Latest news 5G from space, Industry 4.0 on water: The Internet of Things via satellite The world of satellite communication is changing, promising more data throughput, broader coverage, and lower price per bit. And not least: new satellite constellations are coming. Specialists from the Data Respons subsidiary, TechPeople, are helping one of the leading global satcom companies to stay ahead of the competition. Read more » Bridging legacy systems and modern technology: The mainframe is dead, long live the mainframe You rarely start from scratch when developing technology. There is always some legacy to take into account. In fact, the bridging of legacy systems and modern technology, is a business in itself. Never more so than in the world of mainframes. Although declared dead decades ago, they continue to run the world’s banking and insurance industry – and much more. Take a look at how two of the companies in the Data Respons group, Frobese and DONAT IT, are navigating between old and new. Read more » A box that enables autonomous snowploughs Sweeping the road might not be a typical high-tech challenge. Unless you are talking about sweeping a runway in arctic conditions. Without a using a human in the process. Now the Kongsberg company Yeti Move is taking the human factor out of the equation with newly developed technology for autonomous snow removal. Data Respons R&D Services designs and manufactures the box that connects it all. Read more » Improving the interface between man and warehouse robot «Stop airhousing, start warehousing» is the motto of cube storage and warehouse robot pioneer AutoStore. The Norwegian company is pushing the envelope of logistics, designing automated storage and retrieval systems with binpicking robots criss-crossing on top of a gigantic Rubics Cube. Specialists from Data Respons R&D Services are assisting the AutoStore in-house development team in taking warehousing to the next level. Read more » AKKA & Modis, a new global Smart Industry powerhouse in engineering and digital solutions Following the closing of the acquisition of a controlling stake in AKKA Technologies by the Adecco Group, AKKA & Modis becomes a global engineering and digital solutions powerhouse able to meet the diverse needs of customers worldwide and seize opportunities generated by the fast growing Smart Industry market, where IT and engineering technologies converge into a digital and connected world. AKKA & Modis are soon to become Akkodis. Read more » Meet Jan Schmidt – the mathematician turned software specialist What does the everyday life of a software specialist actually look like? Do I go around telling other companies how they can do things better? What makes me the expert? Read more » Electrifying the boat industry – a first for Data Respons The Data Respons subsidiary, inContext, are experts in electrification and wire harnesses for the automotive industry. Now they’ve left their comfort zone to explore the sea of electrifying boats, developing the electric design of a hi-tech electric luxury cruiser on hydrofoils. Read more » DevOps culture clash – when agile meets automotive Born in the world of software, the DevOps concept has been facing some resistance meeting the classic engineering methods of automotive OEMs. But things are starting to change in an industry disrupted by the emergence of the software-defined car. Read more » Six UX design trends you should know about What is going on, where are we heading? Much is happening in the world of User Experience. We’ve asked two UX experts from IT Sonix about what to look out for – these are their six top picks for UX design trends. Read more » Building a data infrastructure for automotive AI It’s no secret that software is “eating” the automotive industry. According to some estimates, as much as 90 per cent of automotive innovation comes from software. Stefan Jahncke is one of the experts building the computing infrastructure needed to develop new AI-based solutions for the automotive sector. Read more » Connecting the dots of industrial digitalization Telecom, shipping, healthcare, agriculture, automotive – what do these profoundly different industries have in common? Well, ask the 130 developers at Data Respons R&D Services. In fact, their secret of success is their ability to see similarities between domains that may at first glance seem incompatible -an ability that is crucial to industrial digitalization. Read more » Enabling young girls in Nepal to promote quality of life Nepal is a small country in Asia and home to many of the world’s most famous mountains. However, it’s also among the world’s top ten poorest countries. Approximately 40% live below the poverty line and 47% of the population is unemployed. Read more » Clean Code – Software development by and for people At the beginning of a software project, it is about choosing a tech stack, the core set of those technologies that will be used to solve the problem at hand. At the same time, a software architecture must be chosen to determine and ensure the basic organisation, components, relationships with each other and with the environment, and evolution of the intended software solution. Continuous Integration and Delivery must then be configured. And then the real work begins, the programming. Read more » DevOps – What does it really mean? And when are you “DevOps ready?” DevOps is a buzzword that seems to be on everyone's lips in the IT sector. Nowadays, it’s not “system administrators” who are in demand but “DevOps engineers”. Developers are increasingly using the buzzword “DevOps” when discussing the skills they need. Testers are supposed to "do DevOps". And more and more companies are declaring that they themselves and their products are "DevOps ready". Read more » e-Trucks – the future is powered from above Say hello to the pantograph, the ancient device invented in the 1890s that’s currently mounted on e-trucks on test tracks in Germany. Pantographs have been used on trains and trams to connect them to overhead wires, and it’s a key component in the future of road freight. Cable harness experts from inContext are designing the e-trucks’ wiring. Read more » Data Respons reaches out to suppliers and partners to reduce emissions At Data Respons we highly value our cooperation with our suppliers, and it is crucial that the supply chain reflects one of our main values - Being responsible. We have therefore invited all our suppliers and partners to joins us in reducing our shared emissions and in the end help us become carbon neutral by 2025. Read more » 10 reasons to become a Data Respons specialist As a newly educated software developer or engineer you are in a sweet spot since your skills are in high demand and they are applicable to almost every industry. We believe work is more fun when you get to jump from project to project across different customers, industries, technologies and even countries. To convince you to become A Data Respons specialist we have listed 10 reasons to why we think you should join us. Read more » Data Respons R&D Services has hired a record-breaking 40 new developers While many companies have struggled during the pandemic and even had to reduce their workforce, Data Respons’ daughter company R&D Services had a different experience. Not only have they been able to land several new customers, they have also, due to the high demand for specialists, employed a total of 40 new developers this year. A new Data Respons record! Read more » Digital Twin – a concept worth exploring The idea of creating a complete digital copy of a physical asset, system or device is a fascinating one. Having a virtual twin that is acting and aging exactly like its physical counterpart promises new insights into the condition and performance of a product, and may provide valuable knowledge for developing its next generation. Read more » How human psychology affects software testing Psychology is "The science of human experience and behavior". This is a very broad definition. It begins with what a person thinks, feels, or how they express themselves through their actions. And finally, how groups behave and what effects occur in the interaction between people. Read more » Article search
