As Generative AI continues to evolve at lightning speed, it can be challenging to keep track of...
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We are excited to announce that AE has earned the Advanced Specialisation: Migrate Enterprise...
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In the past, QA often got involved late in the software delivery lifecycle. The last couple of...
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Traditional quality assurance (QA) is built on the assumption of predictable software operating in...
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For some time we have seen the emphasis in Quality Assurance (QA) shifts from primarily functional...
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Over the last year, we analysed job postings from leading platforms such as LinkedIn, focusing on...
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of data analytics, the choice of tools and methodologies can...
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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, aligning business objectives with technical...
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In early 2024, Microsoft hosted its inaugural Microsoft Fabric Community Conference in Las Vegas,...
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If you’re considering using Microsoft Fabric, one of your first questions probably is “How much is...
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Starting a data analytics project can be daunting. When is it beneficial to use Microsoft Fabric?...
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There’s are several reasons why Microsoft launched their unified data & AI platform. But what makes...
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In today's data-driven world, organizations face the challenge of effectively managing and...
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Managing and prioritising the Product Backlog is one of the crucial tasks of a Product Manager, yet...
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Personalization and flexibility: two code words for companies that want to grow sustainably within...
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Software that’s available 24/7, scalable and easy to use by any target group. That’s what...
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Quality is one of the most important factors of success in today's fast-paced and ever-changing...
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As a so-called friction hunter, I understand that conducting successful usability tests is an...
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A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post in which I discussed the challenges of persuading stakeholders...
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In my journey as a Customer Experience (CX) Consultant, spanning back to 2015, I witnessed the...
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Moving beyond output As a UX designer, one of the most challenging tasks I frequently encounter is...
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Payroll calculation and employment contracts are a complex subject matter and are mandatory for...
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As a UX engineer, I know how crucial it is to grasp what our users need and how they interact with...
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As a Senior User Experience Designer, I have noticed a common pitfall among many designers. They...
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Lots of companies are still struggling with the shift-left principle. For most of them, it is all...
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Have you ever yearned for a way to journey back in time? A method to undo or alter certain pivotal...
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My slight existential crisis started before I even knew it existed. While studying computer...
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The role of an analyst can best be described as someone who is responsible for analyzing business...
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In a world where pixels dance and graphics take center stage, I have noticed that many UX designers...
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Reading the blog of Heleen about her job as an analyst triggered me to write this blog about the...
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The recent meteoric rise of generative AI models doesn’t leave much room for argument: the AI...
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Although seriously annoying, bad usability design almost never is fatal. Except when it comes to...
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As of today, October 25th, Christoph Neut succeeds Stijn Vander Plaetse as CEO a.i. of AE.
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In a previous blog post we talked about the importance of accessibility in your application. In...
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User experience is hot. Most companies do not have to be convinced anymore about the importance of...
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It’s the end of the world as we know it, and digital disruption is to blame – or should we say...
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Organizations who like to keep the broader picture in mind, soon realize that there’s a lot of...
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If you are an innovation manager, CIO or involved in innovation in your organization, I wouldn’t be...
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In part 1 of this series, we talked about why the cloud is not just someone else’s data center, and...
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While many companies consider the cloud nothing more than a mere expansion of their IT...
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To stay relevant in a digitizing world, organizations must master continuous improvement. Because...
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Randstad Group, a global market leader in HR services, hosts a shared service center for their more...
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Each year, the DataNews Awards for Excellence recognizes companies, products and individuals that...
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Every year, poor data runs up to an average cost of more than $15 million. This will ultimately...
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Every company nowadays has some sort of cloud strategy. For startups, it’s in most cases as...
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Sharing vehicles with your neighbors or colleagues is no longer a pipe dream. Enter BattMobility: a...
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GDPR Compliancy May 25, 2018. This was the date every company and organization had to be GDPR...
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At AE, we deliver analytics projects on a daily basis and as a result we can experience from the...
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As a web security specialist, it’s important to stay on top of the evolutions in the security...
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Despite the enthusiasm for the digital transformation to a digital manufacturing future, two out of...
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Environmental change has always been a hot topic for Ecopower, a cooperative that differentiates...
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Why roll out Smart Meters in Brussels? Being the distribution grid operator for all 19...
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AE and Fluxys work well together. The utilities player and AE have been partners for almost 20...
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In my previous blog I explained why it is important for any organisation to think about its...
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If you ask yourself why companies like Google, Amazon and Apple are so successful, it is because...
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A leading global player in the agricultural sector, SESVanderHave specializes in every aspect of...
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A while ago we asked several Innovation Managers what their top concerns were when starting an...
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90% of the people we have interviewed indicated that their organization’s innovation capability is...
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In July 2018, Flemish distribution grid operators Eandis and Infrax joined forces, merging into a...
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In a previous blog post we elaborated on why we, at AE, are convinced that offering your clients a...
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In this series, we take a closer look at some analytics projects for our energy customers. In a...
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The versatility of analytics is still underexposed. All too often, analytics is lumped together...
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In-memory columnstore databases are all the rage nowadays. But did you know SQL Server already used...
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Itsme® is a mobile app that makes identifying yourself online significantly easier. Launched by...
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Our client is a financial services provider belonging to a leading international bank insurer,...
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Companies are currently in the middle of a major digital transformation. Being able to quickly...
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This post was written by Oliver Belmans & Bram Vanschoenwinkel A previous series of blog posts on...
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Today, we will focus on the basics of User Experience. We start at the beginning, a technique at...
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It's an eternal clash that comes to mind when building information models: should we allow...
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This blog focuses on the role of the business analyst within a data migration project. In our...
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In an attempt to show one of our customers a better way to connect a legacy Postgres system to a...
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In a big data world, data-driven decisions and Internet of Things, Analytics is often needed to...
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In a big data world, data-driven decisions and Internet of Things, Analytics is often needed to...
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Have you ever been thinking about API design guidelines for your APIs? Are all your APIs behaving...
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Recently, one of our customers introduced an old-fashioned data solution: an error-prone ETL-flow...
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I’m not telling you something new if I say the demands on IT from business are ever increasing....
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During a recent project innovation sprint at a customer, we decided to tackle our customer’s data...
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A project portfolio is more than just an inventory of individual projects. Organizations can apply...
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So you need to connect an application to an external system. Developers and IT architects know how...
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Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve walked you through some details about story mapping, a very...
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The final step in the story mapping process is the prioritization of user stories on your story...
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So you’ve mastered the technique of User Story Mapping. Or you’ve read the book by Jeff Patton. Or...
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Ok, so you’re about to start your first story mapping workshop with a fresh group of participants....
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In this post, we’ll discuss the preparation of a (series of) story mapping workshop(s).
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In most application landscapes services tend to pop up like mushrooms, with little to no attention...
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In our ever faster digital world, time to market is an increasingly important factor in any IT...
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One of the major shifts that I see happening in the digital transformation journey is the shift in...
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If you pay little to no attention to business analysis, you'll often find yourself making the wrong...
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A common issue encountered on projects is that the project goals have not been clearly defined. A...
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This is the last post in a series of three about the added value of Analytics in Marketing. The...
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In my last blog post I talked about the strategic and competitive advantages that can be delivered...
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In the early days of Enterprise Architecture, the focus was merely on frameworks and methodologies....
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I love to help companies shape their future architecture. Become customer-centric. Exploit digital...
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In this post, I would like to share some thoughts about the following topics:
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Microservices are all the rage right now. It's an architectural style which promises fast delivery...
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Recently, I participated in an agile business requirements training given by my colleague Thomas De...
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In our two previous posts, we talked about the benefits of client side web architecture. To talk...
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In a previous post we talked about client side and server side web architecture. We showed the...
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Let's admit it: when it comes to interacting with the web, we’re all a little spoiled. We’re used...
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In this post I want to share my experiences in the support of the governance process that is...
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One thing we've learned from the first phase of the iHRM program is that a complete waterfall...
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“How do you feel about that?” It’s a question associated more with clients staring at their...
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In the end, Application Lifecycle Management helps you to transform business ideas in an efficient...
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In my previous post I have shown a number of possible pain patterns that you can experience if the...
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You've probably already heard of Scrum, the popular agile software development framework. While the...
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Undoubtedly you already heard about the strategic and competitive advantages Business Analytics can...
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Last week I attended the AE Foyer of Matthias Pyck, "From server virtualization to hybrid cloud"....
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In today’s business landscape, almost every company is facing the challenge to move from...
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In response to my previous blog someone drew my attention to an article published a year ago by Ron...
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In every requirements management effort there is a moment when the seemingly inevitable question...
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In this post I will summarize some of the main principles of Jez Humble and David Farley’s great...
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