Digitising public services in the UK: An introduction By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read Better public services that are more integrated and readily available than ever before. That’s the manifesto behind the Government’s decision to digitalise public services in the UK. However, is it really working? In this introduction to digital public services…
Wearable technology explained By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read Wearable technology, wearable devices, fashion electronics or tech togs: give it whatever name you want, but there is little doubt wearables have broken through as the next big thing in the technological sphere. With the Wearable Technology Show 2015 looming – it will take…
Hybrid Cloud: What is the hybrid cloud? By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read Seen by some as the middle ground between offering all computer services on premises and offloading all of your computational and storage time to a cloud, hybrid clouds are rapidly gaining ground in the business world. However, just what is…
Guide to Big Data Analytics By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 5 mins read There is big talk about big data, but do you actually understand it and what it could do for your business? In this guide to big data analytics we take a closer look at the concept and explain how companies can integrate…
iBeacons: Tomorrow’s retail stores today By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 2 mins read Take a trip to your favourite retail store in 2015 and you might just notice several discrete iBeacon devices dotted around the shop’s walls, these micro-location gizmos are promising to usher in a new way of shopping on the high street. In this…
Benefits of going Open Source By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read Open source software may be a buzz term in the technological sphere, but the concept is one with a rich history that pre-dates the internet and even the personal computer. For example, it was back in 1911 that Henry Ford won a…
Guide to Gamification By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read If you think that gamification is just another short-lived “term of the month”, then think again: according to predictions by Gartner, in 2015, gamification services will be just as important for consumer marketing and retention as the likes of eBay, Amazon and Facebook. But…
Guide to lean software development By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read Anyone who has been searching for more information about lean software development will have almost certainly been met by more difficult jargon, such as: lean principles; lean manufacturing; and Agile software development. So if you’re struggling to get your head around what…
Prediction of digital trends for 2015 By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read It’s the time of year when everybody turns into Nostradamus and makes predictions about the future: and here at Arrk we’re no exception. Except, when it comes to predicting the digital trends for 2015, we like to think we’re a little…
Tips on Remaining Productive During Testing Schedule Lulls By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read Inevitably there comes a time in any testing cycle when some team members and even whole teams experience a slackening off of their workload. This can happen when testers are awaiting the project to start or when development is…
