Balancing testing speed and release quality is one of the biggest challenges in software engineering. Even if you can keep up with testing the new functionality of a release, the…
A large international bank was struggling to keep its global DevOps programme on track and realise the full range of benefits. The bank engaged Brickendon to help speed up the…
If Brexit has done one thing, it is to create yet more uncertainty in the financial sector. Immediately after the referendum, the media was rife with reports that banks were…
Recent news that a 20-day Poker tournament ended with a robot beating the world’s four best players and amassing $1.7 million in chips has been described as a crushing defeat…
From 11 January 2017, British Airways, the flag carrier for the United Kingdom and airline long-recognised for their exemplary customer service, removed complimentary food and drinks from their short-haul European…
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, aka MiFID II, remains one of the most talked about regulations in the financial services sector. Its impacts are far reaching – both in…
Britain’s decision to trigger Article 50 in March of 2017 has caused ramifications across all areas of the business world. Location optimisation decisions that were once focussed purely on cost…
Data is everywhere and so are regulations, so it is not surprising that the two are having quite a large impact on each other. In fact, while it is possible…
BCBS 239 – Compliance Attestation FrameworkMany organisations are struggling with the significant challenges associated with implementing BCBS 239 and in particular, the ambiguous nature of the regulation.Brickendon’s solution is a…
Back in June presidential candidate Donald Trump likened the UK’s decision to leave the European Union to his bid to be US president. In some ways he’s not far off…