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Recent survey results by QILT indicate that Learner Engagement and Student Support are still struggling areas when it comes to Student Experience ratings. Education technologies can help universities and colleges improve their teaching and learning experience. It does, however, take a handful of tools that can integrate seamlessly...

Does technology help break down organisational silos or can it make matters worse? There are plenty of arguments to both scenarios and specific examples to prove them. Here are some of the things we recommend based on our experiences working with various public and private companies over the years.

In the complex hybrid world that we live in, where technological advancements continue to pick up pace, not many organisations can keep up with recruiting, upskilling and utilising internal talent in ways that will serve their digital needs efficiently. In most cases, you will have to have a partner, or a few. Here's what you need to look for...

This blog is not about selling any of the big cloud providers, as many of us only have a small number of options when considering the required feature set, locality (data sovereignty laws) and capability of an internal team or contracted provider. Rather, this blog aims to provide some pointers – things to consider - when making high level decisions such as moving to cloud and choosing (or changing) a cloud provider.

Hosting multiple applications in the cloud comes with a set of challenges. Here are a few tips on how to avoid those.

One great thing about hosting in the cloud is that there are many more automation and management tools available for your sites and applications. Most layers of a cloud solution technology stack have automation workflows built-in and infrastructure teams do take advantage of these functions for a more streamlined, consistent and systematic operation. Here is how it works.

As each new year begins, education providers are hit with more data and articles on ‘the very latest’ trends and things they must consider. Prioritising the steps in your organisation’s road map to success is becoming more and more difficult, so what do you do? Let's look at the not so new but continuing trends we believe you should keep up with.

"What are the options in Moodle for hiding students’ personal information from other users?” is the question we get asked a lot. In this blog, we provide you with some “how to” tips, as well as explain Moodle contexts which exist within Moodle sites and are important to differentiate when addressing this.

Custom enterprise software solutions definitely offer more flexibility than off-the shelf products. They are, however, laborious projects that need to tick many boxes. While there will always be some factors that are not in your control, there are definitely measures you can take to reduce some of the common pains including time and budgetary over-runs as well as your team’s stress levels.

Location, reputation, price, cooperation and work processes, relevant accreditations and certifications, values – there is a lot to consider when choosing a software development partner for your enterprise custom development project. Here, we've summarised some of the key considerations to keep in mind.

With so much choice in application development languages, how do businesses make sure they are making the best selection for their needs?  This post looks at top programming languages to help you choose the right one for your organisation.

“Archiving the data and learning content that is housed in Moodle is something that we’ve been talking about more and more with our clients in recent times,” says Andrew Boag, Catalyst IT Australia’s Managing Director. If you didn’t get a chance to attend Andrew’s presentation at the Global Moodle Moot 2023, we have summed up a few key points for you in this blog.