Open Source Software: Demystified By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read The term ‘open source’ is used frequently, and is applied to fields other than software programming. Companies often describe their business approach as ‘open source’ when they mean they have an open source leadership style or workplace culture. In this article, we’ll discuss…
Native, Hybrid or Web apps: Which one to choose? By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 7 mins read It goes without saying that most of us find it hard to imagine life without smartphones and mobile apps. There are apps for just about everything from getting you up in the morning, working productively during the day,…
Why Optimise Cloud Deployments? By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 5 mins read It only makes sense that creating best practices and cost-effective systems increases the likelihood of business success. So why not apply this same thought process to Cloud deployment? Why is optimising Cloud deployments so important? Have you noticed increased reliance on the Cloud…
Arrk’s Radical Transition Towards Test Automation By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 5 mins read “We have to move towards automated testing really, really quick!” In the early days of our adoption of automated testing, this was the clarion call that rang within Arrk that got us starting a program in earnest. This story explains how…
SaaS: Software as a Service and How it’s Taking Over By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 5 mins read You’ve probably used SaaS before, even if you haven’t heard of this type of software distribution model until now. Just think of a web service like Google’s Gmail email provider – that’s an example of SaaS. SaaS…
Cyber Security: Impacts on the Insurance World By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read “I think cyber insurance is going to be one of those must-buys because there are only two types of businesses: businesses that know they have been hacked and businesses that don’t know that they have been hacked.” The words of…
Using Analytics to improve the User Experience By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 5 mins read At Arrk, we start any new project with something called EmbArrk™. It is usually a two-week (sometimes shorter, sometimes longer) series of intensive workshops that kick-starts a project and manages to generate such animation and buzz within the Arrk and…
The Rise of Open APIs and Software as a Service By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read Open APIs have been increasing in popularity as the nature of the web changes. Web-based applications have become more integrated with one another, as users expect an increasingly connected experience. As the software market becomes more crowded,…
Customer Journey Optimisation and How it Defines the Future of Business By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 5 mins read Customer Journey Optimisation is a term applied to online retail. It’s popular with ecommerce businesses, and bricks-and-mortar companies who have adapted their models to sell products online. The rapid spread of the internet from the late…
Arrk Group Relocates to Manchester City Centre Location By Team Arrk NewsThought Leadership 2 mins read Arrk Group, a digital software company, has relocated its head office to Grade II listed 196 Deansgate in Manchester as part of a major investment. The move sees Arrk take on greatly expanded city centre office space and marks…
