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News ·

Meet Our Nine New Team Members!

Our team has expanded! Keep reading to meet our nine new hires.

By Michelle Lentz//

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Kentico ·

Brian McKeiver Announced as a 2023 Kentico MVP

Our Co-Owner and Solution Architect has been named a 2023 Kentico MVP for the twelfth consecutive year!

By Michelle Lentz//

Advice ·

Why Developers Owe Their Jobs to Philosophers

A lot of terminology in Computer Science can be traced back to the philosophers who are credited with laying its foundation. Let's dive in!

By Spencer Haven//

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Advice ·

Four Things Parenting Can Teach You About Testing in the World of Development

I recently realized how much my day-to-day work has helped prepare me for life at home with a newborn. Who knew that raising a newborn and testing in the dev world would have so much in common?!

By Josh Trench//

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Tutorials ·

Building Carousels With Swiper

This blog post will explore the creation of a simple, reactive, and effective carousel using the Swiper.js library and some best practices for writing JavaScript.

By Will Dixon//

Awards ·

BizStream Named an Inclusive Workplace

BizStream has been named an Inclusive Workplace by Best Companies Group!

By Michelle Lentz//

News ·

Sean Lakies Earns Azure Developer Associate Certification

Learn about the latest accomplishments from our web developer, Sean Lakies.

By Michelle Lentz//

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Events ·

BizStream Takes New York at Kontent.ai Horizons

Three of our BizStreamers recently attended Kontent.ai Horizons in New York. See what happened!

By Drew Veach//

News ·

Rex Rainey Earns Google UX Design Certification

Learn about the latest accomplishments from our creative lead!

By Michelle Lentz//

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Kentico ·

How to Simplify Form Field Validations in Kentico

Learn how to save time and keep code clean with Data Annotations.

By Brandon Dekker//

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Awards ·

BizStream Honored as a Michigan’s Best and Brightest Elite for Cultivating Wellness

BizStream has been named a Michigan Best and Brightest in Wellness Elite winner for the second year!

By Michelle Lentz//

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Advice ·

Four Ways Working in the Office Positively Affects Company Culture

I believe working in the office, surrounded by fellow team members, contributes significantly to team culture and, therefore, a successful business. Keep reading to find out why.

By Drew Veach//

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Design ·

Why and How to Design for Accessibility

Making your website or app more accessible makes it more useful for everyone.

By Rex Rainey//

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Events ·

Join BizStream at Kontent.ai Horizons!

Meet us at Kontent.ai Horizons, the content management event of 2022!

By Michelle Lentz//

Advice ·

Essential Web Dev Accessibility Resources

Learn how to develop and test your websites to ensure they are accessible in this blog post.

By Tyler Stirtz//

Advice ·

Question Everything

What makes working with and for BizStream is that it’s full of like-minded individuals who love to try new things. Some of our experiments fail. Most succeed.

By Josh Rubino//

Events ·

Brian McKeiver Speaking at Microsoft Ignite 2022

Level up your skills as Microsoft, industry, and partner experts guide you through the latest technology with immersive demos and live sessions at Microsoft Ignite.

By Michelle Lentz//

Design ·

Figma + Adobe and the Future of UX Design Tools

As creatives, we use our preferred design tools every day. We rely on them and put a lot of trust in them. So, when they change, it can be jarring. Here are my thoughts on the merge.

By Rex Rainey//

Kontent.ai ·

BizStream Gains Kontent.ai Partner Content Modeling Competency

The Content Modeling certification acknowledges BizStream as qualified in delivering high-quality, future-proof projects with excellent user experience.

By Michelle Lentz//

Awards ·

BizStream Announced as a 2022 Michigan’s Best and Brightest in Wellness Winner

Best and Brightest winning companies are a community of leaders dedicated to creating a sustainable culture that works and ensuring the well-being of their employees come first.

By Michelle Lentz//

Kentico ·

Kentico Page Builder Section: One to Rule Them All (Variable Section)

In this blog post, Ian explains how to utilize Kentico 13’s property visibility conditions to only show the properties that content admins need to see.

By Ian TeGrootenhuis//

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Tutorials ·

Timer Triggered Azure Functions in C# with .NET 6

This post will explore Azure Functions, a serverless approach using .NET, and more.

By Sean Lakies//

Events ·

Brian McKeiver Speaking at Atlanta Developers’ Conference

Atlanta Developers' Conference is the largest developer community event in Atlanta.

By Michelle Lentz//

Dunk tank at BizStream's 21st Birthday Bash

Events ·

BizStream Celebrated 21 Years With a Carnival-Themed Birthday Bash!

Our 21st birthday was a day to remember! Keep scrolling to read all about it.

By Michelle Lentz//

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Awards ·

BizStream Named One of Crain’s Detroit’s 2022 Cool Places to Work

For the second year in a row, BizStream ranked in Crain's Detroit's 2022 Cool Places to Work list! Keep reading to find out where we placed this year.

By Michelle Lentz//

Tutorials ·

Creating Kontent.ai Custom Elements

This blog post will teach you how to create custom elements within Kontent.ai.

By Mike Webb//

Kentico ·

How to Secure Your Kentico Xperience Site With Content Security Policy

In this blog post, I will outline what I’ve done to solve the issue of applying CSP headers to a pre-existing site.

By Nick Kooman//

Events ·

Brian McKeiver Speaking at Beer City Code

Beer City Code is an annual conference for software developers held in Grand Rapids, MI, also known as Beer City, USA.

By Michelle Lentz//

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Advice ·

3 Skills Every Junior Developer Needs to Succeed

What really is expected of a junior web developer? It’s been over six months since my first day as a junior web developer at BizStream, and I’m here to give you some tips.

By Parker Ovadek//

Advice ·

Balancing Our Proven Processes With Customer Needs

Just as important as it is to determine what we are building, it is also essential to figure out how we will work together to make the project successful.

By Mike Kren//