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Solving a business problem with the correct technological solution is difficult and requires both technical expertise and a significant understanding of business, technology, and the goals of your organization. We enjoy working with cutting edge technologies and providing solutions to complex business problems. Solution Street, based in Northern Virginia’s high-tech corridor, is an information tec

hnology consultancy that specializes in designing and deploying customized software applications. Since 2002, Solution Street has helped a number of start-ups, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and non-profit organizations achieve their business goals through the design and rapid deployment of web applications. We are experts in building large, highly scalable and well performing web applications using J2EE, .NET, PHP and Ruby on Rails technologies.

"A recurring theme throughout the meetup was that Claude should be viewed as a collaborator rather than just a code gene...
05/28/2026

"A recurring theme throughout the meetup was that Claude should be viewed as a collaborator rather than just a code generator." Read more of Greg's article https://tinyurl.com/2x6hzt4p

At a recent technical meetup, Solution Street consultant Ryan Gehl delivered a practical and wide-ranging presentation titled Amplifying Engineering Skills with Claude Code. The session focused on how developers can use Claude Code not simply as an autocomplete tool, but as a true engineering collab...

"The objective of this article is to detail key use cases where LocalStack accelerates development workflows targeting A...
04/24/2026

"The objective of this article is to detail key use cases where LocalStack accelerates development workflows targeting AWS services and addresses common development challenges." Read more of Snehal's article https://tinyurl.com/yvs4jn9a

Overview LocalStack is an advanced cloud service emulator that runs entirely on your local machine. It provides a robust local environment that mirrors essential AWS services, including S3, DynamoDB, and Lambda, among many others. This capability allows developers to perform local development and te...

"That feels like the right way to think about it. Not 'Claude built my website,' but 'Claude made me a better, faster bu...
03/27/2026

"That feels like the right way to think about it. Not 'Claude built my website,' but 'Claude made me a better, faster builder of my website.'" Read more of Joe's article https://tinyurl.com/3x3472s6

Where It Started My son is trying to run a photography and design business, and we realized the process for delivering photos to customers needed improvement. Until now it’s all been manual – he takes the photos, edits them, adds watermarks, creates PayPal invoices, and sends everything through ...

"Governance isn’t optional; it’s what makes AI trustworthy." Read more of Greg's article summarizing a recent meetup htt...
02/24/2026

"Governance isn’t optional; it’s what makes AI trustworthy." Read more of Greg's article summarizing a recent meetup https://tinyurl.com/24nxmssk

Introduction The latest Northern Virginia Software Architecture Roundtable (NOVA SART) meetup, hosted by Solution Street, featured a deep dive into one of the most consequential shifts happening in enterprise data engineering today: the migration from traditional ETL platforms to modern, AI-ready ar...

"This guide focuses on using OpenVoice 2, an advanced open source TTS and voice cloning tool, to develop high-fidelity o...
01/27/2026

"This guide focuses on using OpenVoice 2, an advanced open source TTS and voice cloning tool, to develop high-fidelity output." Read more of Ryan's article https://tinyurl.com/4a9eyj2n

As part of my personal goals in 2025, I investigated voice cloning and text-to-speech technology. Specifically, I focused on OpenVoice 2’s instant voice cloning for a personal project that revolved around audiobook narration and production. In this document, I recorded my findings in the format of...

"The recent NOVA Software Architecture Roundtable meetup brought together four seasoned technology and product leaders f...
12/18/2025

"The recent NOVA Software Architecture Roundtable meetup brought together four seasoned technology and product leaders for an evening of practical insights and real-world demonstrations of how AI is reshaping modern organizations." Read more of Joel's article https://tinyurl.com/y6y5h4ay

Introduction The recent Northern Virginia Software Architecture Roundtable meetup brought together four seasoned technology and product leaders, Scott Day, Emile Karam, Lokesh Kumar, and Mohan Rao, for an evening of practical insights and real-world demonstrations of how AI is reshaping modern organ...

"Set your expectations at the start of the project. These could be goals, standards or a description of how something wi...
11/17/2025

"Set your expectations at the start of the project. These could be goals, standards or a description of how something will work." Read more of Matt's article https://tinyurl.com/4tfd2ddz

If you’re reading this, then you’re a project manager. Maybe you’re not certified or it’s not your official job title, but project management is everywhere. Let’s start with defining a project. “A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.” Lucy was no...

"The 'Replace and Reduce' mentality (what most companies default to) should be shifting to the 'Enhance and Expand' appr...
10/30/2025

"The 'Replace and Reduce' mentality (what most companies default to) should be shifting to the 'Enhance and Expand' approach (what forward-thinking companies actually do)." Read more of Joe's article https://tinyurl.com/4n7yv8fn

If you have followed the news recently, you’re most likely getting inundated with news about AI and particularly news about companies using AI to reduce or eliminate positions because AI can “do their jobs.” Some of this could be a convenient excuse to reduce staff, but in general I feel it sh...

"Just as HTTP and REST standardized the web, MCP is poised to standardize how LLMs interact with the digital world. The ...
09/08/2025

"Just as HTTP and REST standardized the web, MCP is poised to standardize how LLMs interact with the digital world. The future of AI agents is here – and it’s powered by MCP." Read more of Prashant's article https://tinyurl.com/mdhph4pr

On August 20, 2025, Solution Street hosted a lively panel discussion as part of the Software Architecture Roundtable Meetup series, diving into one of the most exciting developments in AI integration: the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Moderated by Greg Hodum (Managing Director, Solution Street), the...

"At Solution Street we do code reviews on all of our projects, so looking for tools to help with these reviews is someth...
08/19/2025

"At Solution Street we do code reviews on all of our projects, so looking for tools to help with these reviews is something we care about." Read more of Joel's article https://tinyurl.com/53ek7wn5

One of the things that comes along with today’s AI craze is the explosion of new tools in the market. On one hand, it’s great that there is a ton of competition and so many options for projects, but on the other hand, it can make it hard for us all to keep up. One […]

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