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In conversations about software reliability, availability targets are often expressed with reassuring simplicity: “We’re aiming for five nines.” Yet behind that short phrase lies one of the most complex, expensive, and nuanced challenges in software engineering.

In many boardrooms, conversations about regulatory compliance and software sound deceptively simple: “We need to comply with GDPR.”, “Our system must support ISO 27001.”, “We have to meet FCA reporting requirements.”.

Building software isn’t just about writing code, it’s about delivering something that works reliably, scales effectively, and provides a great experience for users. Too often, testing is treated as a final checkbox before launch.

Designing great software is not just about how it looks. It is about how it works for the people who use it. Regardless of the demographic of the user base it's important to create an experience that feels intuitive, accessible, and empowering from the very first click.

In software development, one of the most common traps organisations fall into is trying to build everything at once. The result is often a long, expensive project that takes months (or years) to deliver, and when it finally arrives, it’s bloated with features nobody actually uses.

Data is now central to how organisations operate, compete, and grow. But before you can turn that data into insight, you need the right foundation.

Data is now woven into the fabric of how organisations operate. It holds the answers to better decisions, smarter products, and new opportunities, but only if it’s organised in a way that makes those answers accessible.

Data is now one of the most valuable assets any organisation has. But before it can power smarter decisions, predictive models, or new digital products, it needs a place to live that is flexible enough to handle everything you throw at it.

Last week I had the chance to swap our usual office view of the River Don, for the canals of Amsterdam, as we headed over to attend both The Things Conference and TechEx.

How The Curve used Blecon’s low‑power BLE stack and gateways to deliver robust people and asset tracking in sparse, off‑grid environments—summarised from a conversation between our CTO, James, and Blecon’s CEO, Simon Ford.