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Thoughts and ideas on how to build tools, automate workflows and speed-up the workplace.
Artificial Intelligence Tickets with Budibase and OpenAI
Ticketing systems are some of the most common internal tools there are. They’re central to all kinds of ITSM, HR, finance, ops, and other workflows. However, they can also introduce huge amounts of tedious admin work. This includes basic tasks like categorizing and prioritizing issues, assigning tasks, directing users to self-service resources, and handling communications. Today, we’re checking out how we can use artificial intelligence to drive more efficient ticketing workflows.
Ronan McQuillan
Jun 26, 2024
How to build a Free SQL GUI in 5 Steps
SQL is a powerful query language that’s used to unlock valuable insights stored in databases. No matter how large our database is or what we’re using it for, we need a streamlined, accessible way to interact with our data. But we also need to do this in a controlled, secure manner. That’s where an effective SQL GUI comes in. A GUI - graphical user interface - is an application that allows us to interact visually with our data, rather than relying solely on written commands.
Ronan McQuillan
Jun 22, 2024
Creating an Employee Management App | 6-Step Guide
Today, we’re going to build a relatively simple but no less powerful tool - an employee management app using Budibase. Your employees - along with their skills, knowledge, and expertise - are some of your most valuable assets. Making better use of their time is an easy way to create huge efficiency savings. And for that, we need proper oversight. Who is doing what - and when? When you have a couple of team members all working in the same location, this isn’t such a challenge.
Ronan McQuillan
Jun 22, 2024
How to Build a Trouble Ticketing System
Trouble ticketing systems are some of the most common internal tools around. In fact, they’re at the center of how we deliver exceptional user experiences to customers and colleagues alike. The more efficiently we can gather, categorize, and respond to information about issues, the faster we can provide resolutions to users. Today, we’re exploring how Budibase can supercharge your ticketing efforts. Specifically, we’re going to build a fully custom trouble ticketing system on top of an existing database - without writing a single line of code.
Ronan McQuillan
Jun 7, 2024
How to Build a SQLite GUI in 5 Steps
SQLite is the most widely deployed database in the world. However, it works slightly differently than other relational database engines, such as MySQL or Postgres. The key characteristic here is that SQLite databases are stored in a single file. This means that it’s a highly lightweight, portable solution that can be easily embedded into end-user applications. Today, we’re exploring how Budibase can be used to build a simple GUI for writing, testing, and saving SQLite queries.
Ronan McQuillan
May 17, 2024
How to Build a MariaDB GUI
MariaDB is one of the most popular open-source databases around. It was created by some of the original developers of MySQL as a truly FOSS RDBMS after its larger counterpart’s acquisition by Oracle in 2009. Today, it’s a scalable, secure, and performant way to handle large volumes of data with familiar SQL querying. Even better, just about any platform that supports MySQL will connect easily to your MariaDB database. This includes a huge range of off-the-shelf GUIs.
Ronan McQuillan
May 15, 2024
How to Build an Employee Portal
Employee portals are some of the most ubiquitous internal tools around. Teams of all sizes in every industry need a secure, efficient way to share information, handle requests, and deliver internal services to employees. Portals offer a unified, centralized platform for interacting with data within internal processes. Today, we’re checking out how Budibase empowers teams to build sleek, professional portals on top of just about any data source. With our open-source, low-code platform, you can output fully functional solutions in a fraction of the time.
Ronan McQuillan
Apr 5, 2024
How to Build a Franchise Portal
Franchise businesses face some unique challenges. A huge part of this is gathering and managing information from independent locations. Without an effective, centralized way to manage data, it’s almost impossible to achieve optimal performance or even full visibility across the business. Today, we’re exploring one solution to this issue. We’re building a secure franchise portal for individual stores to share information with head office - and vice versa. Specifically, we’re showing off how we can use Budibase to build fully functioning custom portals on top of just about any data source - with minimal custom code.
Ronan McQuillan
Apr 3, 2024