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On Tues 9 Nov, join 'Sharing Data in Government'—a virtual event hosted by Digital Leaders—with talks from Nigel Matthews, Chief Data Officer (CDO) for the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) at the Cabinet Office; Dan Bailey, CTO for the CDDO at the Cabinet Office; and Scott Logic Solutions Architect Andrew Carr. Nigel and Dan will provide an overview of the CDDO’s strategy for delivering on the ‘Data Availability’ pillar of the Government’s National Data Strategy. Drawing on experience from the public and private sectors, Andrew will bring the ‘data as a product’ concept to life and distil some of the key opportunities and challenges around decentralising control of data. There will be ample time for you to discuss, share insights and ask questions on this important topic.
In his latest post, Colin Eberhardt explores the results of the recent 'FINOS State of Open Source in Financial Services' survey, which show that security concerns are the main constraint on open source consumption by the sector. There's currently an impasse in addressing this, so Colin asks what the way forward might be.
At The Linux Foundation Open Source Strategy Forum earlier this month, Tamara Chehayeb Makarem moderated a panel on women’s career progression within Fintech with Clair Grayston (Executive Director and the Technology CAO, Morgan Stanley), Jane Gavronsky (Chief Technology Officer, FINOS, the Linux Foundation) and Rita Chaturvedi (Executive Director, WMT Release and Change Management, Morgan Stanley). In this post, Tamara shares her key takeaways from the panel and you can also link through to watch the video of the discussion.
Scott Logic has signed up to Tech Zero, making a commitment to measure and publish our emissions and set an ambitious net zero target. This is no small undertaking and we know that we need help. That’s why we’re going to work with Avieco, experts in helping and empowering organisations to become more sustainable. The importance of this collective action on the climate crisis cannot be overstated, and we’re pleased to be taking this proactive step.
In the first of a series of blog posts, Frank Hubin explores the qualities and behaviours necessary to be an effective Scrum Master and why they are important in specific situations—starting with how to land well with the team you are assigned to lead.
Join us on Thu 4 Nov for an evening of tech talks and networking at our Newcastle HQ, with cocktails and mocktails prepared for you by expert mixologists. There will be drinks to suit all tastes and we can say the same for the talks, with James Leftley explaining how to build resilient systems, Molly Pace drawing lessons for AI from neuroscience, Chris Brown revealing the mathematics of encryption, and Martha King discussing how to factor the behaviours of different generations into software engineering. Book your place here!
Last year, Colin Eberhardt wowed us with how you can render one million datapoints using D3 and WebGL, and interact with them—once they're fully loaded. Chris Price in his latest blog post demonstrates how you can optimise the loading issues using Apache Arrow for a jank-free experience.
We're delighted to announce that we've opened a new office in Glasgow which will build on our long history in Scotland and support our continued growth. We’re excited to put down roots in Glasgow's tech community and to welcome talented people into Scott Logic to work on the fantastic projects we’ve been winning in Scotland.
We're excited to be at the University of Bath Careers Fair today and tomorrow between 11am–3pm! If you're looking to build a career in software development or testing, book your place on one of the Scott Logic sessions on Handshake. Kieran, Tania, Matt and Rupert from our Bristol office will be on hand to describe all the great benefits and opportunities you can access on our Graduate Programme.
While not the obvious route into her software career, Molly Pace's neuroscience degrees were instrumental in developing her passion for technology. She joined Scott Logic as a graduate in 2019 and built her skills in both back- and front-end development. She's now on a year's secondment in the Business Development team, giving her the opportunity to develop invaluable insight into the business as a whole. At Scott Logic, we're committed to the long-term growth and development of our people and we support them in pursuing their professional interests and specialisms. We're currently recruiting Graduate Software Developers and Graduate Test Engineers in our Newcastle HQ. Apply by this coming Monday, 18 October! 👉 https://www.scottlogic.com/graduate-programme Our Assessment and Interview Days will be Wednesday 20 October–Friday 22 October so be sure to keep them free!
