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One Way Hash Functions and Data Privacy Compliance.

By Hunter Nelson | April 11, 2019

This article will discuss how a one way hash function can be used in the context of privacy compliance for regulations like the GDPR. Storing customer’s personal data is an inevitability for scaling businesses in today’s technical world. One way hash functions are a useful tool to store sensitive customer data such as passwords and…

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Inventory Shrink Loss Prevention

By Hunter Nelson | December 17, 2018

I was recently talking to a prospect about a common warehousing problem that’s encountered, inventory shrink due to spoilage.  A lot of inventory shrink caused by spoilage for both perishable and non-perishable goods could be avoided by regular checks of inventory to ensure that it hasn’t been exposed to adverse conditions such as excess moisture…

SteadyHOPS in The Cloud

Diving into the Cloud

By Hunter Nelson | October 14, 2018

Before the Cloud Large capital outlays to begin a digital transformation have historically been a barrier for small and medium sized businesses to compete with larger corporations.  The cost of servers, data center space, and skilled personnel to configure and manage hardware alone can be enough of an expense to pull the plug on a…

SteadyHOPS and the GDPR

SteadyHOPS and the GDPR

By Hunter Nelson | October 14, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act of 2018 (DPA) are complex, in depth, complementary legal documents which act as a code of conduct for businesses involved in the processing of personal data.  Henceforth these regulations will be referred to as the GDPR. There are many aspects of compliance with these regulations and the best place to keep up to date and understand aspects of compliance is the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) Guide to General Data Protection Regulation.  This article highlights the aspects of compliance that SteadyHOPS provides.

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Cloud Development, Code Quality, and Cost Savings

By Hunter Nelson | August 26, 2018

Are you considering moving applications to the Cloud and questioning the readiness of your current development staff for such a move?  Well, rightfully so. In the Cloud realm, where everything costs a penny here and a nickel there, organizations are putting a fresh focus on cost.  When you pay for computing resources as you go instead of a flat…