Introducing “Christmas in the Cloud” A few months ago, a bunch of us at Layer Systems decided to write, record & film a cheesy tech-related Christmas song for 2022! https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/23199639.glasgow-tech-company-write-record-christmas-song/
This month Layer Systems sponsored the Billing Vendor category at the Comms Business Awards 2022 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. Here are some snaps from the night.
Today we’re launching the new Layer Systems website, featuring client testimonials, case studies, feature breakdowns, live appointment bookings & more. Explore the Telecoms & IT channel’s CRM system of choice, and of course our cheesy bios!
This autumn, a small sub-group of Peloton users created a new Scottish group to compete in PZPack.com challenges. Check out our progress on the current challenge here. We gamified the challenge by creating an opt-in service to track the progress of rides, and award badges based on the week’s score!
From Vatersay to the Butt of Lewis, The Hebridean Way is a truly iconic experience, and something I won’t forget in a hurry.
Whether you’re a technical founder who has found themselves in a leadership position as the company scales, or you’ve landed a dream role in a fast-paced tech company, you’ll undoubtedly question your leadership style at some point, I know I have. In this article, I’m exploring the qualities that make a great tech lead, and …
Another look at the product side of the scaling journey. This time, we’re talking about the best time to formalise your practices to ensure your team can contribute equally to strategic business initiatives, from product decisions to improving processes. In this article, we’re focusing in on team collaboration, and when it makes sense to spin off …
Time for another post as we progress through our scaling journey at Layer Systems. This time, it’s on Product Management, specifically the importance of having a full-time product manager on your team as soon as you can justify it in your growth journey. In the early days of scaling our company, our vision, experience, broad market …
In order to release reliable software, deployments require a delicate balance of speed and reliability. At Layer Systems, we prioritise releasing new features, fast feedback loops and responsiveness to customer issues when they do occur. We have a team of software engineers who are all striving to be as productive as they can be, so ensuring …
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This article builds on my previous post, Enterprise Software Development in 2019, and outlines a rough approach to taking that monolithic monster and turning it into a lean and agile set of micro-services, which can be built, deployed, and maintained with ease. Note that this is not a particularly technical article, and was written to justify …