Over the past few years the evolution of social collaboration tools has been very swift. We've had email for many years now but with the proliferation of public social networking, people are becoming increasingly adept and tech-savvy in using more collaborative tools. With the increasing numbers of "Generation Y" entering the workplace and an organisation's constant desire for efficiency, it's perhaps unsurprising that many CIO's are looking at implementing a social collaboration platform in the near future.
Social Collaboration Tools in the Workplace: 7 Considerations for a CIO
Posted by Brian Davidson on Feb 20, 2012 .
Dont go chasing waterfalls
Posted by ian webster on Feb 15, 2012 .
In his second blog on agile development, Ian shares the pull of the known.
Techworld: Digitising the nation's memory
Posted by Peter Telfer on Feb 07, 2012 .
Consuming content in digital form has become the norm for many of us. We watch videos on smartphones, we skim the news on tablets, we share photos on social networks and we read books on e-readers. But in a world where digital rules, where does a traditional organisation like The British Library fit in?
A day in the life of....
Posted by Peter Telfer on Feb 03, 2012 .
Welcome to our latest blog post in the ‘A day in the life of...’ series. Today we feature Chris Rattray, Systems Architect for brightsolid online technology.
A day in the life of...
Posted by Natasha White on Feb 03, 2012 .
Welcome to our latest blog and the first in the series of ‘A day in the life of...’ today we feature Brian Speckart, Marketing Manager of the family history team in North America.
New Year - Time to Get Lean
Posted by ian webster on Jan 26, 2012 .
The first (hopefully!) in a series from Ian on the trials and tribulations of using lean development for the first time.
More businesses switching to Cloud Computing
Posted by Peter Telfer on Jan 26, 2012 .
According to new research by Gartner, almost one-third of organisations are planning to improve their Business Intelligence functions by implementing Cloud Computing services. The study indicated that the reduced costs associated with cloud make it a more attractive proposition than on-premises solutions that may be costly to run and difficult to maintain.
Behind the scenes of the British Library newspaper project
Posted by Peter Telfer on Jan 23, 2012 .
Online publisher brightsolid has worked with IBM to digitise four million pages of the British Library's historical newspaper collection for online access as part of a 10-year big data analytics project that could cost brightsolid millions of pounds.