Architecting API ecosystems: my interview with Anthony Brovchenko of R. Culturi

In May 2017 I gave a talk at TDWI Leadership Summit in Chicago. The general message I was trying to convey was that businesses operate as ecosystems and public API platforms play a crucial role in ecosystem leadership. It is possible today to build a startup with a very negligible up-front investment. This startup can deliver an existing product or service in innovative new ways … Continue reading Architecting API ecosystems: my interview with Anthony Brovchenko of R. Culturi

Oleg DulinJune 5, 2017June 5, 2017Leave a comment

Opinion, Technology

I tried an Apple Watch for two days and I hated it

I wanted to see if I would like Apple Watch. It just so happens that at work we have an inventory of test devices and I was able to borrow one for a couple of days. The short story is that I didn’t like it. Setting up The watch I borrowed was an older Series 1. When I first paired it with my phone, it … Continue reading I tried an Apple Watch for two days and I hated it

Oleg DulinMarch 30, 2017Leave a comment

Copyright in the 21st century or how “IT Gurus of Atlanta” plagiarized my and other’s articles

I thought this would never happen, but it did. I am not sure if I should feel honored that someone plagiarized my article, but someone did. They did such a bad job at copying my article that they left one of the links in it that point back to my blog. I got a WordPress ping-back request – that is how I found out. If … Continue reading Copyright in the 21st century or how “IT Gurus of Atlanta” plagiarized my and other’s articles

Oleg DulinMarch 21, 2017June 4, 2017Leave a comment

Technology

Emails, politics, and common sense

Like many Americans, I’ve been trying to explain and justify the 2016 election cycle. I am not an expert political scientist. I am a software engineer. The question I ask myself is “What role did computer technology play in this election ?” In particular, I want to focus on email. Email is an insecure medium. Period. I once attended an HR orientation session where we … Continue reading Emails, politics, and common sense

Oleg DulinJanuary 14, 2017June 4, 2017Leave a comment

AWS

Online grocers have an additional burden to be reliable

Today in first world problems: Amazon Fresh fails to deliver a grocery order, forcing a suburban New Jersey family to go to the grocery store. Over the past couple of months, we’ve come to rely on Amazon Fresh for our groceries. The amount of time it saves for us makes it worthwhile. Typically they’ve delivered the groceries on time with no issues — including one … Continue reading Online grocers have an additional burden to be reliable

Oleg DulinJanuary 5, 2017June 5, 2017Leave a comment

Technology

Windows 10: a confession from an iOS traitor

It is a new year and time for something entirely new.

Photography is a hobby of mine. When we travel or when I go to photo outings, I like to bring my iPad with me and do some basic post-processing before I get home. The problem is: the mobile version of Adobe Lightroom is horrible.

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Oleg DulinJanuary 4, 2017Leave a comment

Opinion

Here is to a great 2017!

November of 2016 marked five years of my work at Liquid Analytics. On New Year’s Eve in 2011 I wrote: Breezing through your day at work is a recipe for stagnation. Any spare brain cycles you have at work should be spent on thinking about how to improve yourself and your project. The biggest lesson for me from 2011 is that change is good. Change … Continue reading Here is to a great 2017!

Oleg DulinDecember 26, 2016Leave a comment

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