19.11.2024

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply Announces New Partnership with REKS, Estonia’s Medicines Verification Organisation

This historic collaboration will extend Solidsoft Reply’s reach to a network of 16 National Medicine Verification Systems (NMVS) across Europe.

01.02.2024

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply Spearheads Ground-breaking Migration of Finland’s National Medicines Verification System

Solidsoft Reply, a Reply Group company specialising in creating Microsoft Azure cloud-based enterprise solutions, has successfully migrated Finland's National Medicines Verification System to its National Blueprint solution.

29.10.2024

Blog

From Strategy to Impact: Marketing at Solidsoft Reply

As a Marketer, there’s broad scope to freely share and exchange ideas, find new ways to reach audiences and imagine new possibilities. This is even more meaningful when it concerns building, deploying and enhancing healthcare systems for people around the world, particularly those at a higher risk of being supplied fake medicines.

22.10.2024

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply and HMVO Unite to Safeguard Greek Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Solidsoft Reply, a distinguished company within the Reply Group that specialises in developing enterprise solutions using Microsoft Azure cloud technology, is delighted to announce a significant new partnership with the Hellenic Medicines Verification Organisation (HMVO).

30.09.2024 / CHFT News

Press Article

Colleagues star in video to promote the benefits of eCDR-Pro

CHFT has been rolling out eCDR-Pro (Electronic Controlled Drug Register) for almost two years now. During this time our colleagues in the pharmacy department have seen a significant improvement in their workflow and ability to manage orders coming in from clinical areas.

White Paper

Le Débat Sur Le Code CIP VIP 2400

Ce document fournit une évaluation indépendante des directives du CIP. Solidsoft Reply recommande que la France adopte les normes GS1 pour la vérification des médicaments. Ce document explique notre réflexion et nos raisons. Nous recommandons que la France reste alignée sur les normes GS1.

White Paper

The CIP VIP Code 2400 Debate

This document provides an independent assessment of the CIP guidelines. Solidsoft Reply recommends that France adopts GS1 standards for medicine verification. This document explains our thinking and reasons. We recommend that France should remain aligned to GS1 standards.

03.09.2024

Blog

The CIP Proposal for French Medicine Pack Identifiers

The Club Inter Pharmaceutique (CIP) proposes a new VIP Code as a national product code for medicines in France that are subject to verification using the European Medicines Verification System (EMVS).

Service

SAFEHANDSVT

SafeHandsVT is Solidsoft Reply’s cost-effective national traceability solution designed for LMICs with limited regulatory resources.

22.08.2024

Blog

Digital Links and the One Barcode

There are approaches that can help, including GS1 standards that ease the burden and cost while maximising the effectiveness of barcode technology in the pharmaceutical sector.

Service

SOLIDCLOUD MANAGED SERVICES

SolidCloudMS provides a multi-tiered approach to Azure management, leveraging scalable solutions from standard to enterprise support services.

16.07.2024

Blog

The Myth of the Monadic Barcode

Unfortunately, we cannot always have what we want. No single barcode approach can fully meet all these requirements, and this is unlikely to change. Let’s look a little deeper at the issue

30.05.2024

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply has achieved Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Service Provider status

Solidsoft Reply has achieved the esteemed Azure Expert Managed Service Provider (AEMSP) status, in collaboration with Cluster Reply.

19.06.2023 / Diginomica

Press Article

UNICEF partners to tackle fake medicine abuse internationally

People in low- and middle-income countries are at risk from taking fake medicines. This pioneering project uses digital technology to boost patient safety.

25.04.2017 / The Pharmaceutical Journal

Press Article

Falsified Medicines Directive: opportunity or obstacle?

Details surrounding the UK’s implementation of the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) have been clouded by the prospect of Brexit.

18.06.2024

Blog

QR Codes vs. Data Matrix for Patient Information

This is not a head-to-head contest between alternative barcode standards in healthcare. It’s about the real-world trade-offs we make when we apply technology to its maximum advantage.

01.05.2024

News & Communication

The Dawn of a New Era -The European Critical Medicines Alliance

On Thursday, 25th April 2024, Charles Young and David Holland from Solidsoft Reply attended the inaugural meeting of the European Commission HERA Critical Medicines Alliance (CMA) in Brussels.

23.04.2024 / BioScience Today

Press Article

Combating falsified drugs – Ensuring patient safety throughout the global supply chain

Medicinal products are an appealing target for illicit trade, with an estimated annual cost of $200 billion and potentially millions of lives lost. The problem affects low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) disproportionately.

18.04.2024

News & Communication

Release of eCDR-Pro 1.2

Solidsoft Reply has released eCDR-Pro 1.2, enhancing its capabilities to safeguard the integrity of CD registers and ensure patient safety in the UK.

16.04.2024

News & Communication

Release of Verilite 2.3.4

Solidsoft Reply has released VeriLite 2.3.4. Our latest update is filled with improvements designed to make reporting simpler and enhance user experience in our lightweight, FMD compliant, cloud-based verification solution.

25.03.2024 / CHFT News

Press Article

Triple shortlisting success for CHFT at the HSJ Digital Awards

CHFT has been shortlisted in three categories at the HSJ Digital Awards this June, including the Improving Medicines Management and Pharmacy through Digital category entry for our co-designed first-of-its-type electronic controlled drugs register.

03.05.2024

Blog

Getting to know each other: Co-designing eCDR-Pro with an NHS Trust

Right from the start, the initiative began as a collaborative co-design exercise. Solidsoft Reply brought expertise in software development and CHFT contributed their deep understanding of hospital operations, so we relied on each other for the project’s success.

09.04.2024

News & Communication

eCDR-Pro Shortlisted for the HSJ Digital Awards 2024

Solidsoft Reply and Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) have received recognition for their pioneering eCDR-Pro solution, which has been shortlisted for the prestigious HSJ Digital Awards 2024.

10.05.2024 - 11.05.2024

Event

Solidsoft Reply is exhibiting at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2024

Solidsoft Reply will be an exhibitor at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2024. This is Europe's largest clinical pharmacy professional gathering. At Solidsoft Reply's stand K52, attendees will have the chance to meet the team and discover our cutting-edge solutions, including our first-of-type eCDR-Pro, NHS Chatbot and Verification and Tracability (TRVST).

04.04.2024

Blog

Safeguarding Sweden from Falsified Medicines: My Reflections from our Stockholm Field Visit

I had the opportunity to join representatives from various Solidsoft Reply teams, including Software Engineering, Operations and Quality, on a 2-day field visit to Stockholm hosted by e-VIS.

12.03.2024

Blog

What are substandard and fake medicines - and why are they important?

The reality is, with all the available, tried and tested best practices, global standards and proven technologies, this relatively easily resolvable ‘manmade’ health challenge should not have been allowed to grow into the global health emergency that it is today.

13.03.2024 - 14.03.2024

Event

Solidsoft Reply At The Pharma Supply Chain & Security World Conference 2024

Join Solidsoft Reply at this year's Pharma Supply Chain & Security World Conference. This event provides an opportunity to exchange insights and uncover strategies to strengthen your organisation's supply chain, streamline operations, and protect people from counterfeit medicines.

Case Study

Enhancing Governance and Efficiency: CHFT's New Electronic Controlled Drugs Solution

In today's healthcare landscape, where time is of the essence, our eCDR-Pro solution, a collaborative effort between Solidsoft Reply and CHFT has revolutionised CD Management.

08.02.2024

Blog

Unlocking the Future of Healthcare: The Latest GS1 General Specifications

The annual update to the GS1 General Specifications has arrived and there are some healthcare-related changes.

25.01.2024

News & Communication

EMVO Releases The EU Hub 1.14

Solidsoft Reply, a global award-winning Microsoft Solutions Partner, celebrates the release of the EU Hub 1.14 by the European Medicines Verification Organisation (EMVO).

06.02.2024 - 07.02.2024

Event

Solidsoft Reply at the 13th Pharma Anti-Counterfeiting, Serialisation & Supply Chain Security Event

Join Solidsoft Reply at the 13th Annual Pharma Anti-Counterfeiting, Serialisation & Supply Chain Security 2024. This event provides the platform to discuss the latest anti-counterfeiting and serialisation techniques in order to prevent the proliferation of fake medicines.

20.12.2023

News & Communication

FiMVO Successful Migration

After a period of detailed planning, collaborative engagement with IT Systems, and creating a fully validated set of migration tools supported by a full set of validated documentation, we are thrilled to share some exciting news.

27.11.2023 / CHFT News

Press Article

Theatres join the long list of wards and departments using eCDR-Pro

Our rollout of the eCDR (electronic Controlled Drugs Register) at HRI is almost complete, as Theatre Recovery, Day Case and Main Theatres are the latest areas now using it.

A SIMPLE SOLUTION
TO CHECK MEDICINES

VeriLite is a web based application which has been built from the ground up by
Solidsoft Reply to meet the needs of the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD).

A SIMPLE SOLUTION TO CHECK MEDICINES 1

Case Study

THE BETTER WAY TO MANAGE CONTROLLED DRUGS

eCDR-Pro provides an easy online solution to boost clinical productivity, enhance health data insights and improve patient experiences.

KEEPING EUROPE CITIZENS SAFE FROM FAKE MEDICINES

This article delves into Solidsoft Reply, the European Medicines Verification System (EMVS), and how Solidsoft Reply designed the architecture using Service Fabric, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure Event Hubs.

KEEPING EUROPE CITIZENS SAFE FROM FAKE MEDICINES 0

LEADING THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST THEFT OF MEDICINAL AID

Solidsoft Reply are the global leaders in the design and provision of software to support medicine verification and traceability.

LEADING THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST THEFT OF MEDICINAL AID 0

27.07.2023 / Information Age

Press Article

How Solidsoft Reply helps healthcare and pharma companies

Charles Young from Solidsoft Reply spoke to Information Age about how the company helps healthcare and pharma companies, particularly via its development of an effective controlled drug administration system.

28.06.2023

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply recognised as a finalist of 2023 Microsoft Community Response Partner of the Year

Solidsoft Reply today announced it has been named a finalist of the Community Response 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. The company was honoured among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.

27.06.2023

News & Communication

UNICEF partners to tackle fake medicine abuse internationally

UNICEF and a range of multi-national partners have created a Verification and Traceability Initiative (VTI) aimed at reducing the risk of people in low- and middle-income countries taking fake medicines.

White Paper

Biotagging and Advanced Traceability

In traceability systems, the real protagonist is not the product, but the information. The label alone is no longer enough. A continuous, updated information flow must be guaranteed, one which not only accompanies the product, but grows together and as part of it, ensuring the protection of rights, quality, environment, value, safety and reputation.

23.06.2023 / Health Tech World

Press Article

First-of-type electronic controlled drugs register adds to hospital trust’s growing list of digital achievements

An electronic controlled drugs register is the latest first-of-type solution at a health trust already brimming with digital innovation.

22.06.2023 / THIS

Press Article

First-of-type electronic controlled drugs register adds to hospital trust’s growing list of digital achievements

As we have chronicled in some of our earlier insights, ditching paper-based processes is an all-encompassing and long-held goal for the NHS.

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28.06.2023

News & Communication

SOLIDSOFT REPLY MICROSOFT PARTNER OF THE YEAR – FINALIST 2023

We are delighted to announce that our work for UNICEF’s Traceability & Verification System (TRVST) has been recognised globally as one of the best examples of Social Impact using Microsoft Azure technology in 2023.

05.06.2023 / CHFT News

Press Article

eCDR-PRO Praised for Time Saved on Monthly Controlled Drugs Checks

After a successful pilot back in February we are now live with eCDR-PRO (‘Electronic Controlled Drugs Register’) in 15 Wards or Clinical areas at HRI (including Pharmacy).

MEDICINE VERIFICATION AND TRACEABILITY

We are the global leaders in the design and provision of software to support medicine verification and traceability.

MEDICINE VERIFICATION AND TRACEABILITY 0

23.02.2023

News & Communication

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS adopt Solidsoft's electronic controlled drugs register solution (eCDR-Pro)

Solidsoft Reply are pleased to announce, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) have adopted our electronic controlled drugs register solution (eCDR-Pro) into the Trust.

07.02.2023

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply confirmed as Finnish Medicines Verification Organisation‘s new system supplier

Solidsoft Reply, the Reply group company who specialise in creating solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, is proud to announce their new partnership with FiMVO (Finnish Medicines Verification Organisation). This change will ensure that FiMVO maintains a high-quality system that protects patients from fake medicines.

Pharmaceutical Sector

Solidsoft Reply develop cloud-based solutions, integrate unconnected systems and automate business functions to provide the step change needed for Pharmaceutical businesses to thrive.

FIND OUT MORE

Pharmaceutical Sector 0

HEALTHCARE & PHARMACEUTICAL INTEGRATION SPECIALISTS

Empowering health & pharmaceutical organisations across
Europe to become more efficient and enable new levels of care.


NOT HEARD OF US?

HEALTHCARE & PHARMACEUTICAL INTEGRATION SPECIALISTS 0

02.03.2021 - 04.03.2021 / Live Event

Event

Microsoft Ignite

Microsoft Partners Cluster Reply, Solidsoft Reply, Valorem Reply and WM Reply, are participating in "Microsoft Ignite" with a single virtual stand where participants can discover all the latest on Microsoft solutions.

27.11.2020

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply successfully completes live deployment of National Blueprint System Release 7

Solidsoft Reply have recently completed the deployment of release 7 of the Solidsoft Reply National Blueprint System across 12 National Systems across Europe namely: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta, Slovenia, Sweden & Switzerland.

20.11.2020

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply Awarded Digital & Innovation Contract for NHS Trusts in the North of England

The NOE CPC has awarded Solidsoft Reply a 4 year Framework agreement for ICT Solutions Delivery (Professional Services & Consultancy Support) relevant to the needs of NHS and other health sector and public sector bodies.

19.11.2020

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply becomes a recognised member of INTEROPen

Solidsoft Reply becomes a recognised member of INTEROPen 0INTEROPen is an OPEN collaboration of individuals, industry, standards organisations and health and care providers, working together to accelerate the development of open standards for interoperability.

29.10.2020

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply
Joins HL7 UK

Solidsoft ReplyJoins HL7 UK 0Solidsoft Reply has become an organisational member of Health Level Seven® (HL7®) in the UK, in order to leverage & drive standards for interoperability across healthcare.

12.10.2020

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply awarded a place on CCS Digital Marketplace, G-Cloud 12 Framework

Solidsoft Reply are delighted to announce that it has been awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Service public sector Digital Marketplace, G-Cloud 12 Framework. Our full range of solutions and services can be viewed here.

08.10.2020

Event

Faculty of Clinical Informatics Annual Scientific Conference

Solidsoft Reply will be sponsoring the inaugural scientific conference of the Faculty of Clinical Informatics – the foremost event for the science and practice of clinical informatics, ehealth and digital health. The virtual event offers an opportunity to learn about pioneering research and insights for using information to improve health and well- being.

Industrie 4.0

Case Study

A new dynamic for the IoT Pilot project PLUSS

The implementation of digital transformation projects is proving to be a key element in the pharmaceutical industry to position companies sustainably in a competitive environment. Merck, a company specialising in healthcare, life sciences and performance materials, has been supported with suitable project management methods by Laife Reply in achieving this goal in a structured manner.

Accelerated Integration using QuickConnect for Healthcare

Solidsoft Reply accelerates integration of cloud and on-premises healthcare systems using the QuickConnect for Healthcare framework. QuickConnect for Healthcare is our ‘kitbag’ for integration. It supports standards including HL7 FHIR and helps us to rapidly integrate clinical systems and FHIR servers. It leverages the mature ecosystem of the Microsoft Azure platform and interoperates with other integration tools and platforms.

Our Customers

Solidsoft Reply have partnered with International, national and local public sector organisations exceeding their expectations by delivering world class solutions.

Read more

Biotagging

Best Practice

Biotagging and Advanced Traceability

In traceability systems, the real protagonist is not the product, but the information. The new frontier of innovation technology is to use the molecular container in which information has always travelled. Reply is the first company in Europe to have started experimenting in this domain.

DNA is the barcode of the future

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01.07.2020 / English Language

Webinar

Managing Medicinal Supply in Health Care

FROM 10.00 TO 10.45 A.M. BST

Join Solidsoft Reply who will be sharing insights on the growing demand of regional based medicinal supply and how their experience in handling verified medicines across Europe is valuable.

JOIN US!

11.05.2020

Blog

Release of VeriLite 2.0

We have released VeriLite 2.0, the first major update of our cloud-based solution, immediately boosting Doctors, Pharmacists & Wholesalers fight against fake medicines across Europe.

27.04.2020 / English Lanuage

Webinar

Remote Consultation of Long Term Conditions in Community Care

Digital responses to the Covid-19 outbreak have been many. During this Webinar Solidsoft Reply explained how their offering, TiCuro (from Healthy Reply), supports remote triage of at-risk cohorts and uses care plans aligned to high risk groups to monitor and flag vital signs.

27.02.2020

News & Communication

Reply becomes a Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider

Reply announces it has become a Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider (MSP), which is a status awarded to only a small number of highly capable Microsoft managed services provider partners worldwide.

24.02.2020

Blog

Identifying Products for CLM Management - A call to action

One of the main drivers for the adoption of closed-loop medicine (CLM) administration in the acute sector is the adoption of EMRAM. Closing that loop presents a challenge that needs facing.

25.11.2019

Blog

Medicine safety and product identification

Medicine safety is a central concern in modern healthcare. Ensuring that healthcare practitioners administer the right medicine to the right patient is crucial. A falsified medicine deliberately or fraudulently misrepresents its identity, composition or source.

 

AWARD WINNING PROJECT

SARA (Smart Assistant Regulatory Affairs)

Use Process Mining and Process automation to automate repetitive factory work. Increase efficiency and better use people energy to create and improve quality. Discover more

Award Winning Project 0
 

Sara has won the prestigious CPhi Pharma Award 2019

The CPhI Pharma Awards recognize the innovation and dedication of companies and individuals who are driving the pharmaceutical industry forward. The CPhI Pharma Awards celebrate the thinkers and creators driving the industry forward through their innovations, technologies and strategies.Read more

Award Winning Project 1

Verilite

Case Study

Solidsoft Reply builds Verilite

On 9th February 2019, the Falsified Medicine Directive came into force. Solidsoft Reply were able to meet the needs of the Falsified medicines directive (FMD) by building a web based application called VeriLite.

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21.12.2018

Blog

Which Microsoft Azure replication service should you use?

Microsoft Azure supports 4 different replication services, locally-redundant storage, zone-redundant storage, geo-redundant storage and read-access geo-redundant storage (also known as LRS, ZRS, GRS and RA-GRS respectively.)

21.12.2018

Blog

Microsoft Azure Service fabric containers and microservices

Microsoft Azure Service fabric makes use of many new service application methods to allow new ways to develop code in a better, more efficient and more rounded way.

21.12.2018

Blog

Changing from using a certificate thumbprint to a common name in a service fabric cluster

This blog will look into Microsoft Azure's certificate thumbprint as being the unique identifier of the certificate in the form of a hash value computed over the complete certificate.

Microservices

Best Practice

Developing Applications using Microservices and Microsoft Azure Service Fabric

Microservices based architectures allow for increased scalability and agility when developing and maintaining Customer focused services. Solidsoft Reply employs Microsoft Azure Service Fabric, a distributed systems platform to package, deploy, and manage scalable and reliable Microservices and containers while supporting native cloud development.

Microsoft Azure

Case Study

Delivering integration using Microsoft Azure

With investment in frontline patient care as the primary objective for NHS Property Services, a change in mind-set was necessary, and executing a robust digital transformation strategy was vital to improve services and accelerate business growth.

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Microsoft Cloud Platform

Case Study

Solidsoft Reply Cloud Platform Powers
E-Verification of Pharmaceuticals

When Solidsoft Reply won the contract to build and operate the European Medicines Verification System (EMVS), they chose Azure. Solidsoft Reply specializes in integrated cloud-based and on-premises solutions on the Microsoft platform.

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07.06.2018 / AWARD

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply recognized as winner for 2018 Microsoft Health Partner of the Year

Solidsoft Reply today announced it has won the 2018 Microsoft Health Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.

26.04.2018 / Medicines Verification System

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply connects the first seven National Blueprint Systems to the European Hub

Slovenia, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, Lithuania, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic have become the first seven countries to go live with the National Medicines Verification System, as legislation nears deadline.

Integration

Best Practice

Let's talk Modern Integration

Digital transformation is no longer a case of ‘if’ but ‘when’, organisations that fail to digitally transform will start to lose revenue, and fast. Modernising your applications and future-proofing your platform are ambitions for businesses of all sizes.

04.06.2018 - 06.06.2018 / London

Event

Integrate 2018

Solidsoft Reply, the Reply Group company creating enterprise strength solutions on-premises and utilising the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, takes part in Integrate 2018 in London.

17.04.2018 / London

Event

Cloud Workshop: Disaster Recovery as a Service

Now that you have started using Microsoft Azure as the technology platform to run your business, have you thought about disaster recovery? Solidsoft Reply hosts an exclusive ½ day workshop: Disaster Recovery as a Service, where you will learn how Solidsoft Reply is using Microsoft Azure Site Recovery to provide a business continuity service to customers.

25.01.2018 / Medicine Verification System

News & Communication

Solidsoft Reply implements and operates the Croatian National Medicines Verification system

Solidsoft Reply has signed a multi-year agreement with the newly incorporated, not-for-profit Croatian Medicines Verification Organisation; Hrvatska Organizacija za Provjeru Athenticnosti Lijekova (HOPAL) to implement and operate the Croatian National Medicines Verification system.

30.01.2018 / London

Event

Cloud Workshop: Hybrid Integration

Adopting a Hybrid cloud approach is the solution to leverage the investment made in on-premise to drive more business. Solidsoft Reply hosts a workshop on Hybrid Integration in London on 30 January.

Food Retail POS Integration

Best Practice

Point of sale integration in food retail

Retail is facing the challenge to change their existing business models, in order to stay competitive by offering convincing customer experiences and advanced services. Solidsoft Reply supported a major UK food retailer to achieve a comprehensive, connected and real-time view of stock, delivery and of their customers enabling the retailer to evolve their business in accordance with the customer needs.

09.01.2018

Blog

Identity Management Using Azure Active Directory B2C

In this article we the benefits of Microsoft Azure Active Directory B2C component which provides out of the box functionality for identity management. This eases the development and maintenance of applications that require login functionality and credentials management

19.12.2017

Blog

Azure API Management

Are you developing APIs and want to manage their full lifecycle? Concerned about usage, security and scaling your APIs? Azure API Management provides turkey solution to manage these concerns. Use the API Management portal in Azure to secure, publish and monitor your API Program.

13.12.2017

Blog

Blockchain; An Overview

In this article we cover the benefits of the Blockchain, how it works and how it achieves security and transparency of information.

07.12.2017

Blog

6 essential questions you need to ask if you're thinking about extending your data integration into the cloud

In this article, we discuss look at 6 questions to ask if you are considering extending your data integration into the cloud.

04.12.2017

Blog

Leveraging API Apps in Azure

Are you thinking of developing an API  and want to host it in the Cloud? Azure API Apps will meet your requirements. You can develop and deploy your API using multiple languages (C#, PHP, Java) and Web Frameworks (Node, ASP.net) . Harness features of App Services such as deployment slots, auto scaling and authentication with Azure AD and OAuth.

30.11.2017

Blog

Debunking the security myths stopping you extending your data integration service to the cloud

In this article we explore the myths of uncertainty that are stopping businesses from embracing the cloud, and why you should not let them hold you back.

22.11.2017

Blog

DateTime Conversion with Daylight Saving Time (DST)

In this article, we discuss how to convert of Datetime value from UTC to local time zone or from local to UTC or from one local time zone to another local time zone.

17.11.2017

Blog

Automating Azure ServiceBus Key Updates in BizTalk

Rotating access keys on a regular basis is good security practice. This post looks at how to simplify the task of updating Azure Service Bus shared access keys in BizTalk Send Ports and Receive Locations.

07.11.2017

Blog

Serverless Computing with Azure functions

In this article we discuss Serverless computing suing Azure Functions which enables you to build applications without the worry of maintaining or provisioning Virtual Machines in the Cloud

26.10.2017

Blog

OAUTH 2.0

In this post, we discuss the functioning of OAuth and how it has been able to provide a more secure authorisation than giving out passwords.

18.10.2017

Blog

The Benefits of Microservices with Azure Service Fabric

In this article, we discuss the benefits of Microservices and how Microsoft Service Fabric simplifies the building and deploying of microservices-based applications.

31.10.2017 - 01.11.2017 / London

Event

Microsoft Future Decoded 2017

Solidsoft Reply and WM Reply are Gold Sponsors at Microsoft Future Decoded, an event hosted by Microsoft offering an inspired vision of the digital business of tomorrow taking place in London.

10.10.2017

Blog

WEBSERVICES; SOAP AND REST- A Simple Introduction

This blog post explores SOAP and REST, what they consist of and how they are used. It also gives guidance on what to look out for when making a decision on which to use in order to meet requirement.

02.10.2017

Blog

Comparing Container Services on Microsoft Azure

Want to build Microservices on the Cloud? With Azure Service Fabric and Azure Container Service, Microsoft now provides you the choice to build Microservices with a Paas plaform using .Net or alternatively.

16.11.2017 / Reading

Event

Microsoft Cloud Workshop: Modernising Applications

Solidsoft Reply is hosting and interactive workshop on Modernising Applications using PowerApps & Azure, taking place at the Microsoft Offices, Thames Valley Park, Reading on 16th November 2017.

25.09.2017

Blog

Protection in the cloud; Cybersecurity in Azure

High-profile cyber-attacks have been making the news recently. In this article, we will look at the benefits of using Azure Security Centre to secure your cloud based solution and protect it from threats.

18.09.2017

Blog

Specflow and Step Argument Transformation

Have you ever wanted to automate your acceptance testing process but been put off by complex custom classes? Specflow's Step Argument Transformation feature could be the answer. In this blog, we'll go over what step argument transformations, what they look like and how to use them.

12.09.2017

Blog

Database as a Service

Currently Microsoft offers 2 different types of Database as a Service; the classic Microsoft SQL Server run in a Platform as a Service offering, and the new no-sql DaaS called Cosmos DB. In this article we will give an overview of what Azure is offering and the differences between the two.

04.09.2017

Blog

Azure, or AWS? Making the decision when hosting applications in the cloud

The choice between your cloud services provider is an important one, and making the right decision could save your business money in the long run. This post will help to highlight some of the features of two of the key players in the game: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

30.08.2017

Blog

BizTalk 101 – How to consume a Complex SQL Stored Procedure XML Response, without a custom Pipeline

Many developers rely on custom pipeline to solve simple issues in Biztalk. In this article, we discuss how to consume a Complex SQL Stored Procedure XML Response, without a custom Pipeline.

25.08.2017

Blog

Embracing PaaS, and leaving IaaS behind

In this article we focus on PaaS and IaaS, and why Microsoft is pushing a shift to one from the other.

23.08.2017

Blog

Building Azure Logic Apps for Enterprise Integration scenarios

Building workflow or Integration based apps for the Cloud is a lot more easier now. With Azure's Logic App offering developers can now develop Simple or complex Workflow or Integration apps to be hosted on Azure. For more complex B2B scenarios developers can used the Enterprise Integration pack to integrate on-premises to Cloud business processes.

03.08.2017

Blog

BizTalk schemas and maps – some interesting tips

Schemas and Maps in Biztalk can be challenging. This article contains tips that Biztalk developers can use to resolve common issues faced while developing Biztalk Solutions.

11.07.2017

Blog

Comparison between DPA & GDPR

Before we start comparing, it’s worth highlighting that this is a bit of an “oranges & apples” thing because, technically speaking, the UK DPA (Data Protection Act) 1998 was enacted to bring British law into line with the 1995 EU DPD (Data Protection Directive, aka 95/46/EC) which is the one that is, now, being repealed and superseded by the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation, aka 2016/679) that was adopted in 2016.