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