We here at Deft Flux have always preferred Unix style operating systems and commands to Microsoft. The problem was that our clients always use Microsoft operating systems and until recently, it was always too much of a hassle to get gnu utilities up and running on a Microsoft workstation, especially when you're moving to a […]
We at Deft Flux have been using Ruby on Rails for a new web site. We are developing a web site that will help inspectors of homes and businesses do their jobs better and easier. The site will automate the communications between the inspection requesters, the inspection managers, and the inspectors and make information transfer […]
During a recent ERP selection, we have had the pleasure of looking at several different systems for a local client. But today, I want to share a few of our high-level observations of Epicor. Epicor is consistently coming in at almost double the price point of the other ERP systems that are normally considered for […]
We recently had the chance to see Watson, IBM's Jeopardy-playing super-computer, mercilessly pummel Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, Jeopardy champions. While we believe that Ken and Brad knew just as many or more questions than Watson and Jeopardy is as much about the buzzer as the questions, Watson providing so many correct questions is nevertheless a feat. […]
Epicor has been a substantial part of our work for the last 18 months. One client has made a wise decision to not customize the application, so most of the time, we have been working with business processes to get the most from the software and make people's jobs easier. There have been, however, the […]
We have yet another JDEdwards Enterprise One curiosity. This one is a rare manifestation of the remarkable recursive log.
Recently, we have made a determination. If you are standing up an enterprise database to support mission critical applications, Oracle is the only database worth considering. Microsoft SQL Server is fine as far as you can throw it. If you plan to go beyond a mid-tier application, however, you will eventually wish you had used […]
At Deft Flux, we value Relationships, Humor, and Beauty. When we say we value relationships, it means we sacrifice technology on the altar of relationships (not the other way round); it means we value people over mammon; it means we believe efficiency often comes at a price that we are unwilling to pay. We bend technology […]