Communicating across the technical divide: talk nerdy to me
Catalyst is a company populated by some of the most intelligent people you’re ever likely to meet. Highly complex, brain-stretching problems are what get our developers out of […]
Summer of Tech 2016
We’re creative, collaborative thinkers and doers, solving complex business problems with smart technology solutions – free and open source is not just what we do – it’s what […]
Catalyst sponsorship: Jarrod Irwin on his SV650 ProTwin
Here at Catalyst we are always interested to hear about what our staff do when not working hard, sat behind their desks. We recently got behind one of […]
With cloud technology, all companies play equally
Strategy and Relations Manager, Jason Ryan was recently featured on the NBR website, in an article titled “I.T / I.C.T – When the digital world comes knocking: With […]
You need an LMS. Any questions?
Photo Credit: Jon Scherff via Compfight cc Here’s a shocking revelation – a Learning Management System isn’t going to solve all of your problems, or answer all of […]
Open Source Academy inspires tomorrow’s technologists
January is Open Source Academy time at Catalyst HQ in Wellington. This year we were excited to welcome 17 students from years 11-13, from schools in both Wellington […]
Accessible web content for all
Image credit: Pexels.com Web accessibility is about making sure that your web content can be understood, used, and enjoyed by people with disabilities. But there are specific situations […]
PostgreSQL PITR in AWS: Tips and Usage
Catalyst has been working with the great open source Relational Database Management Solutions (RDMS) MySQL and PostgreSQL for well over a decade. We are proud of the experience […]
Ansible on the Catalyst Cloud
According to http://www.ansible.com/how-ansible-works “Ansible is a radically simple IT automation engine that automates cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and many other IT needs”. The recent […]
Being “in the zone”
At Catalyst we are really interested in ‘being in the zone’. That’s when the work we do with and for clients seems to be effortless, hugely rewarding for […]
A step in the right direction for government procurement
As an individual consumer, when you know what you want, you can hop online, research potential suppliers, engage with those suppliers and make a purchase decision. When you […]
Software requirements review: The workshop way
A few months ago Catalyst was asked by a potential client to go through the project requirements for an ePortfolio system with them in a workshop. There were […]