Blog posts
What does it mean to be a ‘real-time’ enterprise?
Nowadays, there is constant talk about the importance of a 'real-time enterprise' that can immediately notice and respond to any event or request. So, what does it mean to be ‘real-time’?
- Sustainability Superhero: how team member Bernd helps people, animals and the planet
In this blog post, team member Bernd tells us more about what he is doing to help people, planet and the animals on it.
- How to add functionality to Kubernetes with Operators
One of the possible ways to add functionalities to Kubernetes is using 'Operators'. In this blog post, we'll briefly explain what Operators are and how they work!
- KubeCon / CloudNativeCon 2022 highlights!
Didn’t make it to KubeCon this year? Read along to find out our highlights of the KubeCon / CloudNativeCon conference this year by ACA Group’s Cloud Native team!
- Applying Data Mesh principles to an IoT data architecture
This blog post shows how a data mesh approach avoids an unmaintainable monolithic data platform by explaining what data mesh is, its principles and applying it to an IoT data case as an example.
- How to design a good digital user experience #2: prioritize focus and simplicity
How do you design a good digital user experience? In the 2nd blog post of this series, we explain how to prioritize focus and simplicity for a great UX!
- How to design a good digital user experience #1: the theory
How do you design a good digital user experience? In the first blog post of this series, we explain the theories and psychology behind what makes a great UX!
- From internship to steady job at ACA Group during the corona pandemic
In this blog post, Wouter talks about how he started his internship at ACA and ended up in a permanent position as Solution Engineer during a not-so-easy time period!
- FastAPI: the Python approach to high performance REST APIs
FastAPI is a Python framework that is rapidly gaining popularity. In this blog post, we explain what FastAPI does and demonstrate how fast it is thanks to its support for concurrency.
- Using IoT and digital canaries to improve health
In this blog post, we describe how we used IoT technology to enable a digital transformation for one of our customers in order to improve the health of people in workplaces.
- How to add BigQuery support to Flyway and integrate with Dataflow
Flyway is a library that is for example used in Spring Boot to provide schema migration functionality. But... does Flyway support BigQuery? In this blog post, we work out 3 proof-of-concepts to add BigQuery support to Flyway and integrate with Google Dataflow!
- Writing a time management action plan for remote teams
With remote work becoming the norm, let’s talk about time management and how remote teams can benefit from systematic planning rather than working ad hoc.
- AWS re:Invent 2021 – Quick rundown of the highlights!
Amazon just held its AWS re:Invent 2021 in Las Vegas. As an AWS Partner, we give a quick rundown of our highlights of the event to give you a summary in case you missed it!
- How to get started in B2B e-commerce
E-commerce brings important advantages to you and your customers. But where do you begin? In this blog post, we give some concrete steps on how to get started in B2B e-commerce.
- Apache Kafka in a nutshell
Apache Kafka is a highly flexible streaming platform. It focuses on scalable, real-time data pipelines that are persistent and very performant. But how does it work, and what do you use it for?
- How to ‘inbox zero’ and be more productive
Inbox Zero is having zero emails in your inbox at all times. Learn how to do this and spend less time managing your email and more time doing what matters most!
