The changing role of the CIO By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 5 mins read Ever wondered how to define the role of the CIO? According to Wikipedia, the job title Chief Information Officer (CIO) is exactly the same as an IT director or a Chief Digital Information Officer (CDIO). It is a job, it states:…
Ethnographic research: Giving your project a fighting chance By Monika Sumra BlogsThought Leadership 3 mins read This immersive research activity requires the researcher to become involved with the activity, rather than just observing. Developed as a technique for better understanding the mind of the customer, ethnography is used at Arrk to gain a better understanding of…
Is the 2038 problem the new Y2K bug? By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read You may remember the Y2K problem, also known as the millennium bug. It was a big deal towards the end of the last century, generating hundreds of apocalyptic headlines across the globe with scare stories about aeroplanes falling out…
Intoduction to Low Code and No Code (LCNC) By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 3 mins read Journey of Low-Code and No-Code (LCNC) From Early Innovation to Modern Enterprise Strategy The concept of low-code development platforms first gained traction as businesses sought faster, more agile ways to build applications without relying entirely on traditional coding. Early…
Guide to bimodal IT By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read Bimodal IT – it’s one of the latest Gartner-oriented buzzwords that has found its way into the vernacular of developers worldwide. However, what does it actually mean and how can it be applied to your business? In this guide to bimodal IT we…
Introduction to the systems development lifecycle By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read Things have really changed in the software development arena over the last few years. You don’t have to look back too far to remember a time when system development meant asking a programmer to write some code in order to carry…
Making money from content in the age of the ad-blocker By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 5 mins read Remember when websites relied on pop-ads to reel in income? Those days are disappearing quickly with PageFair and Adobe revealing that during 2015 ad-blockers were estimated to have cost online publishers in the region of $22 billion.…
An Introduction to Design Thinking By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 6 mins read Have you ever tried arranging and rearranging the furniture in your home until the time you and your family think it is perfect? No doubt you would have had discussions with your spouse, identified open spaces, the existent / non-existent furniture items…
Accessibility testing is a type of testing designed to determine whether individuals with disabilities are able to use an application, which could be software, hardware, or some other type of product or service. Similar to usability testing, in that the product or service is tested to ensure it is easy for its intended audience to…
Reviewing the code review By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 6 mins read Code reviews have moved from a time-intensive, low-impact paper-based technique to a powerful and efficient tool as part of modern software engineering. This article explores the history and basics of code reviews, to see how the code review sits within a high-performing software…
