Prominent Edge

Windward has acquired Prominent Edge to strengthen its position in U.S. defense and national security, adding mission software delivery capabilities, geospatial expertise, and deeper government engagement to its platform.

Windward, the leading Maritime AI company powering decision support for governments and enterprises worldwide, today announced the acquisition of Prominent Edge, a U.S. defense technology company with more than a decade of experience delivering advanced g

Background More applications leverage geospatial technologies than it may appear. Some simply store addresses while others leverage location data provided by mobile devices, embedded in content such as images, or derived from IP addresses. As a company wi

We recently returned from our 2022 retreat in Park City, Utah after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The retreat is a tradition with the main goal of maintaining and building company culture. This is a treat for everyone in the company to hav

Prominent Edge is pleased to announce that we have received our ISO-9001 and CMMI Dev Level 3 certifications which focus on quality management and software development best practices. ISO 9001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for

Intended Audience Anyone trying to improve their engineering practices to reduce project risk and increase customer satisfaction. Companies interested in or are in the process of getting their CMMI Dev certification. Development team members who want to u

Effective teams achieve high quality results quickly and efficiently. They hold each other accountable and are committed to a well-defined common goal. They aren't afraid to engage in healthy conflict and they have a foundation of trust between each other

Background Outsourcing has been a trend for decades because of its perceived cost savings, but many factors that contribute to the total cost of outsourcing are not often thoroughly considered. Factors such as quality of architecture & implementation, tec

Augmenting staff to increase your company's overall capacity and expertise can be beneficial at any stage. Whether your company is a start-up and has just found its footing or the 800-pound gorilla in your industry, there are many reasons bringing on exte

Background We recently read a blog post entitled "Lessons Learned from Running Apache Airflow at Scale" from Shopify . This post resonated with me for a couple of reasons, the first of which is that we immediately recognized the design because we delivere