The Digital Lighthouse

"Talent is distributed equally among society, but opportunity is not" (Leila Janah). In this episode, Zoe Cunningham is joined by Diversity Representative, Sasha Burgoyne; Developer, Lorraine Phillips, and Recruitment Officer, Matt Fairweather to discuss why diversity and inclusion are so important, and how businesses are seeing a clear financial return as a product of this. Hosted by Zoe Cunningh...

"You can have data without information, but you can't have information without data" (Daniel Keys Moran). In this episode, Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into the best ways for businesses to use data to solve internal and sector challenges. Zoe is joined by Softwire Senior Consultant, Vasanthan Vidthyan, and DevOps Lead, Usman Iqbal. Hosted by Zoe Cunningham with Vasanthan Vidthyan and Usman I...

There's a lot more to CSR than choosing a flagship charity to support throughout the year. In this episode, Zoe Cunningham is joined by Softwire's CSR Officers, Alanna Gow, and Jake Turner to discuss the importance of educational outreach to increase diversity in the workplace amongst other CSR initiatives. Hosted by Zoe Cunningham with Alanna Gow and Jake Turner

People are becoming more invested in making their homes environmentally sustainable and efficient. In this episode, Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into how tech can provide users with an awareness of their energy usage, by enhancing smart technologies. Zoe is joined by Head of Project Delivery, Chris Harris, and Project Manager, Jenny Mulholland. Hosted by Zoe Cunningham with Chris Harris and...

Changing careers is often a daunting process, and rarely talked about. In this episode, Zoe Cunningham is joined by Software Developers, Lorraine Phillips, and Julian Ng to discuss what it's like changing careers to software development, and where to start. Hosted by Zoe Cunningham with Lorraine Phillips and Julian Ng

Prototyping is essential for communicating your ideas, and generating stronger designs. In this episode Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into how prototyping can remove ambiguity and reduce risk. Zoe is joined by Softwire Tech Lead, Jamie Humphries, and UX Designer, Jake Turner. Hosted by Zoe Cunningham with Jamie Humphries and Jake Turner

People are increasingly interacting with tools directly through their own portable devices, bringing usability to the forefront of developers work. In this episode Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into the importance of understanding not only the end user, but also how the software can reflect that users needs throughout the whole design process. Zoe is joined by Ruth Swift-Wood, Lead User Resea...

Research shows that 68% of IT projects fail due to poor project management. In this episode Zoe Cunningham shares some insight into the key factors for project success, and what to do when it all goes wrong. Zoe is joined by the general manager for the Softwire Manchester office, Tom Ward, and Softwire's Sales and Marketing director, Andy Smart. Hosted by Zoe Cunningham with Andy Smart and Tom War...

How we feel in the workplace has a huge impact on our performance and connectivity. In this episode, Zoe Cunningham explores this key issue with software developer, Marcus Gardiner. Marcus was a research fellow at the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, his area of expertise covers creating effective workplace mental healthcare. His research work brought together the experience of over 40 global tho...

In this episode, Softwire's head of sales Yemi Olagbaiye and head of data science Gareth Edwards discuss with Zoe Cunningham are the machines taking over? Hosted by Zoe Cunningham with Yemi Olagbaiye and Gareth Edwards

On this week's episode of Softwire Techtalks, host Zoe Cunningham is joined by Gareth Johnson and James Griffiths to discuss how apprenticeship offers an alternative route for young people entering the tech sector. She also speaks to an apprentice currently on the scheme at Softwire. Hosted by Zoe Cunningham. With Gareth Johnson, James Griffiths and Tom Johnson. Produced by Nick Hilton for Podot....

On this, the first episode of Softwire Techtalks hosted by Zoe Cunningham, Zoe is considering the issues surrounding getting more women into technology. She is joined to discuss this by Softwire's own Sasha Burgoyne and Sarah Binney. Hosted by Zoe Cunningham. With Sasha Burgoyne and Sarah Binney. Produced by Nick Hilton for Podot. If you have any thoughts or feedback on the series, email techtalks...