The Digital Lighthouse

Jon has approached two of Softwires cloud experts, asking for their help in solving a coding challenge, to try and stop his 1-year-old daughter from tampering with their new home automation heating system. Zoe is joined by Head of Consulting and co-presenter for today's episode, Jon Artus. Both Zoe and Jon discuss Kubernetes and FaaS (Function as a Service) with Technical Lead, Olly Levett, and Senior Technical Consultant, Max Daniline.

Hosted by Zoe Cunningham & Jon Artus

with Olly Levett & Max Daniline

Anti-Black racism is often seen as a U.S only issue, and that can get in the way of making lasting change against the ongoing systemic racism that Black people experience here in the UK as well. Zoe is joined by Business Development Manager, Helen Jeffers, and Head of Sales Yemi Olagbaiye to discuss what we can do to help break down systemic racism from an individual level to a business level.

Hosted by Zoe Cunningham

with Helen Jeffers and Yemi Olagbaiye

"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and a few minutes of cyber-incident to ruin it" (CISO, Stéphane Nappo). Because of this, spending to combat cyber-crime is over $100 billion annually. In this episode, Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into the best practices for maintaining a high level of cyber security in your organisation. Zoe is joined by Softwire Senior Technical Leads, James Griffiths and David Edey.

Hosted by Zoe Cunningham

with James Griffiths and David Edey

Using the Cloud can greatly enhance your business efficiency, however, it's worth noting that switching to the Cloud can also simply change the types of problems you face, rather than eliminating them entirely. In this episode, Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into the basics of why, when and how we should be using Cloud. Zoe is joined by Softwire Senior Consultant, Daniel Waters and DevOps Lead, Usman Iqbal.

Hosted by Zoe Cunningham

with Usman Iqbal and Daniel Waters

In the UK, the gender pay gap is 16%, which means for every £1 a man earns, a woman will earn 84p. In this episode, Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into why it's important for businesses to report their pay gap data to the government for analysis. Zoe is joined by Softwire Senior Designer Claire Waterworth and Head of Sales Yemi Olagbaiye.

Hosted by Zoe Cunningham

with Yemi Olagbaiye and Claire Waterworth

Knowing that you have data and can use it is one thing, but how do you get the best from it? In this episode, Softwire Head of Consulting and director, Jonathon Artus, and Technical Lead, Rob Owen, share some insights into how you should approach data before delving into using it for machine learning and other functions. Read the full transcript here: https://www.softwire.com/insights/data-engineering/

"Good design is not about what medium you're working in, it's about thinking hard about what you want to do and what you have to work with before you start" (Susan Kare). In this episode, Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into design skills and techniques, and how developers can work best with designers. Zoe is joined by Softwire UX Designers, Jake Turner and Ariana Ocampo.

Hosted by Zoe Cunningham

with Ariana Ocampo and Jake Turner

How can the private sector learn from digital processes and innovations that the government uses to help build better software that meets user needs? In this episode, Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into how the government technology landscape and changed over the years, and what we can learn from that. Zoe is joined by Softwire Senior Product Manager, Sona Hathi, and Delivery Manager, Tom Riley.

Hosted by Zoe Cunningham

with Sona Hathi and Tom Riley

Managing your mental health can be more challenging when your working environment significantly changes. 60% of adults in the UK are now working from home and 8.4 million workers have been furloughed. The Mental Health Foundation discovered that 24% of office workers' mental health has suffered since COVID-19. In this episode, Zoe Cunningham discusses how companies can help support their employees manage their mental wellbeing. Zoe is joined by Softwire Tech Lead, Sarah Binney, HR Administrator, Esme Chant, and Software Developer, Marcus Gardiner.

Hosted by Zoe Cunningham

with Sarah Binney, Esme Chant and Marcus Gardiner

"It's not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is what are we busy about?" (Henry David Thoreau) In this episode, Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into the importance of prioritization, in both what and how quickly, technical teams should be building products and services. Zoe is joined by Softwire Senior Project Manager, Adam Smith, and Senior Product Manager, Sona Hathi.

Hosted by Zoe Cunningham

with Adam Smith and Sona Hathi