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September was a busy month for us at The Curve, but Paul and I were able to get some time out of the office to attend The Things Conference in Amsterdam.

At The Curve, we build products for our clients. These could be business systems that are used by internal stakeholders that we develop using a product mindset, or B2C products our clients then use with their own customers.

On the 19th July 2024, the world witnessed what could easily be described as the largest global outage IT outage in history when CrowdStrike, a cyber security solutions provider, shipped a defective security update that impacted an estimated 8.5 million Windows computers worldwide.

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to a network of devices or objects that contain or are made up of a variety of sensors and other data gathering technologies that can connect and share information with one another as well as sharing data with other devices through an internet connection.

We were thrilled to attend and be recognised as one of Yorkshire’s Tech Climbers for 2024! Published with BusinessCloud and TechBlast Yorkshire Tech Climbers recognises and showcases the top-performing, IP-rich, product-led technology businesses from within the Yorkshire region.

Advances in IoT (The Internet of Things) technology has revolutionised the way devices interact with each other and with us. From smart homes to industrial automation, IoT devices rely on continuous, real-time communication to operate efficiently and effectively.

As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to expand, the need for efficient, reliable, and scalable communication protocols becomes increasingly crucial. WebSockets have been a popular choice for real-time communication between devices and servers, but a new contender, WebTransport, is emerging as a powerful alternative. This blog post delves into what WebTransport is, how it works, and why it represents a significant improvement over WebSockets, especially in the context of IoT.

This year, as part of The Curve’s charity fundraiser for Cavendish Cancer Care, Paul and Andrew decided to really push themselves and take on a serious challenge.

AWS Lambda and Azure Functions are popular Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) offerings and are a staple of the serverless landscape. With FaaS offerings the cloud provider is responsible for running and managing the underlying compute that powers the service.

Our Client Services Director, Melise Jones, reflects on her career – especially her time at The Curve.