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Today we are pleased to announce our new partnership with Opentalent.co - a young and promising online service that helps clients from large companies to find employees for their companies. We as alphaX have recognised the importance of this product and believe that we can successfully work together and offer any kind of support to our clients. Opentalent is a startup that hits the mark: new opportunities for remote jobs from large, industry-defining companies. Due to the invite-only policy, the…

Partnership with Loci ML from Mannheim Machine Learning is a future-oriented technology that brings with it a multitude of use cases. A well-known and everyday use case is the recognition of objects in pictures. Automated monitoring systems, AR applications or shop systems can offer scalable added value through this technology, which can open up entirely new business areas. We at alphaX DS are an experienced partner for various web and mobile apps. Our solutions make it possible to speed up…

Everybody heard about digitalization, but the concept is still vague for many. In most cases, it is about business. But it can be misleading. It is not even a question of reaching your customers on the Web - it is a new lifestyle you can’t avoid.  What is Digitalization?  Digitalization concerns all aspects of your business, like storing the data, communication, workflow, training, and so on. In brief, it means that you add the most cutting-edge digital technologies to all…

Every time that movie directors want to demonstrate technical excellence in the future, they show self-driving vehicles. Even James Bond (Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997) used a remotely-operated car on some occasions. It seems taken for granted: once the technical progress makes such things possible – we all will migrate to autonomous vehicles. It is 2020, and such cars are already on the roads. The world-leading companies like Amazon, Google, General Motors, and Tesla develop their own models. Even traditional cars…

Remote Work in Blockchain Style: Safe, Effective, Decentralized Remote work was always on the list. In the IT sphere, it is a more or less conventional style of work. Almost every employee of any IT agency had to work remotely time after time. But it was not until the COVID-19 global pandemic that it got a real impulse. With the states on lockdown and quarantines all over the world, it became inevitable. Too many businesses faced a vital challenge: either…

Agile Software Development Agile is a general term that stands for a complex set of methods in the software development process. It is one of the main approaches at the moment, as it proved itself to be very efficient in this field. Most of the software development teams prefer these methods. They are the best for managing efforts and communication. The distinction of the Agile approach is splitting the process into many smaller steps. On completion of the tasks from…

The main distinguishing features of blockchain Consistency – all data included in the blockchain databases do not conflict; Immutability – the information is registered in all blocks compiling the chains, and they oppose any attempt of changing; Decentralization – blockchain does not have any main servers, data fragments are evenly distributed between numerous machines. Blockchain is a technology applicable in many cases. It is possible to create both the desktop software and mobile apps using this functionality. The main item…

Native mobile applications development A mobile app is called native in case it is designed and specifically crafted for the particular OS – mostly iOS and Android. For this purpose, "Swift" or "Objectiv-C" are used for IOS apps and "Kotlin" or "Java" are used for Android apps. As a rule, businesses need to cover both these areas. Thus, most of the popular services have iOS and Android mobile apps versions. Users download them from Apple's App Store or Google Play.…

A Web Application has many pluses, among them: Better business-coverage - such apps can cover more audience. Availability via a browser from any device and location. Better servicing clients with fast innovative solutions. Instant distribution of the service and updates and upgrades. Absence of conflicts caused by the system or hardware incompatibility. The web application development process is faster and can be performed by smaller teams. It is much more flexible due to the variety of different technologies applicable. Ready…

Main factors to consider when you choose the web hosting services Speed and stability of performance. Any web-based resource must ensure fast and smooth performance. The load time of a page is one of the most influential issues of the user experience. Users are always pleased if the pages they deal with are responsive. This is even a more important factor. Everybody is concerned about where the data are stored, and if it is safe enough to store them at…

Advantages of Automation Automation, as it comes from its name, is the method of reducing the necessity of human interfering. It can fulfill routine and repeatable tasks that won't require deep analysis and problem-solving skills. Another case of usage is the area where human errors can take place due to the tedious nature of the task. In this case automation would eliminate this possibility. Thanks to automation, human performers will be able to focus on more important assignments. The task…

CIA: Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability These are the three pillars that the modern concept of the digital security lays on and any company must comply with them. The three criteria describe the below crucial aspects: Authorized or unauthorized access to information; Assuring the trustworthy of information; Managing access to information via physical means. Let’s consider the CIA concept in more detail Confidentiality is often confused with privacy, but they are different ideas. Confidentiality deals with any sensitive data and defines…

Quantum Computing 2019: the Year of Supremacy  2019 was indeed the year of the quantum computer. The idea of a computing device based on the quantum physics principles is as old as the personal computer itself, but it seemed fantasy for long decades.  However, in 2019, leaders of the sphere reported a breakthrough progress. Now we are on the threshold of even more significant discoveries waiting for us right behind the door.   But what is a Quantum Computer? At…