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C4DI Barclays Eagle Labs: The High Growth Series

After months of planning our in-house capability to deliver hybrid events is at an international standard. We now launch our High Growth series of bite sized insights.

Over the coming months C4DI and Barclays Eagle Labs will deliver several episodes of the High Growth Series.

C4DI Barclays Eagle Labs: The High Growth Series
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C4DI Welcomes Our First South Asian Member

Director of International business development, Bob Spence and Community Manager, Louise Cooke are delighted to confirm the C4DI membership of One Call. One Call is led by Tech Entrepreneur Gohar Sultan who previously worked with Bob developing advanced technology within the Middle East FinTech sector. One Call is currently based in Lahore Pakistan which is where Bob originally met Gohar.

C4DI Welcomes Our First South Asian Member

Connecting Businesses and Schools with Clikd

Connecting Businesses and Schools with Clikd

Entrepreneur Phil Benson has a passion for social enterprise. His latest project aims to bridge the gap between the business and education sector.

Phil already has a number of ventures under his belt. One of these is Xing Education; an enterprise-based learning opportunity for local schools and college-aged children.

By working with these young people and helping them to develop key business and life skills, he has been able to gain a fresh insight into the benefits of a business-to-education relationship...

Transitioning to the Cloud: Is it necessary?

Transitioning to the Cloud: Is it necessary?

Cloud-based computing and its amazing capabilities are currently hot topics, with many companies wanting to transition to the Cloud, whilst others are left wondering how this technology can improve their businesses.
 
We spoke with C4DI member David Gilbey, Director and IT Specialist at Just Gilbey Ltd, to uncover the benefits of the Cloud and find out whether the move truly is for all businesses...

 

Looking for your startup office - It's more than just bricks. 5 things to consider.

Looking for your startup office - It's more than just bricks. 5 things to consider.

Healthcare IT Specialist Darren Crombie shares his insights on how to pick a place to base your company:

"I'd worked for years in big consultancies with big offices.  With the traditional reception, cubicles, and coffee room chat, but I had never considered how to rent a space, or what kind of options there are out there"...  

EdTech Startup Good2Learn awarded Best E-Learning Content UK 2018

EdTech Startup Good2Learn awarded Best E-Learning Content UK 2018

Good2Learn - an edtech startup based in the C4DI has just won its first award of the year for best e-learning content UK 2018. The award was the result of a joint collaboration between Good2Learn and learners in the Grimsby Institute. Together, the group produced 30 online maths and English video tutorials for children aged between 7 and 11, with content written by qualified teachers and linked to national curriculum.

What is the future of your industry?

What is the future of your industry?

Currently, digital disruption is one of the most significant global forces that is having a huge impact on all sorts of different industries.

It’s easy to see that technologies, such as mobile, cloud, Wi-Fi, big data, the blockchain, analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and artificial and virtual reality are all fuelling this incredible transformation of a number of diverse sectors.

Refining the Development Process Through Automation

Refining the Development Process Through Automation

Joel Marrero is a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Mobile Advertisement Tech Company, Tapdaq. With a passion for computing, Joel has a wealth of experience in automation, specifically in workflows and infrastructure level automation.

We caught up with him to find out how both large enterprises and startups can benefit from automating parts of their workflow.

Global security giants Saab continue expansion with new Hull @TheDock base

Global security giants Saab continue expansion with new Hull @TheDock base

Global defence and security company Saab has expanded its team in Hull, buoyed by the support of the city’s fast-growing tech community.

Saab has leased a 2,000 sq ft office from regeneration company Wykeland Group at the waterfront @TheDock development to accommodate the rapid growth of its team in Hull.

Saab has based their new office in the £15m @TheDock development, next to the Centre for Digital Innovation (C4DI) tech hub to maintain its connection with Hull's tech community.

How GDPR is an Opportunity for the Tech Industry 

How GDPR is an Opportunity for the Tech Industry 

GDPR seems to be the acronym on everybody’s lips. Michael Curran is presenting C4DI members with a unique opportunity he believes they must seize. 

The General Data Protection Regulation is the European Union’s response to modern technology outstripping Privacy regulation. The EU has introduced these new laws in order to protect the rights of its citizens. Companies of all shapes and sizes must demonstrate that it is the people, not them, that own data...