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ERP Implementation Dos and Don’ts: Setting Your Project Up for Success
Is Your Student Information System Ready for the Future?
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Mastering Terraform: Lessons, Workspaces, and Best Practices
Terraform has revolutionized how organizations manage infrastructure as code (IaC), providing seamless provisioning, scaling, and maintenance of resources across diverse cloud platforms. Its...
ERP Implementation Dos and Don’ts: Setting Your Project Up for Success
Implementing an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system is a significant project that requires careful planning, clear communication, and dedicated teamwork. When done right, it can transform your...
Is Your Student Information System Ready for the Future?
Have You Refreshed Your Student System Strategy and Roadmap Lately? For colleges and universities, a Student Information System (SIS) is more than just software—it is the lifeblood of campus...
Laying the Path for the Future of Our Managed Services Business: How and Why We Moved Out of Our Data Center to AWS
RAMP: 30 Clients in 15 Months All of Sierra-Cedar's hosted clients have now successfully migrated to AWS. It is with immense pride that I share the outstanding achievements of our recent Rapid AWS...
Cleanse, Transform, and Enrich Data for Successful SaaS Deployments
Deploying SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) invariably involves converting data from existing systems into new applications. While data conversion presents an opportunity to preserve historical...
How to Solve the 4 Key Challenges for PeopleSoft Customers Moving to SaaS Deployment
SaaS (Software as a Service) has become an essential part of the digital business landscape. By placing software applications in the cloud, organizations can increase efficiency, reduce costs, and...
Navigating the 2024-2025 FAFSA Simplification: Essential Insights for Colleges
Welcome to our educational blog! Today, we're diving into the significant updates slated for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in the 24-25 Aid Year. These changes, a result of...
Should States Require Completion of the FAFSA for High School Seniors? A Positive Outcome in Alabama
While I have participated in many great technology projects throughout my career, our recent project with the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) was the most impactful and personally...
AWS Account Factory for Terraform vs. AWS Landing Zone Accelerator
If your organization is setting up a multi-account AWS environment, your first step is to design and configure your base environment. As part of that process, you will face many decisions about what...
3 Ways DevOps Helps Achieve Cost Control at Scale
The trend toward cloud transformation continues to build momentum as more companies move their workloads to the cloud in pursuit of increased efficiency, agility, and reduced risk. Gartner forecasts...