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Phase2 Included in Google Cloud Success Story for Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Digital Transformation

Phase 2's data-first approach helped Oklahoma's Employment Security Commission slash reporting times from six months to hours by migrating from a 40-year-old mainframe to a modern Google Cloud platform, enabling self-service analytics and laying groundwork for complete digital transformation.

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Phase2 Appoints Heath Rutz as Vice President of Business Development to Drive Enterprise Growth
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Enterprise AI
Using the Sequential Thinking MCP Server to go from Generative to Agentic AI
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Enterprise AI
Executive Summary: Using the Sequential Thinking MCP Server to go from Generative to Agentic AI
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UI/UX
Rethinking UX for AI: Trust, Truth, and Uncertainty
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Phase2 Leaders Recognized on The Journal Record’s 2025 Power List for IT Innovation
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Enterprise AI
Resume Sizzler: AI Labor That Parses, Matches, and Acts with Context
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National Recognition for People-First Culture: Phase2 Earns Spot on Inc.’s 2025 Best Workplaces List 
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Enterprise AI
AI that Works: Real Labor, Real Value, Right Now 
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Enterprise AI
How to Build Smarter AI That Remembers What Matters: Strengthening Organizational Memory with Zep
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Enterprise AI
Cutting AI Costs Without Cutting Corners: How Context Caching Maximizes LLM ROI
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Enterprise AI
Building Organizational Memory with Zep: A Developer's Guide
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Enterprise AI
Optimizing LLM Costs: A Comprehensive Analysis of Context Caching Strategies
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Custom Software
Explain It Like I’m Five: What the Heck Is an MCP Server?
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Enterprise AI
Building a Conversational Agent with LangGraph, Twilio, Modal and FastAPI
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Enterprise AI
Hands-On with MCP-Enabled Coding Assistants: Progress and Pain Points
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Custom Software
Scalable White Labeled Mobile Applications Deployments With Fastlane
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Enterprise AI
From Optical Character Recognition to Optical Context Reasoning
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Custom Software
Executive Summary: Building a Strong Data Governance Framework
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Transformation & Strategy
Getting Started with Data Governance: A Practical Guide For Organizations
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Enterprise AI
Understanding LangGraph for LLM-Powered Workflows
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Phase2 joins Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program
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Phase2 Named 2024 Top Workplace by The Oklahoman
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Transformation & Strategy
Modernize Your Data Strategy: A Leader’s Guide to Data Mesh
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Getting the most out of a software engineering internship
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Transformation & Strategy
Why Your Business Must Be A Software-First Company
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Enterprise AI
How Will AI Impact Business?
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Enterprise AI
A Brief History of AI and Why Your Business Should Care
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Phase2 Ranks on Inc.’s Annual List of Best Workplaces for 2024 
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System Modernization
Beyond Upgrades: The Importance of Modernizing Legacy Systems
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Phase2 Employees Become Company Owners
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Phase2 Promotes Two Company Veterans to Senior Posts
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Phase2 Promotes Kempton to President
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Oklahoman Honors Phase2 as 2023 Top Workplace
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Phase2 Would Never Hire Me Today
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Custom Software
DynamoDB Integration Tests with TestContainers in Kotlin
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As Seen in The Oklahoman: How Teams Can Succeed Without Always Sharing a Physical Workspace
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Phase2 Receives Two Honors from Inc. Magazine
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Phase2 Names Heath Clinton CEO
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How to Stay Agile in an Integration-Driven Environment
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Leadership Lessons Part 1: Culture
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Cornerstones of Every Software Project: Part 2 of 2
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Custom Software
Writing a Valuable Test Suite: Strategies and Pitfalls
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Custom Software
Cornerstones of Every Software Project: Part 1 of 2
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Custom Software
Requirement Driven Development: or Building the Right Thing
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News
Rebrand 2020: Investing in Ourselves
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Solutions Consulting
Cheap, Fast, Good: Pick Two
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Custom Software
6 Tips for Managing Software Releases
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Custom Software
Evaluating Third-Party Libraries: Good, Bad & Tips for Effective Usage
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Custom Software
Releasing Code Effectively with Source Control Organization
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Custom Software
Flaky Tests on Android with Espresso: Handling Network Calls in Android UI Testing
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Company Culture as a Competitive Advantage
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Custom Software
Guide to Successful Custom Software Development
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Custom Software
Creating Dynamic Proxies with Kotlin Coroutines
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Solutions Consulting
Don't Make Your End User Have To Think
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Custom Software
Ruby Relevance: It's 2021 and Ruby Isn't Going Anywhere
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Custom Software
Using Automated Testing to Confidently Release Software | Phase 2
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Custom Software
Cross-Platform Mobile Development: Flutter vs. Swift/Kotlin | Phase 2
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Custom Software
Master iOS App Navigation with Tab & Navigation Bars | iOS Development Guide
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Custom Software
Easily Upload Files with Active Storage in Rails 5.2 | Phase 2
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Custom Software
Easy JSON Parsing: 5 Steps to Generate Data Models with Xcode Playgrounds and Codable
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News
Living Up to the Name: Pioneer Library System Wins Innovator of the Year
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News
Phase2 Included in Google Cloud Success Story for Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Digital Transformation
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News
Executive Summary: Using the Sequential Thinking MCP Server to go from Generative to Agentic AI
_
News
How to Build Smarter AI That Remembers What Matters: Strengthening Organizational Memory with Zep
_
News
Cutting AI Costs Without Cutting Corners: How Context Caching Maximizes LLM ROI
_
News
Building Organizational Memory with Zep: A Developer's Guide
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News
Optimizing LLM Costs: A Comprehensive Analysis of Context Caching Strategies
_
News
Hands-On with MCP-Enabled Coding Assistants: Progress and Pain Points
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News
Scalable White Labeled Mobile Applications Deployments With Fastlane
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News
Executive Summary: Building a Strong Data Governance Framework
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News
Getting Started with Data Governance: A Practical Guide For Organizations
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News
Understanding LangGraph for LLM-Powered Workflows
_
News
Modernize Your Data Strategy: A Leader’s Guide to Data Mesh
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News
Getting the most out of a software engineering internship
_
News
Why Your Business Must Be A Software-First Company
_
News
How Will AI Impact Business?
_
News
A Brief History of AI and Why Your Business Should Care
_
News
DynamoDB Integration Tests with TestContainers in Kotlin
_
News
How to Stay Agile in an Integration-Driven Environment
_
News
Cornerstones of Every Software Project: Part 2 of 2
_
News
Writing a Valuable Test Suite: Strategies and Pitfalls
_
News
Cornerstones of Every Software Project: Part 1 of 2
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News
Requirement Driven Development: or Building the Right Thing
_
News
Cheap, Fast, Good: Pick Two
_
News
6 Tips for Managing Software Releases
_
News
Evaluating Third-Party Libraries: Good, Bad & Tips for Effective Usage
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News
Releasing Code Effectively with Source Control Organization
_
News
Flaky Tests on Android with Espresso: Handling Network Calls in Android UI Testing
_
News
Guide to Successful Custom Software Development
_
News
Creating Dynamic Proxies with Kotlin Coroutines
_
News
Don't Make Your End User Have To Think
_
News
Ruby Relevance: It's 2021 and Ruby Isn't Going Anywhere
_
News
Using Automated Testing to Confidently Release Software | Phase 2
_
News
Cross-Platform Mobile Development: Flutter vs. Swift/Kotlin | Phase 2
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News
Easily Upload Files with Active Storage in Rails 5.2 | Phase 2
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News
Easy JSON Parsing: 5 Steps to Generate Data Models with Xcode Playgrounds and Codable
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News
Using the Sequential Thinking MCP Server to go from Generative to Agentic AI
_
News
Executive Summary: Using the Sequential Thinking MCP Server to go from Generative to Agentic AI
_
News
AI that Works: Real Labor, Real Value, Right Now 
_
News
How to Build Smarter AI That Remembers What Matters: Strengthening Organizational Memory with Zep
_
News
Cutting AI Costs Without Cutting Corners: How Context Caching Maximizes LLM ROI
_
News
Building Organizational Memory with Zep: A Developer's Guide
_
News
Optimizing LLM Costs: A Comprehensive Analysis of Context Caching Strategies
_
News
Explain It Like I’m Five: What the Heck Is an MCP Server?
_
News
Building a Conversational Agent with LangGraph, Twilio, Modal and FastAPI
_
News
Hands-On with MCP-Enabled Coding Assistants: Progress and Pain Points
_
News
From Optical Character Recognition to Optical Context Reasoning
_
News
Understanding LangGraph for LLM-Powered Workflows
_
News
A Brief History of AI and Why Your Business Should Care
_
News
AI that Works: Real Labor, Real Value, Right Now 
_
News
From Optical Character Recognition to Optical Context Reasoning
_
News
Cornerstones of Every Software Project: Part 2 of 2
_
News
Cornerstones of Every Software Project: Part 1 of 2
_
News
Cheap, Fast, Good: Pick Two
_
News
6 Tips for Managing Software Releases
_
News
Evaluating Third-Party Libraries: Good, Bad & Tips for Effective Usage
_
News
Don't Make Your End User Have To Think
_
News
Resume Sizzler: AI Labor That Parses, Matches, and Acts with Context
_
News
How to Build Smarter AI That Remembers What Matters: Strengthening Organizational Memory with Zep
_
News
Cutting AI Costs Without Cutting Corners: How Context Caching Maximizes LLM ROI
_
News
Building Organizational Memory with Zep: A Developer's Guide
_
News
Optimizing LLM Costs: A Comprehensive Analysis of Context Caching Strategies
_
News
Building a Conversational Agent with LangGraph, Twilio, Modal and FastAPI
_
News
Scalable White Labeled Mobile Applications Deployments With Fastlane
_
News
Phase2 Included in Google Cloud Success Story for Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Digital Transformation
_
News
Phase2 Appoints Heath Rutz as Vice President of Business Development to Drive Enterprise Growth
_
News
Phase2 Leaders Recognized on The Journal Record’s 2025 Power List for IT Innovation
_
News
National Recognition for People-First Culture: Phase2 Earns Spot on Inc.’s 2025 Best Workplaces List 
_
News
Phase2 joins Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program
_
News
Phase2 Named 2024 Top Workplace by The Oklahoman
_
News
Getting the most out of a software engineering internship
_
News
Why Your Business Must Be A Software-First Company
_
News
How Will AI Impact Business?
_
News
A Brief History of AI and Why Your Business Should Care
_
News
Phase2 Ranks on Inc.’s Annual List of Best Workplaces for 2024 
_
News
Phase2 Employees Become Company Owners
_
News
Phase2 Promotes Two Company Veterans to Senior Posts
_
News
Phase2 Promotes Kempton to President
_
News
Oklahoman Honors Phase2 as 2023 Top Workplace
_
News
Phase2 Would Never Hire Me Today
_
News
As Seen in The Oklahoman: How Teams Can Succeed Without Always Sharing a Physical Workspace
_
News
Phase2 Receives Two Honors from Inc. Magazine
_
News
Phase2 Names Heath Clinton CEO
_
News
Rebrand 2020: Investing in Ourselves
_
News
Company Culture as a Competitive Advantage
_
News
Living Up to the Name: Pioneer Library System Wins Innovator of the Year
_
News
Phase2 Included in Google Cloud Success Story for Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Digital Transformation
_
News
Beyond Upgrades: The Importance of Modernizing Legacy Systems
_
News
From Optical Character Recognition to Optical Context Reasoning
_
News
Executive Summary: Building a Strong Data Governance Framework
_
News
Getting Started with Data Governance: A Practical Guide For Organizations
_
News
Modernize Your Data Strategy: A Leader’s Guide to Data Mesh
_
News
Beyond Upgrades: The Importance of Modernizing Legacy Systems
_
News
Rethinking UX for AI: Trust, Truth, and Uncertainty
_
News
Rebrand 2020: Investing in Ourselves
_
News
Master iOS App Navigation with Tab & Navigation Bars | iOS Development Guide
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