On August 21, Axian held our annual Family Fun Day, with the theme of a Hawaiian luau. We enjoyed delicious Hawaiian food, as well as many fun family activities, including a bounce house, face painting, caricature portraits, mini-golf, hula-hoop contest, balloon animals and more! It was a beautiful day and it was great to connect with … Continued
Everyone is talking about data, “big data” and analytics. Both the volume and sources of data are proliferating at light speed, particularly with the advent of Cloud infrastructure and the Internet of Things (IoT). Companies, small and large, individuals, and inanimate objects create, save, and utilize data. But is there value in that data and … Continued
On October 11, Frank Helle (Axian CEO) will be moderating a panel discussion on Mergers & Acquisitions insights from active industry participants hosted by ACG Portland. This event is for CXOs in the Pacific Northwest and is focused on M&A from the varying perspectives of an operator, an advisor, and an investor. The topics will include: State … Continued
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Let’s talk about teaching app development to 8-12 year-old girls. It’s difficult to keep any 8-12 year olds focused in general, so how do you do it with a lot of patience and fun? Last week, I volunteered at a STEM student technology camp at Pacific University to do this very thing. I was there … Continued
At 30, I’ve spent more of my life as a student than as a “real person”. After a 9 year break from academia, I decided it was time to try being both, enrolling in a Graphic Design course at Portland Community College this spring. While I don’t foresee myself breaking out the T-square in my … Continued
Recently, a few members of the Axian team had the opportunity to attend the WebVisions 2016 conference here in Portland, Oregon. It included a delightful variety of topics which expanded our view of the future of design from many different perspectives, including: design values in business, inspiration from real world materials, practical creativity, the … Continued
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the Technology Association of Oregon’s talk, “Role of a Project Manager in an Agile Environment.” The audience was full of product owners and project managers interested in the daily life of a ScrumMaster. What does this person do? (Like it’s a mysterious animal out in the wilderness.) A … Continued
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our April Tech lunch! We enjoyed eating delicious pita sandwiches, connecting with our fellow team members, and listening to informative and inspiring presentations given by some of our colleagues. First, Shawn Duffy gave a Consultant’s Corner presentation, “Becoming a Better Listener,” which was full of great tips that … Continued
The Scenario So I was working away on an EF6 / WebAPI / AngularJS project when I ran into an odd issue. I had secured my WebAPI using OAuth and required that the user provide a bearer token on every request. The strategy / workflow worked like this: 1. User browses to https://myproject.domain.net/login 2. Angular’s … Continued
