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Our CEO Stephen Foreshew-Cain was a recent guest on Xquadrant's âThe Impact Multiplier CEO' podcast. This season, the podcast is focusing on âThe CEO Learning Curveâ, inviting CEOs to reflect on what got them the top job, what they've learned over the first few quarters in the role, and what lies ahead. Steve talks about: ⢠Why the biggest surprise that Steve discovered was that he couldn't run the company! ⢠The importance of understanding the Founder's story (and what to do with that) ⢠The four focus areas that Steve recommends any CEO should attend to ⢠How to use 20% of your time in a way that makes the other 80% way more impactful Listen on: đ§ Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/s8e18-growing-leadership-across-the-organisation/id1529150414?i=1000564739753 đ§ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SGeCqXFis9ZHooAfQFPgH đ§ Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5iY2FzdC5mbS9pbXBhY3RtdWx0aXBsaWVyY2Vv/episode/NzAzMms5NTE?sa=X&ved=0CA0QkfYCahcKEwjIk8Wftq34Ah Or watch on YouTube: đş https://youtu.be/YTOyc6xACfw
Happy Pride Month! đłď¸âđ On 23 June, join our CEO Stephen Foreshew-Cain for 'Remember, Resist, Rise Up: Pride panel discussion'. We'll be live streaming the event or you can attend in person at our Newcastle HQ. Steve will be joined by a fantastic group of panellists: ⢠Ali Hannon, EDI consultant and LGBTQ+ activist ⢠Laura Crow, Head of IT Services at Newcastle Strategic Solutions ⢠Terry Brown, Director of Engineering at Healx ⢠Brian Renwick, Senior Software Engineer at Healx Together, they will celebrate how far weâve collectively come, share the work theyâre doing to resist discrimination and injustice, and inspire us with practical ways we can get involved in rising up to face the challenges ahead. đď¸ Thu 23 June đ 18:00â20:30
We are delighted to be returning to Edinburgh on 29 June for our first in-person Open Source meetup in the city since before the pandemic! We have two fantastic speakers lined up: ⢠Reg Wilkinson, Z DevOps Centre of Excellence Lead at Lloyds Banking Group, with his talk, 'Do not cancel the mainframe! How Lloyds Banking Group is creating the ultimate hybrid cloud in coordination with IBM and Red Hat OpenShift' ⢠Adam Mcmurchie, Lead Data, DevOps & Cloud Engineer, NatWest Group with his talk, 'Open Source as a Culture: Part 2' â a follow-up to his talk at our Jan 2020 meetup We organise the Open Source meetups in partnership with FINOS. đ Edinburgh EH3 đď¸ Weds 29 June đ 18:00â20:30
We're delighted to announce that we have been awarded a two-year, ÂŁ9m contract with HM Land Registry (HMLR) to help it achieve an ambitious transformation programme. The HMLR is aiming to transform by using innovative technology, investing in expert people and streamlining processes to make all interactions easy, effective, and more user-friendly. You can read the press release here.
Wordle isnât just a ridiculously addictive word-based puzzle game, it can also teach you a thing or two about how to generate a strong password, as Jevon Beckles explains in his latest blog post.
Play your part in supporting a sustainable future for open source software by completing The Linux Foundationâs âWorld of Open Source: 2022 Europe Spotlight Surveyâ. The survey is aimed at businesspeople in both technical and non-technical roles. Responses are anonymous and the survey takes around 10 minutes to complete. As a thank you for completing the survey, you will be eligible for a 25% discount on any Linux Foundation Training and Certification course or exam. The survey findings will help The Linux Foundation and its partners to work towards ensuring the long-term sustainability of the currently fragile âdigital commonsâ. As a result, youâand companies like yoursâwill continue to be able to capitalise on the amazing innovations happening within open source. The survey is being run by The Linux Foundation in partnership with Scott Logic and an array of other partners across Europe.
Last Thursday, we launched our new HQ at the Lumenâone of the flagship buildings in Newcastle Helixâwelcoming guests from our clients as well as local government, businesses and universities. Our new office supports our ambitious growth plans, our sustainability goals and our approach to hybrid working. Read the press release here.
Trees as a data structure have been known to strike fear in the hearts of software engineers. So in this post, Joe Steer demystifies trees by explaining the different types and how they work, and then takes you step by step through how to implement one.
As a people-focused business, we take mental health wellbeing very seriously. This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and weâre marking it by running events on this yearâs theme of loneliness, as well as raising greater awareness of the support available through our Wellbeing Programme. In addition, weâre re-running two of our information and discussion sessions for Line Managers (Mental Health Awareness and Mental Health Resilience). On the latter topic, hereâs a talk you can watch by Laurence Pisani on Mental Health Resilience. Laurence is our Head of Consultancy (London) and has advanced qualifications in Psychology and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. In the talk, he explores the various stressors that affect our mental health and shares some strategies that will help you to improve your resilience.
Episode 3 of 'Beyond the Hype' is out! This month, Colin is joined by Solutions Architect James Heward and Principal Consultant Robert Griffiths to ask 'Is multi-cloud a myth?' Their wide-ranging discussion covers the difficulty of defining multi-cloud, the challenges of creating a multi-cloud architecture, and what's involved in dealing with multiple cloud vendors. Spoilers: all three call 'hype' on multi-cloud! Listen here to find out why...
