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Resolving Email Delivery Issues Between Office 365 and Gmail: A Case Study

In today’s digital world, email communication has become a cornerstone for businesses worldwide, facilitating seamless interaction within organizations and with external partners. However, this crucial tool can sometimes encounter delivery issues, causing significant disruption in communication. A notable increase in such incidents has been observed recently, largely attributed to changes Gmail has implemented to enhance

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Broadening the Perspective: Cloud Resilience

The incident involving an Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 instance going down for 20 minutes without triggering any alerts brings to light an essential discussion not just about AWS but about the cloud computing industry as a whole, including major players like Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure. Each of these platforms offers its

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Deciphering the Freelance Landscape: A Comprehensive Guide to Choosing the Right Platform

Deciphering the Freelance Landscape: A Comprehensive Guide to Choosing the Right Platform  The world of freelancing has seen a dramatic transformation in recent years, with an array of platforms emerging to cater to different needs and specialties. From generalist marketplaces to niche-focused sites, the diversity can be overwhelming. In this blog post, we’ll demystify the

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Vimware Vibes: A Meetup to Remember in Lahore!

Hey Vimware Enthusiasts! Last month wrapped up an electrifying two-day meetup in the heart of Lahore, and we’re here to spill all the fun details. Our incredible team members from different corners of the globe descended upon this vibrant city, bringing with them not just expertise but an infectious energy that’s hard to miss. Day

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Leveraging AWS SNS to Maximize Business Success

You are likely seeking ways to optimize your business communication infrastructure. It is with this objective in mind that we present to you our collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), and our expertise in harnessing the power of the AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS). The AWS SNS is a fully managed and comprehensive service from

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Exploiting AWS S3 for Optimal Business Outcomes

If you are a Small to Medium-Sized Business (SMB), likely, you are continuously seeking opportunities to optimize your data storage and retrieval operations. AWS S3 is a scalable, high-speed, web-based cloud storage service designed to assist organizations with the backup and archival of their data and web-scale applications. It is a robust and secure solution

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Balancing the Scales: Onshore and Offshore Development Teams

In today’s global economy, the software development landscape is rapidly evolving. Businesses are increasingly leveraging both onshore and offshore development teams to maximize efficiency, innovation, and cost-effectiveness. Understanding the dynamics of these teams is key to harnessing their full potential. Onshore Development Teams: Proximity and Alignment Onshore teams are based in the same country as

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How Small to Midsize Companies Benefit from External IT Strategy and Development Consultation

The Challenge of Limited In-House IT Expertise Small to midsize companies today face a significant challenge in the digital landscape: the lack of in-house IT strategy teams and software development departments. This gap not only limits their technological capabilities but also restricts their ability to compete in an increasingly tech-driven market. The Risks of a

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Avoiding Common Pitfalls: Cloud Migration for Small and Mid-Sized Companies

In recent years, the cloud has revolutionized the way businesses operate, offering scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency that were once unimaginable. Small and mid-sized companies, in particular, have eagerly embraced cloud technology to stay competitive and agile in today’s fast-paced market. However, in their haste to migrate, many overlook the crucial step of optimizing their cloud

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Navigating the Flood of Political Emails: How to Unsubscribe and Regain Control of Your Inbox

As we head into an election year most people are being bombarded with emails from politicians asking for money, and unsubscribing, even from candidates you support, does not seem to be an option. It’s a common frustration in today’s digital age where political campaigns aggressively use email marketing. Blocking unsolicited emails from politicians, including those

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Navigating a Cybersecurity Crisis: AWS S3 Bucket Breach and Ransomware Demand

Introduction: The increasing prevalence of cybersecurity breaches underscores the importance of robust data protection strategies for businesses. A particularly distressing scenario involves unauthorized access and deletion of data from AWS S3 buckets, coupled with a ransom demand, usually in Bitcoin. If your organization finds itself navigating this unfortunate circumstance, it is vital to understand the

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Vimware’s AWS Success Stories Across Various Industries

In today’s fast-paced digital world, businesses need to be agile and able to adapt quickly to new technology trends to stay competitive. Cloud computing has become a vital tool for businesses of all sizes and industries, offering scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. However, not all cloud solutions are created equal and finding the right one can

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Vimware Integrates AWS Cognito for Enhanced User Authentication, Data Management, and Security

AWS Cognito is a fully managed service that provides user sign-up, sign-in, and access control. This integration has opened up a world of possibilities for Vimware’s clients, providing them with a seamless and secure user authentication experience. Vimware’s clients can leverage the power of AWS Cognito to create user accounts, authenticate users, and manage user

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How Vimware can help a client with AWS CloudTrail

AWS CloudTrail is a service that enables the logging and monitoring of activity within an AWS account. It provides a detailed history of changes made to resources, including who made the changes, when they were made, and what specific actions were taken. This is crucial for compliance, security, and auditing purposes. However, managing AWS CloudTrail

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Vimware is using AWS Connect to build call center solutions and IVRs for its clients

One of the key services that Vimware leverages from AWS is AWS Connect, a cloud-based contact center service that provides organizations with an easy-to-use and scalable platform for managing customer interactions. AWS Connect is a comprehensive call center solution that offers features such as automatic call distribution, interactive voice response (IVR), and call recording. It

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Load balance a high traffic WordPress site on AWS

WordPress is the most popular Content Management System (CMS) and powers 37% of websites and 60% of content management systems (CMS)! Many high-traffic websites such as TechCrunch, OptimistDaily, and BBC America use this CMS. Although there are so many other options, WordPress’s low cost, flexibility, and customization functionality results in its popularity. However, there is

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Easily add scanning functionality to your app

With smartphones ubiquitous, companies are adding camera functionality to their apps to take photos or scans of documents, people, checks, identification cards, real estate, and whatever else. The majority of apps simply utilize the camera to take a photo which is then uploaded. However, customers want a more sophisticated experience that includes features such as

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OCR and extracting text using AWS Textract

We are developing an app that requires scanning documents and extracting key information; the extraction is then used to update the relevant user data. We looked at several technologies including AWS Textract, Azure Computer Vision, Google Lens and the open-source technology, Tesseract. All were feature-rich and have certain strengths, but in our case, the documents

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Automating an IOS CI/CD pipeline

We are currently developing an IOS app for a client using React Native. We are using the AWS technology stack as the backend with Amplify, Aurora Serverless, Code Commit, and various other AWS services. Our DevOps team attempted to automate a continuous integration (CI) continuous delivery (CD) process and faced some challenges. I will note

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Review of AWS Aurora Serverless v1

Anyone evaluating AWS Aurora Serverless v2 beta? We’ve been using v1 the last few months and had the following concerns. 1. Does not support RDS proxy leading to a high number of connections from lambda and other services 2. Lack of redundancy/failover 3. Only Supports MySQL version 5.6, which is very old 4. Event_scheduler is

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Managing Offshore Teams

Outsourcing is a common tactic among most companies, regardless of the market where they reside. This is all the more easier thanks to the internet and various communication apps. However, outsourcing to smaller companies outside of your native country for the sake of generating more profit is easier said than done. With issues like language

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Working with Teams to Develop New Products

Working with Teams to Develop New Products Getting a team to develop new products can be tough. Team members can be diverse in terms of their roles, skills, social background or deeply-entrenched cultural or organizational differences. However, collaboration between team members can highly affect the outcome or results of a project. Obstacles aside, once a

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AWS Services offered by Vimware

AWS Services Offered By Vimware Vimware is now officially an AWS Amazon Select Partner . To date, our team has significant experience with 23 out of over 190 services offered by AWS, which we deploy, manage, and optimize for our clients.  We are actively looking to add more expertise in 2019 to further service our

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AMP Pages

Since the beginning of 2018, phones and other mobile devices have not only become a lot cheaper, but have also become a lot more powerful.With devices like the iPad Pro that is capable of handling desktop applications, and the Galaxy Note 9 that is an absolute powerhouse of a phone, phones are the future and

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The Product Requirements

The Product Requirements Got a fascinating product idea for your business? Well, having an idea is easy, but actually deploying products in a successful manner is what matters the most. Many of us can come up with an idea for a great startup or venture, but do we all think of the requirements to  deploy

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ADA – American with Disabilities Act and Websites

ADA – American with Disabilities Act and Websites With a significant rise in website accessibility lawsuits, a number of organizations are trying to endeavor their best to bring websites into compliance with WCAG (Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). This preventative measure helps them meet the criteria of web accessibility regulations, which intensified in recent

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Kentico Gold Partner

Vimware is a Kentico Partner after deploying multiple e-commerce sites over the last four years. To date, web sites have been built in English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. Kentico helps clients create successful websites, online stores, community sites, and intranets using Kentico integrated marketing solution. With offices in the United States, United Kingdom, and

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