Adding a Custom Report Builder to a Web App
Reporting needs often evolve. A team may start with a PDF, then ask to move a logo, add a barcode, or create a layout for another purpose. When every presentation change requires a code update, small requests can add up. We integrated Stimulsoft into a .NET web application to make report layouts easier to update. […]
Manufacturing Productivity Use Cases – WI Databricks User Group
Building the Future of AI: Xorbix Mentors Students & Sponsors Badger BuildFest 2026
On September 26–27, I had the opportunity to represent Xorbix Technologies, alongside fellow Xorbix Data Engineer Tyler Faulkner, as a mentor and challenge judge at Badger BuildFest 2026, hosted by the University of Wisconsin – Madison’s Tech Exploration Lab. The event brought together students from across academic disciplines to collaborate, build prototypes, and tackle challenges […]
Working with Claude Instructions
You open Claude.ai to work on a client proposal, an operations problem, or maybe a technology decision. Before you get to the actual question, you type the usual briefing. Tomorrow, you’ll do another task and give Claude the same orientation speech again. Account-wide instructions and project instructions give those reminders a permanent home.
Understanding Databricks Query Performance: A Practical Guide to Query Profile Analysis
When a SQL query takes longer than expected, execution time is usually the first thing we notice. But knowing that a query took 30 seconds or three minutes does not tell us why it was slow. The query may have scanned too much data, moved data between partitions, created a large intermediate result during a […]
Introducing Visual Databricks App Builder (VDAB) – WI Databricks User Group
Modernizing Healthcare Operations with a Custom EMR Platform
A Practical Guide to Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
Every business has important information trapped in documents. It may arrive as an email attachment, invoice, claim form, contract, application, or scanned report. In many organizations, an employee still opens each item, finds the needed details, and types them into another system. Intelligent document processing, or IDP, is designed for that variability.
Designing Scalable Intelligent Document Processing Platforms – WI Databricks User Group
How Easy Is It to Build a Data App with VDAB?
Building a data application is rarely as simple as it first appears. Before long, that “simple app” starts looking like a custom development project. You need a user interface, a connection to the data, a way to display records, a form to add data, backend logic, deployment, and testing. That is exactly the type of […]