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29.06.2020Guest blog by Balaji Kuppuswamy, Director of Consulting Services – Life Sciences at CGI Recently I have been considering an important question arising from the pharmaceutical industry: is it the…
Read moreGuest blog by Balaji Kuppuswamy, Director of Consulting Services – Life Sciences at CGI Recently I have been considering an important question arising from the pharmaceutical industry: is it the…
Read moreBy Rachel Burdis, Inward Investment Manager at Invest North East England Having recently started as the Inward Investment Manager at Invest North East England, I, like a lot of people…
Read moreSarah Thackray, 22nd June 2020 It seems a lifetime ago now when, back in December 2013, I first met Charlie Hoult and he told me about the group he and…
Read moreSophie Mazrekaj, 18th June 2020 There was a great turnout for our third virtual Advisory Board meeting which was held last week on Zoom. Connecting remotely is the norm for…
Read moreGuest post from Andrew Moorby, Managing Partner of MHA Tait Walker Don’t compound the problems One of the most commonly heard expressions at the moment is “it’s a strange world in…
Read moreGuest blog by Mark Madden, Digital Transformation Director within the Emerging Technologies Practice at CGI I recently discussed what the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic could be on in-flight digital…
Read moreBefore COVID-19, 5G was a priority not only for most mobile network operators but also for government and industry. Now, the pandemic will inevitably impact 5G deployment plans and present…
Read morePhil Jackman, April 2020 This document is an attempt to explore a methodology to create a business comeback plan, which is in many ways the reverse of business continuity plan.…
Read moreAs we settle into some kind of normal, albeit a temporary one, with teams working remotely and staff redeployed where necessary, we can begin to think of business as usual.…
Read moreUsually the Dynamo advisory board meets monthly on the second Monday, however May’s meeting was moved to a Tuesday to ensure we were available to attend the launch of the…
Read moreAlan Griffiths, CGI 7th May 2020 The country’s lock down is creating loss of business, income and jobs for many, translating into the inability – or fear of – keeping…
Read moreDynamo North East normally holds the Advisory Board meeting at a different member’s office every month. It’s a great way for us to build a deeper understanding of local organisations…
Read moreThe Apprentice of the Year competition is hands-down our favourite time of year. It’s a time to recognise and reward excellence, and to really reflect on and showcase the exciting…
Read morePhil Jackman, 2nd April 2020 A lifetime seems to have passed by in the last few weeks, everything that we took for granted has been turned on its head. Social…
Read moreSophie Mazrekaj, 24th March 2020 This month, England’s No. 1 college Gateshead College kindly hosted the Dynamo Advisory Board meeting. First, we heard from Dawn Dunn, Dynamo’s Fintech Cluster Manager.…
Read more2020 got off to a fantastic start for Dynamo’s Service Delivery Centre cluster with our first sector specific event, which sold out in days! Automation Innovation, hosted by BT at…
Read moreThe Times they Are a Changin’ Dawn Dunn, Tuesday 11th February 2020 The February meeting of Dynamo North East had a slightly fintech-y flavour when it was hosted at Sage…
Read moreMike Chadwick, Supply Chain Consultant at Indigo Software Who could have expected Greggs’ Vegan Sausage Roll would become the iconic snack for a new generation of plant-based foodies and spawn…
Read moreDawn Dunn, 29th January 2020 The dictionary gives two very different interpretations of “collaboration” : a) “the action of working with someone to produce something” OR b) ”traitorous cooperation with…
Read moreIndigo’s Chief Technology Officer, Carl Green, shares his vision for Indigo’s software development as the company enters its fifth decade as a WMS (warehouse management software) solution provider. We asked…
Read moreOn Monday 27th January we were pleased to be hosted by Northumbria University in their brilliant Sandyford building conference space for the second Dynamo Digital Construction Innovation Day. The day,…
Read morePhil Jackman, Monday 13th January This month’s Dynamo advisory board was held at NBS in The Old Post Office opposite St Nicholas’ Cathedral in Newcastle. Not to be confused with…
Read moreAndrew Waite, 24th November 2019 Back in the annals of time (2011) I wrote about my first experiences at a security conference; the first UK BSides in London. To say that…
Read moreAndrew Besford, Monday 30th December Data science is now seen as an important theme in virtually every industry. Bringing together techniques from statistics, computer science and other disciplines, it promises…
Read moreSophie Mazrekaj, Monday 16th December This month, global shipping insurer North P&I kindly hosted the Dynamo Advisory Board meeting at their enviable offices overlooking the Gateshead Millennium Bridge on Newcastle’s…
Read moreIt’s widely accepted that there’s a shortage of talent in the tech sector in the region and we’re not unique in facing this problem. What does make us unique however;…
Read moreAndrew Besford, Tuesday 12th November 2019 Every month we hold the Dynamo Advisory Board meeting at a different member’s office. Yesterday, Orange Bus kindly hosted our November meeting at their…
Read moreCyber Skills for App and Web Developers On the 26th of September myself and two other members of tombola attended the event titled: Cyber Skills for App and Web Developers,…
Read moreFounders Seb Hall and Nick Hargreaves created Cloud Employee, as a solution to the UK tech skills gap by entering the tech talent pool in the Philippines. Izy, Marketing Manager…
Read moreThe Open Web Application Security Project, or OWASP, is a worldwide not-for-profit charitable organization focused on improving the security of software. The mission is to make software security visible, so…
Read moreOn 10th September, the (ISC)2 North East England Chapter teamed up with Dynamo North East for the second year running to take part in the #CyberFest series of events. The…
Read moreYou can decide for yourself now and for the next few weeks at PROTO, Gateshead, thanks to forward-thinking artist Charlotte Windle Mikkleborg’s collaborative project with British Airways; Fly. The fully…
Read moreMore than five years ago now, when I was still working at Durham and involved with the North East ICT Managers’ group, we became aware of a new tech group…
Read moreNew event: #CyberFest: Interested in a Career in Cyber Security? dynamonortheast.co.uk/events/…