Introduction to multi-tenant architecture By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 5 mins read Imagine you’ve got a business that relies on multiple websites all of which are similar in terms of their basic functionality but have some general differences too – perhaps in their layout, for example. You could, of course, copy and paste lots of…
Introduction to right-shoring By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read The concept of offshoring is well-established in both manufacturing and in certain niche services sectors such as software development. An organisation, usually in a bid to improve its competitive advantage, looks to move elements of its business or business processes away from its core…
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…
The role of governance in digital transformation By Team Arrk BlogsSoftware Consultancy 4 mins read There are a host of new challenges facing the digital sphere – from the need for faster integrated business cycles, to increased calls for cross-silo capabilities, all the way through to the ever growing number of risks such as the…
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…
Introduction to low-code development platforms By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read Any keen followers of US research company Gartner will know all about bimodal IT, the practise of managing two coherent but separate modes of IT delivery. The first relies on the traditional development of applications with proven techniques. This can be safe…
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…
