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Collaborative learning with Moodle

An established edtech, explore how Moodle learning management system (LMS) can support students and educators with their collaborative learning and group communication in a hybrid...
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Understanding managed services in the cloud

The global cloud managed services market is rapidly expanding in terms of both extent and adoption; it is anticipated that by 2027 its value will reach a massive US$129.26b. In...
Alex Lawn

DevOps – going strong with GoCD

Automating the continuous integration and delivery process. Many organisations are reaping the benefits of increased agility and iterative speed of adopting DevOps tools and...
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SAML – SSO with single log out

This fourth and final post in our “Authentication Series” looks at SAML authentication, our SAML 2.0 Moodle plugin and how it supports SSO and single log out (AKA single sign-out...
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Koha latest version 21.05

The Koha library software team at Catalyst is delighted to share the Koha latest version 21.05. This major release contains 703 changes: 6 new features, 248...
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MFA – What it is and why you need it

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a vital second layer of defence against password-based attacks, as it makes stealing users credentials so much harder. The reality is,...
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Follow The Sun support – why it matters

Back in 2017, we wrote a blog post “Follow The Sun support – One Year In” that talked about why and how Catalyst IT established a Follow The Sun support model. Now, as we...
Ghada El-Zoghbi

Why use Agile software development?

Agile software development was formalised in 2001, when 17 technologists drafted the Agile Manifesto. Since then, the term “Agile” has taken on a life of its own. It’s...