Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform offering IaaS and PaaS services. As with other cloud computing platforms on the market, Azure is designed to be highly flexible and scalable with the ability to integration it with existing infrastructure easily. Offering a number of solutions for customers, the goal of this white paper is to explore…
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 different beacons available, the most common flavour is when used in conjunction with a bluetooth…
Digital solutions should improve people’s lives. They should save time, save money and produce better outcomes for end users. To achieve this, it is critically important that customers are willing to use a digital service, and that they find it intuitive, speedy and accessible. This means that investment has been well employed and that customers’…
Adopting and implementing a digital transformation strategy is now an imperative. Enterprises and organisations of all sizes and types are seizing the initiative, as the brisk winds of digital change blow through international markets. This white paper sets out the latest thinking on how companies and organisations can best harness the power of digital transformation,…
Way back in 2003, Arrk Group’s Executive Chairman Julian Howison was quoted in Computer Weekly (a June 24th article concerning the future impact of offshore on UK IT Services market) saying that when it comes to the offshoring of software development and support, “UK companies have no choice”. He said that for UK IT companies…
The devil makes work for idle hands – or so the saying goes. Nowadays however, getting ‘hacked’ has become far more than being infiltrated by a bored bedroom geek. Indeed, cyber crime is now such big business that it attracts real technical entrepreneurs chasing the promise of serious payback – either directly through fraudulent activity,…
Now, more than ever, IT management must perform the tricky task of delivering more, faster and for less. A generation of users accustomed to always-on internet applications like Google and Amazon makes meeting customer demands harder, while business units want IT to be more nimble and able to create new functionality more rapidly. In an…
In the world of increasing risk of money laundering and terrorist financing, regulators are becoming more strict and persuasive about how financial institutions are internally managing the risk. For the small and medium size companies cost of implementing compliance solution is always a concern. This paper outlines the standard practices to implement solutions for Anti…
