As a company grows, data-related problems can arise. These might include organisational silos, a lack of data sharing, and poor understanding of what data means outside the context of its business domain. Incompatible technologies can also be an issue, hindering actionable insights, and it can be difficult to push data through ‘extract, transform, load’ (ETL) […]
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Modernisation is a critical success factor for cloud transformation. But the transition from monolithic legacy programs to cloud-native applications can be a challenge. Developers must learn to manage applications using loosely linked microservices. Simultaneously, operations teams must manage new cloud-native applications in larger hybrid and multi-cloud settings. Istio service mesh offers a powerful and effective […]
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If you’re happy with your company’s data analytics capabilities and you’re using data to drive business decisions effectively, you can stop reading now. Unfortunately, few are in this category. In our experience, even companies with sophisticated data architectures sometimes struggle to use their data. The following three scenarios may sound painfully familiar. Company A: Sophisticated, […]
The work in progress (WIP) concept originated in the Lean manufacturing movement. In both a financial and operational sense WIP is considered a form of waste. It’s work that has been done and paid for but is providing no benefit to the customer or the company. WIP is an even more insidious problem in software […]
Poor cohesion between engineers, product owners, and executive teams can be a limiting factor in software development. It often leads to two problem scenarios: 1. Your Company Struggles to Build Quality Software The problem is not staff – you have talented engineers, knowledgeable agile professionals, and top business leadership. They are all paid at or […]
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We used to joke that engineers only tested software if they lacked confidence in their code. A confident and capable engineer wouldn’t need to write tests at all; their code would always work as expected. It’s funny because even the best engineer lacks confidence in their code. If we could be 100% confident that code […]
As the economic slowdown bites, demonstrating and clearly articulating enterprise change projects’ business value is imperative. This is especially true for years-long initiatives like those surrounding cloud adoption. If business leaders don’t recognise that a project is fundamental to future performance, it is likely to be abandoned in hard times. Technology leaders and CIOs can’t […]
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More than one-third of the world’s largest publicly traded companies now have net zero targets – aiming to completely negate the amount of greenhouse gasses produced in their course of business. And as the criticality of net zero targets intensifies, organisations are increasingly looking at their environmental, social and governance (ESG) agendas. Specifically, the environmental […]
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The benefits of moving an on-premise application to the cloud are well documented, from ease of use and flexibility to scalability, security, and reliability. But the million-dollar question for any company is how much their cloud migration will cost. Determining the answer isn’t always easy. Here, we outline the main cost categories and five steps […]
With cloud adoption on the rise in the banking sector, operational resiliency is under the spotlight. Banks and financial authorities alike are keen to ensure the transition to cloud is secure and doesn’t harm customers or result in disruption. Public cloud use is inherently reliant on third party cloud providers. In the UK, the Financial […]
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