Open Source Software: Demystified By Team Arrk BlogsThought 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…
Arrk’s Radical Transition Towards Test Automation By Team Arrk BlogsThought 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…
Cyber Security: Impacts on the Insurance World By Team Arrk BlogsThought 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…
The Rise of Open APIs and Software as a Service By Team Arrk BlogsThought 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,…
Arrk Group Relocates to Manchester City Centre Location By Team Arrk Thought 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…
PSD2: Impacts on the Banking and Fintech Industry By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read Many businesses will be affected by PSD2 (Revised Payment Service Directive) coming into force in 2018. It has huge potential to impact the banking sector and signals new growth for payment services. Despite uncertainty due to the UK’s decision…
Northshoring: What’s the deal? By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read You will have heard of organisations ‘off-shoring’. This relates to the relocation of a business process from one country to another and is usually an action to cut out large costs such as manufacturing. Whilst off-shoring clearly has its monetary benefits it seems…
Software Testing with Tokina in 2049 By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 8 mins read This is a fictional account of a day in a tester’s life in 2049. As much as I have relied on some research material (see list at the end), this blog is a figment of my imagination intended to entertain more…
Frugal Innovation: A Guide By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 5 mins read Innovation is helping us do more with less. The success of Amazon, a retailer that doesn’t have any stores and simply ships its good from warehouses was one of the earlier examples of the disruptive rise of digital giants. In more recent times,…
EU GDPR | What impact will it have on your business? By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read Ever heard of European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR)? It may be quite the mouthful, but it’s one that will soon be rolling off the tongue – because you have less than two years…
