Reasons to move away from legacy systems By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read There is a lot to be said for loyalty in life: but applying this loyalty to an outdated system could be holding your organisation back. A new term has been coined – legacy systems – which refers to systems that have…
Windows 10: What To Expect By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read With the release date for Microsoft Windows 10 rapidly approaching, excitement is at a fever pitch about what the operating system will have to offer: especially after Microsoft described it as the “last edition of Windows”. Here we take a look at…
White Paper: Creative Uses for iBeacons By Team Arrk Thought Leadership < 1 min read Unobtrusive and relatively low cost, a beacon (or iBeacon when using Apple nomenclature) is a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) device which contains its own battery unit which means they can be positioned pretty much anywhere. Although there are a variety of…
Appification of the Enterprise Explained By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read The phrase “there’s an app for that” has been well-established among consumers for years – we’re accustomed to the idea of being able to download an app for almost any purpose, leading to buzz terms like “the appification of everything” and the…
What is Google Brillo? By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read The Internet of Things (which we explained here with our Beginner’s Guide to the Internet of Things) is drawing the attention of some big names, with Qualcomm recently announcing its plans to develop smart devices that suit this new technology. Now, Google has…
SQL or NoSQL: The fairy tale By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 5 mins read A long, long time ago, when the Earth was still young, an innocent computer science graduate entered a castle, looking for work. The castle’s occupants were kind and took him in. Surrounded by experienced analysts, designers, programmers and testers, he developed his…
Microservices: An Introduction By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read In the crowded world of software architecture, yet another new name has emerged in recent years: in the form of microservices. Microservices architecture is a new approach to developing a single application by using a combination of small services – each with its own…
How 3D printing will change the world By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 5 mins read 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, “has the potential to change everything.” That was the sweeping statement made by a former ship engineer in an interview with Forbes back in 2012. Three years on, if you’re not buying into…
Innovation Games: An Online Guide By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 5 mins read The importance of marketing to the success of a business should never be underestimated. Marketers have a unique position in that they are talking directly to consumers and gaining insights that help create discussion and trail-blaze new solutions that can guide a…
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…
