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Machine Learning is Making Customer Service Easier for Everyone AI and Machine Learning are becoming increasingly common needs among our clients seeking support for Zendesk. It seems the trend for customer service models is moving towards teams that ar… Read more Customer Support is Renewed with Artificial Intelligence

I wrote this article because, as a New Relic Partner, we have many customers coming to us with slow applications, environment issues, and other performance issues that we are asked to diagnose and fix. But, I began to notice a pattern, unrealistic expe… Read more No Silver Bullet: Creating an Experimental Devops Culture

Proper drone training is becoming increasingly important to gain before releasing your new gadget into the skies. The relationship between drone operations and aviation has become progressively complex, and with more drones entering the skies the … Read more Proper Drone Training Is Crucial to Safe Flying For All

If Velocity Based Agile is all about success, what does success look like? Here are two examples of how 729 Solutions used Velocity Based Agile to achieve customer happiness. Case Study #1 Client: Larvol Business Scenario: Give the client clear insight… Read more Velocity Based Agile in the Wild: Two Case Studies

Online security isn’t just for the big-name websites; it’s an issue that should be carefully addressed by every company with a web presence, regardless of size or type. Not only is having a secure website the right thing to do but soon having a secure … Read more Every Website Needs an SSL Certificate

By now you understand Agile and its merry friends, and have an inkling of how much more your current organization could accomplish by implementing Agile methodologies. Next up, is how to convince management that Agile is the right way to get work done.… Read more How does Agile Impact an Organization

Although our team is physically located all across the United States, 729 Solutions loves being based in San Francisco and working with other San Francisco Bay Area companies. I’m a San Francisco Native, and this is my home. I bought a house on the str… Read more Why We Like Working With Other San Francisco Companies

Sometimes it’s hard to decide when it’s time to go outside of your company for resources. In this blog post, we break down when you should keep the work in-house versus when it’s time to hire an agency to pick up the slack. Reasons to use in-hous… Read more When To Hire An Agency

What was it like running a development shop In San Francisco when 729 first got started 15 years ago? This actually dates back even further than that, I am a big believer in the idea that computer science and software engineering are separate but relat… Read more San Francisco Tech Through the Years

If you’ve ever spent any time on project management, you’ll know that there are lots of project management methodologies and techniques out there. Waterfall, Kanban, and Agile to name a few. There are many more, and each one has its own advantages and … Read more What is Velocity Based Agile?

Here at 729 Solutions we pride ourselves on our agile approach because it gets things done efficiently and in a timely manner. One of our goals is to catch issues and points of concern early so they do not become big problems and we do this by utilizin… Read more 729 Solutions’ Top 5 Favorite Tools For Getting Work Done

729 Labs is an offshoot of 729 Solutions, providing a place for our team to play with new ideas and technologies, collaborate with one another to learn about fun and interesting things happening in development, technology, and design, as well to showca… Read more 729 Labs and 729 Solutions Unique Approach To Engineering