Proof of Concept

If you have an interest in a particular technology, but you're not 100% confident that it will be able to meet your needs, I can help you reduce the risk of moving ahead by putting together a technology demonstration.

A proof of concept (POC) differs from a rapid prototype that a POC tends to be more integration, test or configuration-oriented and a rapid prototype tends to be more code oriented.

POC engagement are short-term projects that typically last from one to three weeks. You can use them to address areas such as:

• Polishing your requirements
• Polishing your architecture
• Performance or scalability testing and analysis
• Performance tuning and optimization
• Modifications to your existing application
• Configuring various Microsoft products to work with each other
• Silverlight
• ASP.NET
• Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
• SQL Server (including query strategies, native XML, full text search, etc)
• Analysis Services (SSAS)
• Data mining
• Data warehousing
• Integration Services (SSIS)
• Verifying the performance of new hardware configurations, vendors, etc

The deliverables for a proof of concept normally consist of code and/or configuration files, a report, and usually a demonstration. I can deliver the report in written form or by teleconference, or both.

If this interests you, please send the following information, so that I can provide a quote:

• A brief description of your project
• Your goals for the proof of concept, including which technologies would be involved
• Your schedule requirements