The Digital Lighthouse
The Digital Lighthouse is a podcast for CTOs and other tech leaders looking to navigate their organization through endless disruption and turbulence. Packed full of real life stories and insights, this podcast serves as your guiding light - wherever you are in your journey and whatever challenges you face.
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Episodes

Jul 5, 2021
Jul 5, 2021
23 min
On this week's Digital Lighthouse, Zoe Cunningham is joined by Rebecca Kemp, Director of Customer Journey at Citizen's Advice.

Jul 1, 2021
Jul 1, 2021
22 min
On this episode of Digital Lighthouse, Zoe Cunningham is joined by Jessica Figueras, Tech Strategist and Chair of the National Childbirth Trust. Jessica discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted organisations that rely on person-to-person contact, and how technology has played a part in moving communities online.

Jul 1, 2021
Jul 1, 2021
21 min
On this episode of Digital Lighthouse, Zoe Cunningham is joined by Edafe Onerhime, previous Head of Data for Effective Development at the Department for International Development. Edafe discusses how the pandemic has impacted DfID as a department that operates on a global level, and how the need for different kinds of data has rapidly grown.

May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021
22 min
13 million people in the UK alone are affected by disabilities. It is essential that we think about, talk about, and implement accessibility in our designs as not to leave millions of users unable to use new technologies to their fullest. Zoe is joined by Softwire's Software Developer, Kat, and Technical Lead, Sam to talk about why digital accessibility is so important and what developers can do to make their systems more accessible.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Katherine Langford and Sam Collard

Apr 26, 2021
Apr 26, 2021
18 min
On this episode, Zoe is joined by authors of Kubernetes Native Microservices with Quarkus and Microprofile, John Clingan and Ken Finnigan. Red Hat has developed Quarkus as a lightweight modern tool for cloud-native application development, improving app runtime speed and performance.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with John Clingan, Ken Finnigan and Olly Levett

Apr 16, 2021
Apr 16, 2021
21 min
Todays guests discuss Game Jam, an event where teams will design and develop a new game within a fixed period of time, usually restricted to specific themes. Zoe is joined by Softwire's Project Manager, Matt, and Senior Technical Leads, Harry and Michael to talk about what they love about Game Jams and how Softwire has gotten involved.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Matt barnfield, Michael Kearns and Harry Cummings

Feb 2, 2021
Feb 2, 2021
22 min
Mobile and web development are becoming increasingly similar fields with cross-platform applications taking centre stage as the new standard for heightened user experience. Zoe is joined by Softwire's Software Developer, Philippa Hack, and Technical Lead, Sam Collard to discuss how mobile development has skyrocketed in the era of mobile applications and the introduction of iOS and Android platforms.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Phillipa Hack and Sam Collard

Jan 18, 2021
Jan 18, 2021
19 min
More and more medical services can be delivered in a tech-enabled way, increasing access to medical attention and treatments. Zoe is joined by Softwire Tech Leads, Sarah Binney and Catalin Ursachi to discuss Softwire's work for Quro Medical, a South African start-up that provides a service to allow doctors to monitor their patients from home.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Sarah Binney and Catalin Ursachi

Jan 4, 2021
Jan 4, 2021
27 min
This is our third #TechTalks episode on Cloud. In this episode, Zoe Cunningham talks about the top 10 stand out things we've found while we've been developing cloud platforms for our clients. Zoe is joined by Softwire Tech leads, Ben Below and Olly Levett, and DevOps Lead, Usman Iqbal.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham
with Usman Iqbal, Ben Below and Olly Levett

Dec 9, 2020
Dec 9, 2020
28 min
Jon has approached two of Softwires cloud experts, asking for their help in solving a coding challenge, to try and stop his 1-year-old daughter from tampering with their new home automation heating system. Zoe is joined by Head of Consulting and co-presenter for today's episode, Jon Artus. Both Zoe and Jon discuss Kubernetes and FaaS (Function as a Service) with Technical Lead, Olly Levett, and Senior Technical Consultant, Max Daniline.
Hosted by Zoe Cunningham & Jon Artus
with Olly Levett & Max Daniline


