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Vaadin Community Award

Simon Martinelli is one of the first Vaadin Community Award winners
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Software Architecture in Agile Development Projects

As advocates of agility, we could see this common definition of software architecture as potentially problematic.
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Computing Case Study: Tracing the Failures of COVID-19 Vaccine Portals

It's January 2021 in the United States. With the blessing of President-Elect Biden, Moderna and Pfizer plan to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine at warp speed. What happens next, you probably remember well: confusion, upset, frustration, and crashing websites across the country.
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Recording of Vaadin Dev Day Spring 2021

I had the pleasure to speak at the Vaadin Dev Day about "High-performance data access with Vaadin". The recording is available on YouTube
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Making the Case for Digital Renovation

Are you working for an enterprise that utilizes outdated software? Old software, or legacy systems, pose threats to businesses looking to streamline processes, cut costs, and stay innovative.

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Java 16 Records with JPA and jOOQ

The new Java version 16 includes a new feature: Records , which are classes that act as transparent carriers for immutable data. Records can be thought of as nominal tuples." Let's try Java records with JPA and jOOQ.
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Five Ways to Tell It's Time to Break Up with Your Legacy System

When it comes to business operations, it's easy to get comfortable in the status quo. Change seems daunting, especially in the context of legacy software. But often, just because a relationship is comfortable, doesn't mean it's what's best for your enterprise in the long term.

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UI Modernization with Vaadin

An article of our founder Simon Martinelli was published on the Vaadin blog.
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You May Not Need JavaScript

Simon Martinelli's talk about a recent ERP modernization project using Vaadin and jOOQ at DawsCon is online.
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How to Create A Software Modernization Roadmap

Software modernization is key to staying ahead in your industry. It improves performance and prevents unexpected lapses in security and productivity. Application modernization roadmaps are a window into the future to manage expectations for budgets, outcomes, timelines and teams.
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Use the Power of your Database: XML and JSON

Today databases have a lot of functionality that is often not used by software developers because they simply not know that this exists. But knowing about this features can save a lot of time because you may write less code.
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Es muss nicht immer Angular sein

Artikel von Simon Martinelli. Erschienen im JavaSpektrum 05/2020
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The Art of Application Modernization: Making New Things Out of Old Stuff

Software integration and efficiency are critical elements of your business that impact your most important stakehol ers. Your software systems and their performance comprise a digital ecosystem designed to serve the needs of many individuals simultaneously.

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Recording of JUG Switzerland Talk "Es muss nicht immer Angular sein"

Recording of Simon Martinelli's talk (in German) at Java User Group Switzerland
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Adam Bien's Airhacks.fm Podcast #99 with Simon Martinelli

Adam Bien's Airhacks.fm episode #99 with Simon Martinelli is online.
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Meet The New 72 Services: New Website Look

72 Services is proud to announce our new, updated look! One of the most important elements of modernization in the digital age is understanding the need for ongoing updates that reflect changing systems, needs, and priorities-and that's a concept we're very familiar with.
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Vaadin Insider Podcast - Ep. #9, Vaadin as a RAD platform alternative to Angular, React, and low-code/no-code development platforms for enterprise Java teams with Simon Martinelli

In episode 9 of the Vaadin Insider Podcast, Ankurman interviews Simon Martinelli, Founder & Software Architect, 72 Services and Adjunct Professor at Berner University of Applied Science in Switzerland
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Vaadin Tip: Lazy Loading and Item Identity

When using grids, trees or any other of multi-valued component with Vaadin you often want to display data from a database table and typically you have more than a few rows in the database. In this case loading thousands or even millions of records don't make sense.
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Der wahre Wert von Microservices

Artikel von Simon Martinelli. Erschienen im JavaSpektrum 05/2019
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When is it Time to Hire a CIO?

As an enterprising business owner, you probably have a million balls in the air all the time. You're busy growing your company, driving innovation, and bringing on new team members to do the same.

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Red Hat and the Power of Open Source Innovation

If you've been staying up-to-date with the latest news regarding our partner Red Hat, you'll know that IBM, a multinational information technology company, acquired Red Hat on July 9th, 2019.

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Your Mid-Year Update: 2019 State of the Startup

We're halfway through the year, and it's time to take a look back and evaluate all those predictions everyone made in January to see if they have panned out. For startup owners and small business CEOs, a lot can change in six months, so it's good to take a moment for a bird's eye view.

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Type Safe SQL in Java

No matter if you are using frameworks like JPA, MyBatis or Spring Data JDBC you always end up declaring the SQL statements as a Java String. The problem with this approach is that you have to write tests for every statement to make sure that it is even valid SQL.

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Java Persistence Done Right

When it comes to accessing relational databases with Java, people usually think of two options: 1. SQL (Structured Query Language) 2. ORM (Object Relational Mapping) Because the usage of SQL with the Java API JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) is painful and error-prone the first choice is usually an ORM like JPA/Hibernate.
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Take Your Startup To The Next Level

So, you started a business. You had a great idea, and you did what it took to make that idea a reality. You poured heart and soul into getting your business off the ground - from late nights to early mornings, you were determined to make it happen, whatever the cost.

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After Automation: What Comes Next?

So, you made the jump, and transformed your IT systems with the most efficient processes available. Your legacy systems are gone, or all grown up with new and powerful software, innovative technology has been implemented throughout your organization, and efficiency and productivity maximized across the board.

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How To Marie Kondo Your IT Systems

Are your IT systems ready for a spring cleaning? If you're ready to experience the "life-changing magic of tidying up" for your enterprise, the KonMari method might just work for you and your business.
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The Top 5 Risks of Software Modernization

It's finally time to take the plunge and renovate your old-but still critical-systems and software. As a successful enterprise, there's a lot at stake here, and you can't afford to lose any of that data or risk downtime, so you want to make sure your software modernization process goes as smoothly as possible.
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Why Should You Hire an Outside IT Consultant?

As technology grows and evolves, it's essential that your business's internal systems, processes, and technology grow and evolve to match. As your business begins the process of adapting from old systems to new, it can be hard to keep up with the pace of change, especially if you're already working with significantly older systems and legacy software. In times like these, you may find it useful to get a fresh set of expert eyes on the problem at hand by hiring an outside IT consultant.
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Microservices: Why it Might Not Work for Your Organization

It seems as though many companies with teams who aspire to innovate and evolve look to industry giants for guidance and as role models. The perception seems to be: they're doing this, so if our company does it too, we can grow to be as successful. It's easy to believe, but it's not always as easy to do.
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Introduction to Database Migrations with Spring Boot and Flyway

As technology evolves over time, we adapt every component of our businesses to new and innovative processes. In the age of automation, technology is constantly changing and updating to meet today's needs to get ahead of the curve. However, for legacy systems and older software, IT modernization is not as automatic as we'd like.
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DeveloperWeek Austin: I'll Be There Talking APIs! Will I See You?

DeveloperWeek is one of the most important events in the tech industry, held several times a year in major cities. This is for good reason! Top developers come together to discuss their innovations and share insight into familiar problems experienced by others.
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Why Software Modernization is Important for Enterprise Businesses

As technology evolves over time, we adapt every component of our businesses to new and innovative processes. In the age of automation, technology is constantly changing and updating to meet today's needs to get ahead of the curve. However, for legacy systems and older software, IT modernization is not as automatic as we'd like.
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72 Services is a Red Hat Partner, so What Does that Mean?

As partnerships go, Red Hat provides one of the most collaborative and innovative programs there is for software professionals and others in the tech industry.
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The SAP Retail Module is Not One-Size-Fits-All

SAP (Systems, Applications & Products) Retail Module Implementation is a very lengthy, and not always successful process when replacing old systems with SAP retail. This is not news to grocery store chain Lidl, who attempted to replace their old merchandise management system with a SAP retail solution.
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The Legacy Crisis is Made Up of 2 Parts Time and 1 Part Fear. We Get It.

Modernization can be a daunting prospect for any technology officer or CEO, this is especially true when all operations rely heavily on everything digital working well and communicating without major issues or shutdown (yikes).

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72 Services International Speaking Tour - The Real Value of Microservices

Simon Martinelli is Speaking in Switzerland, Austin, and Montreal
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Supporting PluSport is an Important Part of the 72 Services Philosophy

One of the main messages of 72 Services is how much people matter in the success of software, especially new integrations. Not only the people that are using the software but in the support they receive to continue to do better. The same philosophy is present in the support that Simon Martinelli gives to PluSport.

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Most Important Benefits of Agile Software Development

It's no secret that agile is the methodology that software development has already moved into in a big way. The idea of agile has become so popular that it is creeping into every industry and has become a popular term to use in conference rooms and virtual meetings around the world.
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How to JOIN two Entities without Mapped Relationship

Often you don't want to map all relationships in an entity model.
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Inheritance in JPA

Relational databases have tables and columns and object-oriented programming languages have classes and fields but they also provide inheritance. A concept that is not known in relational databases.
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Keep Up With Training for Your IT and Software Teams

Why It's Important to Keep Up With Training for Your IT and Software Teams
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Should you use Enums with JPA?

With JPA it's possible to map Java enums to columns in a database table using the Enumerated annotation
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Knowledge@Risk has Partnered with 72 Services for the Best Agile Experience

72 Services is happy to announce our newest partner, Knowledge@Risk (the missing piece to agile). Our companies share a philosophy and mission of helping businesses who are reliant on digital enterprise to function as effectively as possible.
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Process Centers Around People

I know, you wouldn't think a software engineer would be THAT into people, but I am of the mind that none of the work I do for my clients does them any good without people to use the software and applications that we are working to improve. Without including them, there is little chance of success.
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API Economy Provides the Building Blocks of Digital Transformation

Application programming interface (API) economy is a general term that describes the way APIs can positively affect an organization's profitability. An API is a customer interface for technology products that allows software components to communicate. In the past, APIs were known almost exclusively to software professionals.
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Enterprise Application Integration: The Foundation of Digital Transformation

Enterprise application integration is the foundational piece of a complete digital transformation for companies using legacy systems.
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Software Application Legacy Systems Work... Until They Don't

It seems every week there is a new electronic security threat to be concerned about. Increasing in frequency are the major threats that target those who are not keeping their systems up to date.

Take Your Startup To The Next Level

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 So, you started a business. You had a great idea, and you did what it took to make that idea a reality. So, you started a business. You had a great idea, and you did what it took to make that idea a reality. You poured heart and soul into getting your business off the ground—from late nights to early mornings, you were determined to make it happen, whatever the cost. And now, your hard work has paid off. You’ve trademarked your name and patented your concept, you’ve hired, you’ve gotten funding, maybe you’ve even been in production for a few years now. Now, what comes next? If you’re ready to take your startup to the next level, it may be time to reevaluate some of your internal processes and prepare for growth. And if you’re really ready to join the big leagues, bringing in an expert partner is the way to do that. Here are the top three ways bringing on an expert IT partner can take your startup to the next level: #1. Experience When you bring on an outside IT consultant, you’re able
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After Automation: What Comes Next?

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Digital transformation isn’t a fix-it-and-forget-it operation. Once you’ve transformed your processes, here’s what comes next. So, you made the jump, and transformed your IT systems with the most efficient processes available. Your legacy systems are gone, or all grown up with new and powerful software, innovative technology has been implemented throughout your organization, and efficiency and productivity maximized across the board. From automation to AI, the digital transformation is complete, and your system is prepared for whatever the future holds. As you survey the results of your time, effort, and innovation, you might be wondering… Now what? Digital transformation isn’t a fix-it-and-forget-it operation. Once you’ve transformed your processes, here’s what comes next: Looking Behind As you bask in the glow of your newly-minted modernized IT systems and software, take a moment to remember the last time you did this. Maybe it was ten years ago, but all those legacy systems that you
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Java Persistence Done Right

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When it comes to accessing relational databases with Java, people usually think of two options When it comes to accessing relational databases with Java, people usually think of two options: 1. SQL (Structured Query Language) 2. ORM (Object Relational Mapping) Because the usage of SQL with the Java API JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) is painful and error-prone the first choice is usually an ORM like JPA/Hibernate. ORM Let’s have a look at the definition of ORM on Wikipedia : Object-relational mapping (ORM, O/RM, and O/R mapping tool) in computer science is a programming technique for converting data between incompatible type systems using object-oriented programming languages. This creates, in effect, a “virtual object database” that can be used from within the programming language. The idea behind a ORM framework is to hide the database access from the user. Another goal is to introduce capability to the database access layer that is do not exits in a relational database like inheri
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Five Ways to Tell It's Time to Break Up with Your Legacy System

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When it comes to business operations, it’s easy to get comfortable in the status quo. When it comes to business operations, it’s easy to get comfortable in the status quo. Change seems daunting, especially in the context of legacy software. But often, just because a relationship is comfortable, doesn’t mean it’s what’s best for your enterprise in the long term. Here are a few reasons why it may be time to break up with your legacy system: 1. Security Issues Any enterprise worth its salt takes security seriously. Outdated software is one of the best ways hackers exploit their victims. There are thousands of industrial malware programs designed to target your systems in order to harvest you and your customers’ data, including sensitive financial information. Many malware programs can lurk for months (even years) harvesting information undetected. Here are several examples of how attackers focus on legacy gaps alone. 2. Reduced Performance In many cases, company productivity can only be a
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Java 16 Records with JPA and jOOQ

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The new Java version 16 includes a new feature: Records Java Records The new Java version 16 includes a new feature: Records https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/395 “Enhance the Java programming language with records , which are classes that act as transparent carriers for immutable data. Records can be thought of as nominal tuples.” Let’s try Java records with JPA and jOOQ. JPA Constructor Expression One way to use projection in JPA queries is using the constructor expression. The name constructor expression implies that the constructor is called with the fields from the projection. select new com.demo.dto.EmployeeDTO(e.name, e.department.name) from Employee e In the example we have a DTO called EmployeeDTO and the constructor takes two Strings as parameters. With Java before Java 16 we would create a class like this: public final class EmployeeDTO { private final String employeeName; private final String departmentName; pu
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You May Not Need JavaScript

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Simon Martinelli’s talk about a recent ERP modernization project using Vaadin and jOOQ at DawsCon is online. Simon Martinelli’s talk about a recent ERP modernization project using Vaadin  and jOOQ at DawsCon is online:
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Making the Case for Digital Renovation

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Are you working for an enterprise that utilizes outdated software? Are you working for an enterprise that utilizes outdated software? Old software, or legacy systems, pose threats to businesses looking to streamline processes, cut costs, and stay innovative. While users resist change and implementing new software is neither easy nor always feasible, opting for digital renovation can bridge legacy systems to modern demands. Legacy Systems Cost Your Business Too Much Money In making a case for software modernization, the most compelling reason tends to be the money saved by reducing excess labor costs and other inefficiencies incited by legacy systems. Less efficient to maintain Due to the grandiose size of legacy systems’ codebases, updating these systems can engender various problems, rendering the process both laborious and lengthy when done correctly. Additionally, the infrastructure of old software is more challenging to maintain and becomes increasingly challenging as the software
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