Brickendon Director Iya Datikashvili features in the September edition of International Finance magazine discussing the myths surrounding DevOps. DevOps, the combination of software development and operations, has been proven to improve the performance of the software development lifecycle. The DevOps methodology has attracted a fair share of confusion and therefore many businesses have not fully […]
Brickendon Partner and data expert Nathan Snyder features in the latest edition of Global Banking & Finance review (issue 12) discussing GDPR’s international reach. In the countdown to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force on 25 May 2018, the majority of businesses only considered the implications of this within EU boundaries […]
By Iya Datikashvili, director Want to build quality software in a rapid, continuous and repeatable manner? Then it’s time to adopt DevOps. The DevOps software development practice brings formerly siloed teams within an organisation together to work as part of an integrated team that does just that – builds quality software in a rapid, continuous, […]
By Executive Director Nikit Kothari and Director Andrew Lawson Data globalisation challenges The advent of big data and the cloud was supposed to make distributing applications and data easier for global banks. A key selling point was to have a single location from which to run applications and store data which would make the process cheaper […]
By Iya Datikashvili, director DevOps is a hot topic at the moment, but as technology forges ahead with adopting the practice, the business unit seems to be lagging behind. The reason for their delay in embracing the practice is simple: the lack of clarity of their role in the DevOps world. Traditionally the business unit […]
Cloud Computing, by Nikit Kothari, executive director The use of cloud computing has been gaining some serious momentum in Financial Services in recent years. With an increased focus on cost efficiency, continuing to deliver against a very aggressive technical roadmap has become the norm in our current financial environment. Revenues are now growing based on […]
The deadline for compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may now be behind us, but there is still no room for complacency. While companies within the EU are well aware of the implications of non-compliance – fines of as much as €20 million or 4 per cent of global turnover – many […]
Brickendon has strengthened its executive board with the appointment of Clare Chalmers as a non-executive director. Her role is to advise the fast-growing transformational consultancy on growth and strategy. Chalmers, who specialises in advising financial services firms on board effectiveness, will provide guidance to Brickendon’s leadership team on the overall direction and strategy of the […]
Brickendon Partner and Data Specialist Nathan Snyder joins the Financial Times’ discussion on GDPR, adding his take on what it means for businesses outside of the EU. As the head of our US operation based in New York, he is well aware of the possible impacts on US businesses and the need for these firms […]
For many years data monetisation has been seen as a way for data organisations (traditionally seen as cost centres) to reduce, or at least justify, their expense. By assembling data and then selling it either externally to third-party vendors, or internally within their own company, a data organisation could recoup some of its costs. This is, […]