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# Synectics

Making Data Meaningful

## Posts

- [Synectics’ Strategic Leadership Expands to Match Mission Demand](https://smdi.com/synectics-strategic-leadership-expands-to-match-mission-demand/) - As Synectics continues to expand its role in delivering data- and AI-driven solutions, data platforms, and mission support capabilities, Dirk van der 's leadership will help ensure innovation is matched by execution, accountability, and trust.
- [Press Release: Synectics Awarded OASIS+ Total Small Business Contract](https://smdi.com/press-release-synectics-awarded-oasis-total-small-business-contract/) - For Immediate Distribution Synectics Named Apparent Awardee for OASIS+ Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) 10/22/2024 - Arlington, VA – [Date] – Synectics, a leading provider of services solutions for federal agencies, is proud to announce that it has been named an apparent awardee for the OASIS+ WOSB contract. This new opportunity extends Synectics’ capabilities to
- [Synectics Awarded OASIS+ Total Small Business Contract](https://smdi.com/synectics-awarded-oasis-total-small-business-contract/) - Synectics is excited to announce its recent selection as an awardee for the OASIS+ WOSB contract, expanding its ability to support federal agencies with comprehensive non-IT services. As a multi-award, governmentwide contract, OASIS+ builds on the success of previous OASIS programs to meet the growing demand for complex service solutions. Through this award, Synectics will
- [Synectics Wins Recompete for National Science Foundation (NSF) Survey Contract](https://smdi.com/synectics-wins-recompete-for-national-science-foundation-nsf-survey-contract/) - For years, Synectics has partnered with the NSF, providing data management, analytics, and survey administration services vital to the foundation's research initiatives. Winning this recompete is a testament to our team's hard work, expertise, and dedication, who consistently go above and beyond to deliver outstanding customer results.
- [PII Scanning Tools for Big Data](https://smdi.com/navigating-the-pii-minefield-tools-and-tactics-for-ultimate-data-security/) - Identifying PII within an organization starts with finding it in large data sets. As the volume of data continues to increase, it becomes a complex challenge.
- [Data Fabric: The Next Frontier in Data Governance and Analytics ](https://smdi.com/data-fabric-the-next-frontier-in-data-governance-and-analytics/) - In an era where data is not just abundant but also distributed across various platforms and environments, the need for a cohesive approach to manage and utilize this data becomes paramount. Data fabric represents a holistic approach to managing data across diverse environments, encompassing on-premises infrastructure, multi-cloud setups, and edge computing platforms. For government agencies
- [5 Big Data Lessons That The COVID Crisis Taught Us](https://smdi.com/5-lessons-on-data-that-the-covid-crisis-taught-us/) - [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]2020 might go down as the worst year ever – it is certainly a contender for that title. Still, with all the sudden disruptions, we were able to quickly reestablish priorities, move, and adapt to a new pace, new tools, and new ways to communicate and collaborate. So, it might be called “the year of
- [ZeroTrust: A Paradigm Shift in Data Security for Government Digital Transformation](https://smdi.com/zerotrust-a-paradigm-shift-in-security-for-government-digital-transformation/) - The White House's May 12, 2021, executive order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, has catalyzed the emergence of Zero Trust as a pivotal framework in government digital transformation. Contrary to traditional perimeter-based defense strategies, Zero Trust operates on the principle of continuous verification, mandating strict authentication and authorization for all users and devices accessing a
- [A Shattered Glass Ceiling: Diversity at Synectics](https://smdi.com/a-shattered-glass-ceiling-diversity-at-synectics/) - One of the mottos famously associated with Smith College is “Where Women’s Minds Matter.” And a motto that NASA features on one of its webpages promoting women in STEM careers (science, technology, engineering, and math) is “Diversity Drives Innovation.” It is entirely possible that both mottos, when combined, apply to Synectics for Management Decisions –
- [Public Sector Decision-Making with Machine Learning](https://smdi.com/empowering-public-sector-decision-making-with-machine-learning/) - In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, the public sector is at the cusp of a transformative era. Harnessing the power of emerging technologies like Machine Learning (ML) can significantly enhance decision-making processes within government agencies.
- [Revolutionizing Government Decision-Making](https://smdi.com/revolutionizing-government-decision-making/) - Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) stand out as game-changers among these technologies.
- [Empowering Government Agencies through AI and Data Warehousing: A Leap Towards Efficient Governance](https://smdi.com/empowering-government-agencies-through-ai-and-data-warehousing-a-leap-towards-efficient-governance/) - In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) and data warehousing have emerged as game-changers in the realm of government operations and data management. These cutting-edge technologies have opened new possibilities for streamlining processes, optimizing decision-making, and driving mission success for government agents. By harnessing the power of AI and data warehousing, government agencies can unleash the
- [Visualizing the impact of COVID-19 and Opioid Crisis](https://smdi.com/visualizing-the-impact-of-covid-19-and-opioid-crisis/) - There is no doubt that COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of our day-to-day life with a considerable death toll, but other serious concern we face every year is the uprising cases of Opioid overdose and the subsequent death occurring due to it. While must of the attention is over Covid-19, the Synectics Innovation
- [Synectics & University of New Hampshire Center for Business Analytics  ](https://smdi.com/synectics-university-of-new-hampshire-center-for-business-analytics/) - As part of Synectics academic engagement efforts lead by Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Spears, Synectics was selected to participate with the Center for Business Analytics at the University of New Hampshire in its innovative internship program. Interns work as a project team lead by an intern project manager and PHD Candidate who manages the team
- [Data Nerds Rule ](https://smdi.com/data-nerds-rule/) - Are initials like ETL, AI, and ML second-hand nature to you? When you hear the word “mining” do you admittedly first think of data mining rather than gold, silver, or coal? When friends say you are overly analytical, are you secretly proud? And do you actually use visualization tools to make points in conversations? If
- [Synectics' Wellness Day](https://smdi.com/synectics-wellness-day/) - On Friday, September 11 we held the SMDI Wellness Day 2015 were many of our employees participated in a variety of activities related to good living. After a conference about our participation in the American Heart Association race and how to achieve our goal of donations to that institution, the participants were divided into two
- [Synectics at Federal Health IT Challenge](https://smdi.com/synectics-at-federal-health-it-challenge/) - We would like to recognize the immense efforts of the SMDI staff and 540.co developers who worked on the Federal Health IT Challenge in April and May. Our staff’s concept paper, “Matching Demand for Behavioral Health Workforce,” put us among the finalists. The team then had only two weeks to build a functioning prototype for
- [Heart-to-Heart Social Conversation](https://smdi.com/heart-to-heart-social-conversation/) - In order to create awareness about strokes in women, SMDI held a “Heart to Heart” social to mark National Go Red for Women Day on February 5th. Staff watched videos about stroke from the American Stroke Association and American Heart Association and discussed the F.A.S.T. symptoms identification. F = Face drooping | A = Arm
- [Small steps towards a healthy lifestyle](https://smdi.com/small-steps-towards-a-healthy-lifestyle/) - As part of our efforts to promote healthy lifestyles among our staff, SMDI has hired The FruitGuys to deliver apples every Monday and a variety of fruits on Wednesdays. This provides delicious—and nutritious—snacks to the people working at the office. “When you care about your people and have the chance to offer snacks at your workplace,
- [Working together for the IT Industry in Puerto Rico](https://smdi.com/working-together-for-the-it-industry-in-puerto-rico/) - The Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP), a chapter of Puerto Rico has selected its board members and is ready to start working to promote and leverage the IT Professional community on the island. AITP is the leading worldwide society of information technology business professionals and the community of knowledge for the current and next generation
- [Data Visualization: How Synectics made big data more accessible, understandable, and usable.](https://smdi.com/data-visualization-how-synectics-made-big-data-more-accessible-understandable-and-usable/) - US Government agencies today are awash in data – structured and unstructured data, clean and not-so-clean data – amassed over the past decade through surveys and other data-gathering instruments. Despite this abundance of data, there is still a paucity of actionable business intelligence (BI) that Government agencies can glean from that data to enable informed
- [Synectics to continue supporting NSF's Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development](https://smdi.com/synectics-to-support-nsfs-survey-of-federal-funds-program/) - Our Team has been awarded a contract by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development (Federal Funds Survey) Program. This support covers conducting three full cycles of the survey on detailed statistical information on R&D from each federal agency and specific federal science and engineering support to
- [We Want You Well!](https://smdi.com/we-want-you-well/) - June is National Employee Wellness Month! To observe, we are sharing with our employees, tips and strategies on improving physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing all month long. Here are some practices and programs we recommend taking advantage of this June and as needed. Take Time to Yourself Healthy work-life balances are crucial to your
- [Overcoming Mental Health Hurdles](https://smdi.com/overcoming-mental-health-hurdles/) - Each year millions of Americans face living with a mental illness. Well-being is not a standard-define term, but there is general agreement that at minimum, well-being includes the presence of positive emotions and moods like contentment and happiness, the absence of negative emotions like depression and anxiety, satisfaction with life, and positive functioning. To simplify,
- [Ana Hirsbrunner is one of The 10 Most Impactful Women in Technology](https://smdi.com/ana-hirsbrunner-named-in-the-10-most-impactful-women-in-technology/) - Ana Hirsbrunner, President and Principal Owner of Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc. has been named one of the 10 Most Impactful Women in Technology in Analytics Insight Magazine’s latest issue. Mrs. Hirsbrunner was selected by a team of experienced analysts, tech experts, and editors based on the successful track record of executives impacting business growth
- [Walt Mehlferber as Synectics’ Senior Director of IT ](https://smdi.com/walt-mehlferber-as-synectics-senior-director-of-it/) - As a strategic move on leveraging its process for developing solutions to its federal clients, Synectics has included on its’ team Mr. Walt Mehlferber as the Senior Director of Information Technology. Mr. Mehlferber has over 30 years of experience in Information Technology and spent the last 20 years working for the Federal Government. In his most recent position, Walt worked as the Chief Information Officer for the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) at the National Institute of Health (NIH). As
- [NSF Survey Team welcomes LaVonda Scott](https://smdi.com/nsf-survey-team-welcomes-lavonda-scott/) - As Synectics grows and strengthens its ability to offer better solutions for its customers, our team adapts to the new challenges that arise and provide high-quality standard services. As a sign of this progress, Lavonda Scott recently joined our team as the Project Manager for the National Science Foundation Surveys (NSF Surveys) project. She has
- [Teaming up for better solutions on Health IT](https://smdi.com/teaming-up-for-better-solutions-on-health-it/) - Synectics has been selected by the leading technology firm GovernmentCIO, LLC as a subcontractor on a strategic partnership for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Information Technology (CIT) Mission Alignment (MA) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) multiple-award contract. This 5-year BPA will allow both teams to provide a broad set of IT Program and
- [Secure Integration of AWS Glue and Oracle](https://smdi.com/secure-integration-of-aws-glue-and-oracle/) - Team Synectics has been working with a federal customer to build a Cloud framework to support the migration of their Enterprise Data Warehouse to the AWS Cloud environment. This blog outlines how Synectics has utilized the Synectics Innovation Lab (SiLab) to solve the customers’ AWS Cloud integration problem, which resulted in cost savings as well
- [COVID-19 Data Visualization](https://smdi.com/covid-19-data-visualization/) - COVID-19 Data Visualization With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting people all over the world, it is imperative to use data to help people monitor the spread of the effects of the virus. Data has the ability to uncover many unknowns while also telling a story. The Synectics Innovation Lab team has taken on the task to analyze the COVID-19 data and visualize
- [The Synectics Response to the Pandemic – An In-Progress Review](https://smdi.com/the-synectics-response-to-the-pandemic-an-in-progress-review/) - The Beginnings of the Pandemic During a January 2020 Quality Risk Management meeting, Synectics leadership identified a risk to operations based on a report of human-to-human transmission of a novel coronavirus in China that was spreading to other countries in the region. At the time we assessed the risk of a global pandemic as low,
- [Synectics among the top NITAAC 5 CIO-SP3 Task Order winners](https://smdi.com/synectics-among-the-top-5-cio-sp3-task-order-winners/) - Synectics has been recognized by Mr. Brian Goodger, Acting Director of NITAAC, and Associate Director for the Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO) of the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as being among the top 5 Task Order winners by Total Contract Value for the Quarter from among all 92 Small
- [Happy Mother's Day!](https://smdi.com/happy-mothers-day/) - Now more than ever, juggling work and family can be challenging and exhausting. You work hard, not only at the office- now your living room- but also at home with your children and family. You are being pulled in a million directions, feeling like there’s not enough of you to go around, but still, you
- [Bob Strom appointed as Synectics' Vice President of Business Development ](https://smdi.com/bob-strom-appointed-as-synectics-vice-president-of-business-development/) - Synectics has promoted Mr. Bob Strom as its Vice President of Business Development. With over 15 years of professional experience managing the full lifecycle of Business Development, Mr. Strom joined Synectics as the Executive Director of Business Development in November 2019 and quickly responded to the fast-paced environment, leading the proposal development process and capturing new work. Bob has
- [COVID19 Threat Mitigation Virtual Table Top: Case Study](https://smdi.com/covid19-threat-mitigation-virtual-table-top-case-study/) - [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”1051″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_cta h2=”A Continuity of Business Operations” h2_font_container=”color:%231e73be” h2_google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” h4=”Tabletop Exercise Case Study with a Customizable Template by Jeff Spears, COO” h4_google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal” add_button=”bottom” btn_title=”Download Template” btn_size=”sm” btn_align=”left” btn_i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-download” btn_tooltip_enable=”1″ use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true” btn_add_icon=”true” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fsmdi.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F02%2F2002120-TEMPLATE-Pandemic-Virtual-Table-Top-With-Exec-Summary-Slide-Read-Only.pptx|||rel:nofollow” btn_tooltip_title=”Click to Download the Template”]To help other companies design a similar tabletop exercise, we have created this case study with
- [A woman-leadership legacy continuation](https://smdi.com/a-woman-leadership-legacy-continuation/) - In 1975, while still operating in Puerto Rico, Synectics named Anawilda Morales as its Vice President. She served in that position until her death in 1991. Anawilda was a vanguard because women in business were still breaking into a male-dominated world. Without a doubt, Synectics had set the path for today’s leadership direction and having an inclusive workforce led by women. Following in her mother’s footsteps, Ana Hirsbrunner elevated to the role of President of
- [Bob Strom Joins Synectics as Executive Director of Business Development](https://smdi.com/bobstrom/) - Bob Strom joined Synectics as the Executive Director of Business Development, bringing over 18 years of business development experience in both the defense service and federal civilian industries. Bob, a retired Army Colonel, comes to Synectics from Data Systems Analysts, Inc. (DSA), where, as the Manager of the IDIQ PMO, he was responsible for full Business Development Lifecycle for Department
- [SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (4.6) Class](https://smdi.com/safe-product-owner-product-manager-4-6/) - In this two-day course, you will learn how the roles of Product Owner, Product Manager, Solution Manager, and Epic Owner drive the delivery of value in the SAFe enterprise. You’ll get an overview of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®), the Lean-Agile mindset, and an understanding of how the Product Owner and Product Manager roles operate
- [SAFe Scrum Master Class](https://smdi.com/safe-scrum-master/) - In this two-day course, you’ll gain an understanding of the role of Scrum Master in a SAFe enterprise. Unlike traditional Scrum Master training that focuses on the fundamentals of team-level Scrum, the SAFe Scrum Master course explores the role of Scrum in the context of the entire enterprise and prepares you to successfully plan and
- [Leading SAFe (4.6) Class](https://smdi.com/leading-safe-4-6/) - Develop a skill set that’s in demand worldwide—and empower your enterprise to succeed in a disruptive marketplace—when you become a SAFe 4 Agilist (SA). During this two-day course, you’ll learn the principles and practices of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe), how to execute and release value through Agile Release Trains, and what it means to lead
- [Michael Williams: Synectics Project Management Office (PMO) Manager](https://smdi.com/michael-williams-synectics-project-management-office-pmo-manager/) - Synectics has appointed Michael Williams as PMO Manager. As PMO Manager, Mike’s primary responsibility will be to ensure that the Synectics’ organization and project management standards are upheld and clearly defined through the entire process of each project’s development and execution. He will support the Project Managers with project oversight, project planning facilitation, quality assurance,
- [Meet Synectics' CFO Roya Khodabakhshi](https://smdi.com/meet-synectics-cfo-roya-khodabakhshi/) - Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc. (Synectics) has appointed their controller, Roya Khodabakhshi, as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). With this appointment, Roya became the second female in the company to perform a top executive position, following its President, Ana Hirsbrunner. The new role will allow Roya to focus on developing and implementing strategies for
- [Synectics to provide web development support to NIMH](https://smdi.com/synectics-to-provide-web-development-support-to-nimh/) - Our team has been awarded a one-year contract with two option years by the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH). Synectics will provide web development, content management system, web Coding, and 508 Compliance support. This support covers planning, requirements analysis, design, and construction of information systems on an enterprise-wide basis at NIMH. Synectics has
- [Karsun Solutions and Synectics to modernize FEMA Grants Management System](https://smdi.com/karsun-solutions-and-synectics-to-modernize-fema-grants-management-system/) - Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc. (Synectics) has been awarded a subcontract from Karsun Solutions, LLC to help modernize the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) IT grants management systems. We will be supporting the development of an enterprise solution for the FEMA Grants Management Modernization Program (GMM) that will transform the agency’s grants management environment into a more
- [How new features in SAS DI studio help you discover insights, manage data, and make analytics approachable](https://smdi.com/how-new-features-in-sas-di-studio-help-you-discover-insights-manage-data-and-make-analytics-approachable/) - SAS Data Integration Studio is a visual design tool. It has always been useful for building, implementing, and managing data integration processes, and new features in the SAS® 9.4 TS1M4 release have made it even better. This article will concentrate on the transformations that connect to SAS Viya and Amazon Web Services. SAS Data Integration
- [Synecticians Completed SAFe Scrum Master Certification Training](https://smdi.com/synecticians-completed-safe-scrum-master-certification-training/) - Nine Synectics employees completed the training to become certified SAFe Scrum Masters on Friday, June 27. Scaled Agile Framework SAFe) is a method for agile software development. Synecticians took the training to become proficient and individually certified in SAFe Scrum. Each individual seeking certification must pass the SAFe Scrum Master exam. The instructor for this
- [Synectics Sponsors Artificial Intelligence Forum](https://smdi.com/synectics-sponsors-artificial-intelligence-forum/) - Synectics was a silver sponsor of the Artificial Intelligence Forum held by the Potomac Officers Club on June 13, 2009, in Falls Church, VA. The AI Forum brought together leaders from the public and private sectors to discuss the latest news, initiatives, and challenges stimulated by the rapid development of AI technology. Speakers on the
- [Synecticians Volunteer at DC Central Kitchen](https://smdi.com/synecticians-volunteer-at-dc-central-kitchen/) - Led by the NSF EDAS team, Synectics volunteers are contributing to that important effort. On Saturday, June 8, all Synecticians were invited by the NSF DW/BI team to join them in volunteering at DC Central Kitchen to prepare meals for people in need in the DC area. Our team went from cutting vegetables and cooking
- [Leveraging Health Data Usage](https://smdi.com/leveraging-health-data-usage/) - Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc. (Synectics) has received a subcontract from Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. (Leidos Biomed) to perform a Landscape Analysis of Privacy Preserving Patient Record Linkage Software under the Cancer MoonshotSM. This effort is administered by the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) sponsored by
- [Synectics appraised once again by CMMI Institute](https://smdi.com/synectics-appraised-once-again-by-cmmi-institute/) - Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc. (Synectics) announced that it has recently been appraised at Level 3 - DEV of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). The appraisal was performed by Schilling Knowledge Engineering LLC. CMMI is a framework that helps organizations improve product quality and performance. Having a CMMI Level 3 - DEV appraisal
- [Top 12 Features to Help you Getting the Most From Tableau](https://smdi.com/top-12-features-to-help-you-getting-the-most-from-tableau/) - For data analyst and researchers, Tableau is synonymous with insight. Without interpretation, data are just information without meaning. This data analytics tool provides powerful capabilities to help users visualize ridiculously-enormous sets of data and make it meaningful. Tableau 10.3, released earlier this year, delivers some exciting new functionality that will likely make an upgrade worthwhile. This
- [Waldemar Ortiz Appointed Executive Vice President](https://smdi.com/waldemar-ortiz-appointed-executive-vice-president/) - Synectics has recently promoted Waldemar Ortiz to Vice President. In his prior role, he was the Internal Auditor ensuring that all financial obligations of the company were managed. Waldemar has an assertive business mind and an amazing judgment of what is best for the Company without losing the ability to be fair. He is extremely
- [Ana Hirsbrunner Appointed President of Synectics](https://smdi.com/ana-hirsbrunner-appointed-president-of-synectics/) - The Synectics Board of Directors appointed Ana Hirsbrunner as the new president of Synectics effective May 1, 2018. Ana, as she likes to be called, has over 12 years of experience in increasingly responsible roles in program management and business development in the government contracting market. Most recently, she served as Chief of Staff at Synectics. "Stepping
- [NSF-DW/BI Team at DC Central Kitchen](https://smdi.com/nsf-dw-bi-team-at-dc-central-kitchen/) - Last Sunday, April 22, our NSF-Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence (NSF-DW/BI) Team volunteered for DC Central Kitchen. Under the direction of Sam Morisetty, the team cut ingredients and prepared the batch of food that was served to people in need. DC Central Kitchen’s mission is to use food as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds, and
- [How can Data Help Us Fight the Opioid Epidemic?](https://smdi.com/how_can_data_help_us_fight_the_opioid_epidemic/) - Opioid misuse continues to exact heavy public health, economic, and social toll across the United States. Improper use of prescription pain medicines, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl claims over 33,000 lives per year and each day more than 1,000 people are treated in emergency departments because of misuse of such drugs. Economic impacts
- [Helping in rebuilding Puerto Rico](https://smdi.com/helping-in-rebuilding-puerto-rico/) - Hurricane Maria is regarded as the worst natural disaster on record in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. It devastated much of the island's infrastructure, leaving 100% of the inhabitants at least temporarily without communications, potable water, or energy services. Faced with this level of destruction, many organizations began to raise funds to help Puerto Ricans
- [The Evolution of Machine Learning](https://smdi.com/the-evolution-of-machine-learning/) - Machine Learning is the branch of computer science that deals with the development of computer programs that teach and grow themselves. According to Arthur Samuel, an American pioneer in computer gaming, Machine Learning is the subfield of computer science that "gives the computer the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed." Machine Learning allows developers
- [6 tips to help improve your work environment](https://smdi.com/6-tips-to-help-improve-your-work-environment/) - Ergonomics is the science that aims to learn about human abilities and limitations and then apply those learnings to improve people’s interaction with products, environments, and systems. At the office, ergonomics is about providing comfortable and safe working environments for maximum productivity and efficient performance. An ergonomically designed workstation can help you avoid fatigue and
- [What's new in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise](https://smdi.com/whats-new-in-oracle-business-intelligence-enterprise/) - How to Use OBIEE 12C Repository Deployment Oracle introduced Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 12c (OBIEE 12c) as the successor to the 11g edition. It has improved data visualization and features to empower end-users, and it includes new administration features to simplify and speed up processes for administrators and developers. This article describes some of
- [What's new in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise](https://smdi.com/whats-new-in-oracle-business-intelligence-enterprise-2/) - How to Use OBIEE 12C Repository Deployment Oracle introduced Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 12c (OBIEE 12c) as the successor to the 11g edition. It has improved data visualization and features to empower end-users, and it includes new administration features to simplify and speed up processes for administrators and developers. This article describes some of
- [3rd Annual Wellness Day](https://smdi.com/3rd-annual-wellness-day/) - On Friday, September 15th, Synectics celebrated its 3rd Annual Wellness Day. Many of our employees participated in a variety of activities related to good living. As usual, this event was full of physical activities like a group walk, Zumba, and yoga. This year we added personalized ergonomic assessments—we had a professional consultant meet with employees
- [The many benefits of Agile methodology in DevOps framework](https://smdi.com/the-many-benefits-of-agile-methodology-in-devops-framework/) - DevOps is more than just automating the deployment pipeline. In the words of John Allspaw, DevOps is about "Ops who think like developers. Developers who think like ops." DevOps is a term used to refer to a set of practices that emphasize collaboration and communication between the Development and IT Operations teams (i.e., the infrastructure
- [Introduction to Splunk>: Start getting more from your data](https://smdi.com/introduction-to-splunk-start-getting-more-from-your-data/) - The concept behind Splunk is simple: Google made it possible for users to search billion of pages of Web content, which is nothing but data, so why couldn’t Splunk do that using machine data across data centers, the cloud, logs, networks, or even smartphones in a practical amount of time. This is exactly what Splunk
- [Synectics and Insight Policy Research: Supporting the USDA’s Mission](https://smdi.com/synectics-and-insight-policy-research-supporting-the-usdas-mission/) - In September 2017, Synectics will start supporting the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). We are teamed with Insight Policy Research, Inc., which will serve as prime. Synectics will be designing and implementing a national integrated database for FNS. We will build a data collection system
- [Top 3 Reasons Socializing with Coworkers is Good for Your Career](https://smdi.com/top-3-reasons-socializing-with-coworkers-is-good-for-your-career/) - Socializing with coworkers is key for your career’s success. Knowing your coworkers as people will help you to communicate better, trust each other more, and improve relationships when working together. Additionally, employees who have positive workplace relationships are happier at work and people who are happy at work are more productive, more creative, and more
- [A new milestone in our Health IT Services](https://smdi.com/a-new-milestone-in-our-health-it-services/) - The General Service Administration (GSA) Office of IT Schedule Programs has awarded Synectics the Health IT SIN 132-56 under our GSA IT Schedule 70. This Special Item Number (SIN) recognizes Synectics’ health IT work at multiple Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Administration
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