fair to say that it was filled with complex procedures, scattered information, and a lot of difficult hurdles to jump when it came to data access and management. Fortunately, Mule 4 is here and it’s fully equipped with time-saving, effortless...
Frictionless Enterprise: Five Enablers To Improve Operations And Digital Experience
In my last article, I introduced the frictionless enterprise as the foundation of a truly successful digital transformation initiative. I discussed how there are many factors that go into designing and running a frictionless enterprise, but there are four traits that define it:...