Measuring ROI Success for Artificial Intelligence Projects
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Measuring ROI Success for Artificial Intelligence Projects

In the rush to develop AI initiatives to maximize productivity for their teammates and value for their customers, many organizations have not planned for a return on investment (ROI) before starting. By building and following a standardized framework for tracking and measuring, initiatives can be evaluated to see if they are returning value to the company and which ones need to be re-evaluated.

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Enhancing Data Lake Efficiency: A Case Study
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Enhancing Data Lake Efficiency: A Case Study

Over the 18-month collaborative effort with this home services client, Hylaine increased the amount of data available within their data lake by 170%. While working to provide a robust Data Lake, the lessons learned evolved into new coding standards and shared code opportunities. 

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DNA: Living Our Trust Culture
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DNA: Living Our Trust Culture

Since Hylaine's beginning, Adam Boitnott (Founder and CEO) has been committed to helping our clients resolve their technology challenges by delivering unique, project-based technology solutions. He always believed the company would be the most impactful by building collaborative, high-trust partnerships fueled by a proud and happy workforce of expert consultants.

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Unleashing Productivity with Microsoft Copilot in Teams: A Comprehensive Guide
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Unleashing Productivity with Microsoft Copilot in Teams: A Comprehensive Guide

Over the last few quarters, Microsoft has unleased a series of AI (Artificial Intelligence) companions within the Microsoft 365 ecosphere that can enable users to complete wide ranges of duties faster and more efficiently, taking over tasks that can make life more efficient. There are many daily and weekly tasks we spend too much time in the Office 365 suite on repetitive work that costs us time, creativity, and the ability to innovate.

A recent report, Forrester - Build Your Business Case For Microsoft 365 Copilot report (see below), predicted that 6.9 million US knowledge workers or approximately up to 8% of the total group will be using Microsoft 365 Copilot by the end of 2024. Of those, Forrester expects about a third of Microsoft 365 customers in the US to invest in Copilot in the first year, providing licenses to around 40% of employees during this period. Utilizing AI toolsets such as LLMs (Large Language Models), code creators, and chatbots allow users to minimize repetitive work and focus on new, creative endeavors.

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Our latest thinking: Microsoft fabric
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Our latest thinking: Microsoft fabric

Numbers drive business. Often, the speed of those numbers is diametrically opposed to consumers' confidence in them. Due to obfuscated data lineage, complicated requirements, and high overhead, organizations balance what it takes to get the data with the delivery of data to business users. To overcome this complexity and overhead, Microsoft has created a solution called Microsoft Fabric. It is a suite of tools that work together to streamline the process of data wrangling and delivery of insights.   

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Data Transformation: Paving the Way for AI Success in Your Organization
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Data Transformation: Paving the Way for AI Success in Your Organization

​Every organization has many customer facing and business management sites, apps, and technology systems that are continuously outputting increasing amounts of data as they support the business. Companies across many industries are exploring ways to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance their operations, increase productivity, and gain a competitive edge.

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the ultimate low-code platform guide
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the ultimate low-code platform guide

At Hylaine, we frequently encounter questions about the use of Low-Code platforms. The value proposition is appealing. There’s no getting around it – developers, especially high-quality US-based ones – are very expensive. The potential to create applications and integrations with approaches that don’t require coding knowledge is huge.

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What Cross-Functional Teams Really Are 
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What Cross-Functional Teams Really Are 

Cross-functional teams are a core component of agility. The idea is baked into Scrum and Extreme Programming, two frameworks that were developed before, and ultimately contributed to the creation of the Agile Manifesto. The cross-functional team concept is often misunderstood, so what does it really mean?

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Develop and Test a REST API with Postman
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Develop and Test a REST API with Postman

In the modern age of software development, tools for consolidating and simplifying workflows development work streams have become essential for developers building all kinds of applications. For developers building APIs, Postman has become well-known for the way it empowers developers to not only test their applications, but also for the way it aids them in following SDLC best practices. In this tutorial, we will take advantage of these features and use Postman to develop and test a REST API.

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Experiencing Mergers & Acquisitions
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Experiencing Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions are continuing to accelerate as a business growth strategy. Here are some key indicators that you may have issues with your M&A integration which could limit realizing the full value of the deal and even create new problems for your organization.

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