Feature Flags for Development: An Overview
From Wikipedia:A feature toggle or ‘Feature Flag’ is a technique in software development that attempts to provide an alternative to maintaining multiple branches in source… Read more!
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Robert Brodie
r.brodie@sumoheavy.comBob is SUMO Heavy’s Co-founder and CTO. Since SUMO Heavy’s start in 2010, Bob has continued to be committed to providing innovative, complex, and meaningful solutions to a wide range of clients. From high-level, architectural planning to corporate communication, you can rely on Bob to help you build something that will truly impress users and merchants alike.
‘Agile metrics’ are the key to your team’s continuous improvement
Continuous improvement is a vital aspect of an efficient organization. To create a truly great product, a team must repeat what works well and improve what doesn’t — and that same… Read more!
Lessons in Infrastructure Automation
At SUMO Heavy, we work with clients that have managed infrastructure and those who manage their own infrastructure. We’ve been lucky enough to work with… Read more!
Security is Not a Feature
In the modern era where online privacy is limited, security is no joke. While software vulnerabilities are nothing new, the ubiquity of connected apps such… Read more!
Associating Value to Your Work to Better Prioritize Your Roadmap
Overview Imagine you have a well-established working relationship with a client, and they ask you to work on an important new project. This project is… Read more!
Selling on Tmall: How to Prepare for Your Tmall Launch
In Part One of our Selling on Tmall series, we discussed the factors U.S.-based companies should consider before launching on Tmall. In Part Two,… Read more!
Selling on Tmall: Is the B2C Platform the Right Fit for Your Company? – Part One
For retailers that want a presence in China, Tmall offers them the opportunity. However, before they make a commitment to the platform, SUMO Heavy CTO… Read more!
Measuring Agile Metrics to Continually Improve Your Team
Continuous improvement What is continuous improvement? A team in any organization can only become more efficient by improving, and not by waiting until they realize… Read more!
How eCommerce Companies Protect Against Cyber Attacks
On Cheddar.com’s ‘Keep Reinventing’ segment, SUMO Heavy Co-founder and CTO Bob Brodie discusses trends across clients relating to I.T. and retail. Read more!
The Keys to eCommerce Personalization: Part One — Mining the Right Data
Personalizing the customer experience is vital for retailers, both online and offline. While learning about a specific customer and customizing the shopping journey to fit their needs is a given, actually figuring out how to accomplish that feat is another story altogether for both businesses big and small. According to Internet Retailer’s new eCommerce Personalization Report, most retailers are offering personalization in some areas, whether it be their websites, mobile sites, or marketing emails, but not all. Often overwhelmed by the first step in the process, they fail to attain the data they need to actually begin the personalization process. Read more!