What is Big Data? Big Data seems to be a big deal, will systems using traditional database be dead? Should I choose Big Data or traditional relational database? Big Data has certainly raised a lot of interests in recent days. Big Data brings unlimited business opportunities to enterprises, including more effective in-depth insights, allowing owners…

There is no doubt that commercial passenger airplanes are big – the Boeing 747-8 and the Airbus A380 dominate in this category. Each has the ability to transport more than 500 passengers on the longest regularly scheduled commercial flights in the world, however, the flying giant Antonov An-225 Mriya (dream) tops these both for its…

Choosing the right software development lifecycle is crucial to the successful implementation of any project. Developers have many choices to choose from such as Waterfall, V-model, Agile, and spiral, just to name a few. The life-cycle adopted can vary with the industry, scope of the software system, and product in mind.  When safety and reliability…

The debate over the top or ‘best’ programming language has been ongoing for a number of years and is renewed each time a new language or variant surfaces. When asked, some engineers will have a fervent response ready to this within a heartbeat, while others might be more ambivalent. According to this year’s IEEE Spectrum…

October 24th, 2003 marked the final commercial flight of Concorde. Since then no commercial aircraft has been capable of supersonic flight. With rising fuel costs, increasingly efficient subsonic flight and a ban of supersonic flight over land, it seems as though the era of supersonic civilian flight is over.  However, a new wave of interest…

Science Fiction has ingrained itself in modern culture. Just a brief glimpse at the entertainment industry is enough to see that people LOVE sci-fi, and it’s easy to understand why; sci-fi fills most of us with a sense of awe and wonder. It brings the impossible to life in the most amazing ways. Many of…

On Monday March 25th through Thursday March 28th, the Aircraft Electronics Association will be holding their annual international convention and trade show.  The convention will take place in Palm Springs, California at the Palm Springs Convention Centre.  Every year the event’s focus is to provide professionals with educational and marketing opportunities between equipment manufacturers, distributors…

On March 14th, Aversan had the opportunity to host MP Omar Alghabra, our Member of Parliament for Mississauga Centre.  MP Alghabra is currently a Liberal member of the House of Commons in Canada and is also a Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade Diversification.  MP Alghabra stated that he was happy to learn…

The Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) held the bi-annual Aerospace conference on May 16-18, 2017 in Toronto. The conference offered a great opportunity for aerospace enthusiasts from industry, academia, and government to learn about the latest research and developments being conducted in the aerospace community. Over 300 delegates attended, and a total of 180 oral…

With strong new regulations in Canada and the USA, the hey-day of unregulated consumer drone flight is at its end. The tightening of regulations goes far beyond what typical consumers see. Soon manufacturers and developers of unmanned aerial systems may face much more stringent requirements to sell their devices. Aerospace Safety Requirements The RTCA is…