Cloud & Engineering

We regularly write about our technical experiences (good and bad) and what we're learning from the market.

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Start from where you are

Posted by Liz Douglass on 17 December 2020

DevOps, Modern Engineering, Software Delivery

Recently I've been reading Designing Your Life, by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, who are both lecturers at Standford's famed d.school. The book introduces some of the theories of design thinking and one of the points they revisit a few times is the idea of "start(ing) where you are". I really like how practical and...

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Tech delivery challenges effecting market share and how to navigate them

Posted by Charu Agarwal on 01 December 2020

Digital Transformation, agility, Modern Engineering, Software Delivery, service delivery

Once upon a time, I believed that the global multinational organisations who were thriving when I was growing up could not be shaken, that they were too large and well established in their respective domains for new players to enter.

My observations from periods of economic turmoil such as the pandemic, the global...

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Internal and external capability: both is best

Posted by Liz Douglass on 15 October 2020

DevOps, Modern Engineering, Software Delivery

Something I’ve consistently observed in my career is the difference in capabilities between in-house and consulting engineering teams. I absolutely believe there is a need for both and the challenge for CIOs is to strike the right balance between the two. Why both? See my example below.

Internal team members...

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Speed up your IT delivery with modern engineering

Posted by Liz Douglass on 29 September 2020

DevOps, Modern Engineering, Software Delivery

What I love about digital technology is that you can see the impact of your work more or less immediately. I also love that it’s always changing; we’re never done. There’s always work to do that improves the sales funnel or customer experiences. Or a new technology to incorporate. Or a new way of working. You can’t...

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