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Despite the rather solemn-looking photo, we had a great night at The Frog and Bucket Comedy Club welcoming our new Lead Consultant to Shaping Cloud. Hi Andrew! 🙋‍♂️
QUIZ: Can you spot the hidden objects in this image?
1) Ed Sheeran
2) Earpiece (who knew our CTO moonlighted as a bodyguard?)
3) Price of house spirits
4) Laughter

Our CEO Carlos talks to techUK about what Public Sector innovation means to him and Shaping Cloud's own hybrid integration platform – SPINR

http://www.techuk.org/insights/opinions/item/12105-meet-the-public-sector-tech-innovator

www.techuk.org

As a creative bunch, we’re finding this web-based remake of MS Paint https://github.com/1j01/jspaint a good lunchtime activity.

In his candid 2018 piece, entitled “Bitcoin”, our Developer George explores the fastidious relationship between cryptocurrency and life as performance. Chaotic lines clash with a playful approach to 'Fill With Colour' in what is an evocative sandwich of light and shade in the digital age. Price available on request.

We’re avoiding the January blues after taking down our decorations by installing some stormtroopers in the office - they can stay all year round

Star Wars in the office

Thanks to TechMarketView featuring us in their UKHotViews roundup! http://www.techmarketview.com/ukhotviews/archive/2016/09/15/lbb-shaping-cloud-shaping-up-nicely

Shaping Cloud shaping up nicely | TechMarketView We’ve just caught up with Little British Battler, Shaping Cloud (see LBBs: The Fourth Generation), which has developed into a high growth business in the Local Government sector.

Gather round: it's advice time from our Founder & CEO Carlos! Thinking of starting a business? Read this first http://shapingcloud.com/blog/starting-a-business-10-things-i-would-say-to-myself-5-years-ago/

Starting a business? 10 Things I would say to myself 5 years ago - Shaping Cloud Next week sees Shaping Cloud reaching the grand old age of 5 and I wanted to take some time to reflect on the last 5 years and give some advice to myself that I hope will also be useful for anyone thinking of starting their business or in the early phases of their adventure and I use the word advent...

See what working at Shaping Cloud is like from an intern's perspective: http://shapingcloud.com/blog/interning-at-shaping-cloud/

Team Shaping Cloud An insight into my Internship at Shaping Cloud.

Join us at our Transformation Beyond Digital event at Microsoft's London offices. Here's our CEO with more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2jPDi1dZbM

Shaping Cloud - Transformation Beyond Digital This event will look to learn from organisations who have undergone transformations that go beyond digital. These are initiatives that fundamentally question...

Our Account Director gives us an insight into the best things he took away from the Microsoft WPC 2016: http://shapingcloud.com/blog/microsoft-worldwide-partner-conference-2016/

Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2016 - Shaping Cloud I attended WPC in Toronto last week with Shaping Cloud’s CEO and founder, Carlos Oliveira. It would be my first WPC, and I arrived not knowing quite what to expect. It has been 5 years since I left Microsoft, and I could already see that a lot has changed in that time. But some things …

No, we don’t have an ice bath at Shaping Cloud HQ that we make people slide into... http://shapingcloud.com/blog/tough-software-development/

Tough Software Development: Shaping Cloud goes Kanban - Shaping Cloud As I hosed the mud from my trainers at the weekend and shampooed my hair for the 4th time to try and get rid of the caked-in dirt following my first ever ‘Tough Mudder’ event in Yorkshire, I started thinking about the similarities between this famous obstacle race and the processes of software devel...

Here's how we took an idea to the market in under 12 months for Call Squad. http://shapingcloud.com/case-studies/callsquad/

CallSquad - Shaping Cloud How we helped take a product from idea to market in under 12 months

Our event will share key learnings from those who have undergone transformation projects. Find out more & sign up here: http://shapingcloud.com/events/transformation-beyond-digital-26277621072/

Events - Shaping Cloud Please note, this event is for industry professional's only.

Thinking about moving to the cloud? See how we can help you build services that engage your users - http://shapingcloud.com/scdevelop/

SC:Develop - Building Digital Services That People Want to Use SC:Develop is a packaged solution to tackle the creation of any new digital service, be it a website, a mobile app or a platform.

Find out how SC:Initiate delivered a compelling business case for cloud, for Lancashire County Council.

http://shapingcloud.com/case-studies/lancashire-county-council/

Lancashire County Council - Shaping Cloud How SC:Initiate delivered a compelling business case for cloud

Find out more & sign up to our event - Transformation Beyond Digital, in partnership with Socitm http://shapingcloud.com/events/transformation-beyond-digital-26277621072/

The history of CIA gadgets is incredible and we can only wonder what the gadgets of today must look like. Take a look at 16 of the best devices from the past:

http://uk.businessinsider.com/cia-museum-spy-gadgets-history-2016-7?r=US&IR=T

16 incredible spy gadgets from CIA history The CIA used these crazy James Bond-esque devices during missions.

We're bridging the gap between old world and new world IT. Find out more about the Spinr platform - http://shapingcloud.com/spinr/

Spinr - Shaping Cloud Bridge the gap between Old World and New World IT

The Freedom Of Information Act is here to stay, and so here's why the foiPRO is here to help.

http://shapingcloud.com/foipro/

foiPRO - Shaping Cloud foiPRO helps organisations & people handling requests under the Freedom of Information Act to reduce the risk of non-compliance and manage resources effectively.

We're on the edge of a new frontier in creativity & it's not human! Here's how computers are learning to be more creative:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSUOdu_5MPc&feature=youtu.be

How computers are learning to be creative | Blaise Agüera y Arcas We're on the edge of a new frontier in art and creativity — and it's not human. Blaise Agüera y Arcas, principal scientist at Google, works with deep neural ...

Find out more about the unique challenge we took part in, to create a Windows app for BBC Earth.

http://shapingcloud.com/case-studies/bbc-enchanted-kingdom/

BBC Enchanted Kingdom - Shaping Cloud How we created a Windows app for BBC Earth

Did you know Socitm president Geoff Connell is speaking at our event in September?

Find out more about the event and sign up here - http://shapingcloud.com/events/transformation-beyond-digital-26277621072/

Events - Shaping Cloud The challenges that face the Public Sector are well documented – continuing to deliver core front-line services to an ageing citizen base whilst at the same time lowering the costs of delivering those services.

We recently visited the WPC conference in Toronto and have written a little about our experience. Read more:

http://shapingcloud.com/blog/microsoft-worldwide-partner-conference-2016/

Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2016 - Shaping Cloud I attended WPC in Toronto last week with Shaping Cloud’s CEO and founder, Carlos Oliveira. It would be my first WPC, and I arrived not knowing quite what to expect. It has been 5 years since I left Microsoft, and I could already see that a lot has changed in that time. But some things …

In one of the oldest industries in the world we still managed to implement successful transformation with Green Collar Foods

http://shapingcloud.com/case-studies/green-collar-foods/

Green Collar Foods - Shaping Cloud How Shaping Cloud helped GCF to leverage the power of IoT

We've just got back from Toronto and the Microsoft Worldwide Partners conference. We met loads of great people and had an amazing time. Dom has wrote a blog about it, which you can read here: http://shapingcloud.com/blog/microsoft-worldwide-partner-conference-2016/

Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2016 - Shaping Cloud I attended WPC in Toronto last week with Shaping Cloud’s CEO and founder, Carlos Oliveira. It would be my first WPC, and I arrived not knowing quite what to expect. It has been 5 years since I left Microsoft, and I could already see that a lot has changed in that time. But some things …

Take a look at how we helped Bubble babysitting with a new approach to an age-old problem - finding a babysitter!

http://shapingcloud.com/case-studies/bubble/

Bubble - Shaping Cloud A new approach to an age-old problem - finding a babysitter

Here's how we helped Wokingham Borough Council move their digital services to Microsoft Azure.

http://shapingcloud.com/case-studies/wokingham-borough-council/

Wokingham Borough Council - Shaping Cloud How Wokingham Borough Council have transformed their IT

Find out how we helped one of the world's largest publishing companies HarperCollins.

http://shapingcloud.com/case-studies/harper-collins/

Harper Collins - Shaping Cloud We produced a Collins Dictionary app as an accompaniment to their existing dictionary and translation website and print range.

A quick message to our loyal Facebook followers about an upcoming project that we will be running very shortly at Shaping Cloud. A project that is going to take Manchester by storm, a project that will hopefully make a huge difference to the children of Manchester - and children from the rest of UK.

We are using Twitter to promote the exciting charity idea to raise money for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. If you have an account please follow us and help us to help Humphrey:

https://twitter.com/Help4Humphrey

Trade it Up 2015 (@Help4Humphrey) | Twitter The latest Tweets from Trade it Up 2015 (). Shaping Cloud are raising money for Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. This account is not affiliated with RMCH's Charity or associates. COMING JULY 2015!

Innovation in austerity - Employee and citizen transformation whilst saving money: Carlos is speaking in this BCS led event being held at Manchester Metropolitan University on April 7th. Its free to come along - book your place here:

https://events.bcs.org/book/Booking/16dcccd9-9473-4a00-9ae4-69370ace14b8/Identification

BCS Events

Easter has arrived at the office! *tcouldbeEastereveryday

Our very own George Harnwell has been published on Microsoft's UK Developer's blog. Read on to find out how he worked on developing an app for the BBC's Enchanted Kingdom. https://lnkd.in/dhyc_gu

Using the WAT tool to create the BBC Enchanted Kingdom Windows Application By George, Harnwell, Developer at Shaping Cloud. I have a passion for .NET but I also take an interest in most of today�s major programming languages. I�m experienced in developing web systems and applications (which I thoroughly enjoy) but when we were approached by the BBC to create a Windows Appl…

We are thrilled that our 'social treating' app Givvit has been shortlisted for the prestigious 'App of the Year' title in the 2015 Prolific North Awards. See who we're up against: http://prolificnorthawards.co.uk/shortlist

Shaping Cloud's Givvit app makes the Prolific North Awards 2014 Shortlist for App of the Year

There's still time to register & join us (for free!) at The Institute for Competition & Procurement Studies Smart Cities day as part of their current Procurement Week event. Founder & CEO Carlos will be guest speaking about our Smart City projects with Manchester City Council and further afield in Detroit, Michigan on Day 3 - Wednesday 18th March:

http://www.procurementweek.org.uk/day3.html

Procurement Week 2015 Smart Cities - Procuring the Cities of Tomorrow, Today! This day will focus on public procurement (buying & supplying) practices that have been used to purchase innovative, more effective and efficient products/services for some of the world’s greatest cities! Registration for Day 3: Smart Cities -…