Blogs & Podcasts
Tech content worth taking the time over. Engaging blogs and a podcast on software, cloud, AI and data from the people doing the work.
Blogs
Our blog keeps you up to date with what we are learning across software, cloud, AI and data, in snappy and informative updates from our team.
- News
amarti appoints Jake Hall as Chief Technology Officer
Jake Hall joins amarti as Chief Technology Officer, leading technology strategy and engineering across AI, architecture, delivery and transformation.
- AI
How we use AI to deliver software
How amarti uses AI across delivery to move faster and raise quality, why we keep a human accountable, and what the research actually shows.
- News
amarti co-founder and Head of Data joins Leeds Mind Board of Trustees
Amardeep Sirha, amarti co-founder and Head of Data, has joined the Leeds Mind Board of Trustees, supporting mental health services across Leeds.
- News
amarti Joins Forces with Martin House Children’s Hospice as an Official Partner
amarti has partnered with Martin House Children’s Hospice, supporting fundraising and awareness for children with life-shortening conditions in Yorkshire.
- Data Architecture
Data Architecture vs. Data Engineering: Understanding the Differences
Data architecture and data engineering compared: roles, skillsets, timeframes and how the two disciplines work together.
- Cloud and Platform Engineering
Cloud Engineering vs. Platform Engineering: Key Differences Explained
Cloud engineering and platform engineering compared: scope, focus, tools and how each role fits into a modern technology team.
- Data Strategy
How to Measure the ROI of Your Data Strategy
Practical steps for measuring the ROI of a data strategy, from aligning KPIs with business goals to tracking cost savings and revenue growth.
- Data Strategy
Key Elements of a Successful Data Strategy
The elements a successful data strategy needs: business alignment, governance, scalable infrastructure, data literacy and continuous improvement.
- Delivery
Agile Delivery for Data Engineering: What You Need to Know
What agile delivery means for data engineering, its key principles and benefits, and the challenges of applying agile to data projects.
- Data Architecture
An Introduction to Modern Data Architecture: Key Components and Trends
An introduction to modern data architecture: cloud platforms, data lakes and warehouses, event-driven design and governance.
- Cloud and Platform Engineering
Cloud-Native Data Platforms: Building for Scalability and Flexibility
Five principles for building cloud-native data platforms, from containerisation and microservices to serverless computing and infrastructure as code.
- Cloud and Platform Engineering
Cost Optimisation Strategies in Cloud and Platform Engineering
Practical ways to control cloud spend, from right-sizing resources and auto-scaling to reserved instances and regular cost reviews.
- Data Engineering
The Role of Data Engineers in a Modern Business
What data engineers actually do: building pipelines, managing storage, cleaning data and keeping it secure for the rest of the business.
- Data Architecture
How to Design Scalable Data Architectures for Growing Enterprises
How to design a data architecture that scales with the business, from modular design and cloud services to partitioning and automation.
- Data Governance
How to Implement Effective Data Governance for Regulatory Compliance
How to build a data governance framework for regulatory compliance, from a data audit and clear roles to policies, security and training.
- Data Engineering
How to Optimise Data Pipelines for Efficiency and Performance
How to optimise data pipelines for speed and reliability, from simplifying design to parallel processing, monitoring and automation.
- Data Architecture
Microservices and Data Architecture: How to Build Flexible Systems
How microservices can make a data architecture more flexible, from decoupling data and APIs to partitioning, events and independent scaling.
- Data Engineering
The Future of Data Engineering: Trends and Innovations to Watch
Trends shaping data engineering, from real-time processing and AI integration to DataOps, cloud-native platforms and multi-cloud architectures.
- Data Governance
What Is Data Governance and Why Does Your Business Need It?
What data governance is and why your business needs it, covering data quality, compliance, security, access and trust.
- Data Strategy
Building a Data-Driven Culture: Best Practices for Success
How to build a data-driven culture: leading by example, promoting data literacy, giving teams the right tools and rewarding data-led decisions.
- Data Strategy
Data Strategy for Modern Business
Why a data strategy matters, and the governance, quality, technology and culture that go into building one that actually delivers results.
- Data Strategy
How to Align Your Data Strategy with Business Goals
Steps for aligning a data strategy with business goals, from defining objectives and KPIs to engaging stakeholders and data governance.
- Data
Graph Databases: Revolutionising Data Management for CTOs and CIOs
What graph databases are, how they model connected data, and where they outperform relational databases for CTOs and CIOs.
- Data
Embracing Data Mesh: Scalable & Decentralised Data Architecture
What data mesh is, its core principles of domain ownership and self-serve infrastructure, and the benefits of a decentralised data architecture.
- Data
Your Small Data Is Important too: Here’s Why
Why small data still matters alongside big data, and how the two work together to give context to trends and support better decisions.
- Data
Change Management Skills Are Essential To Data-Driven Success
Why change management is central to becoming data-driven: the three sources of resistance teams face, and five ways to lead people through it.
- Blog
6 Reasons Your Company’s Data Is Safer In The Cloud
Six reasons moving to the cloud can strengthen data security, from reduced human error to encrypted storage, automated backups and vendor accountability.
- Data Engineering
Digital Transformations & The Public Sector
Five obstacles that make digital transformation harder in the public sector, from legacy systems to establishing public trust and procurement.
- Data
Big Data Storage Explained: How Organisations Store Their Data
How organisations store big data, comparing data warehouses and cloud storage and what each means for cost, scale and security.
Podcasts
OnPoint is a podcast about technology and leadership with a variety of industry leaders, hosted by Ben Alexander (co-founder of amarti) and Amardeep Sirha (Head of Data and co-founder of amarti). Guests appear in a personal capacity. Their employers are not amarti clients.
- Podcast
Ep. 12 – Kelly Looney (Tide)
- Podcast
Ep. 1 – Usman Hamid (GSK)
