Hi Kenneth,
If you end up going with an op amp based solution like the one shown in CN0272, I would recommend taking a look at our photodiode wizard tool. It will help you understand the tradeoffs between photodiode capacitance, gain, desired bandwidth, and noise.
The little photodiode library in the tool does contain the S1227. Make sure you pick the version that matches the one you have. There are several different versions with widely varying capacitance, which will have a big impact on the design.
Matt