arc news

In this spooky fall edition of ARC Reads, we continue to share the latest tech and business articles that have piqued our interest.

What We’re Reading This Month

How has technology impacted the golf game? – With new technologies such as game improvement irons, smart golf balls, foul-weather gear, and analytics to help guide the golfer, it is hard to realize that the sport has not always been this way. Since the early days of golf, players have continually tried to revolutionize the sport’s equipment. Learn more here.

These boat drones are designed to sail directly into the eye of a hurricane – The brightly-colored robotic boats made by Saildrone seem to have a death wish. Saildrone makes autonomous ocean vessels to study the environment. This summer, the Silicon Valley startup sent five of its vessels directly into the path of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. While airplanes can fly through hurricanes, the screaming winds kick up such huge waves that attempting to sailboats right into them is something best to be avoided.

Planning Your Digital Transformation – Part Three –  If you have missed part one or part two of this three-part blog series please check them out! Smoothing out the bumps in the road – Keep an open mind and understand that there will be hiccups. The key to success is to identify those potential areas of improvement and anticipate a remedy and quick pivot.  Check out ARC’s blog post here.

What Motivates Lifelong Learners – It seems that everyone in business today is talking about the need for all workers to engage in lifelong learning as a response to the rapid pace of technological and strategic change all around us. But I’ve found that most executives and talent management professionals who are charged with getting their people to learn aren’t thinking about what drives real learning — the creation of new knowledge, not just the handoff of existing knowledge. As a result, many companies are missing opportunities to motivate their employees to engage in the kind of learning that will actually help them innovate and keep pace with their customers’ changing needs.

Systematic Cloud Migration Book –  ARC Business Solutions is very proud to introduce Taras Gleb, the author of the book ‘Systematic Cloud Migration: A Hands-on Guide to Architecture, Design, and Technical Implementation’.  Taras’ is a pragmatic and hands-on Solution Architect focused on software delivery, strategy, and innovations.

This book is your systematic cloud migration guide. Experiences shared by Taras are drawn from real-life migration projects and contain practical advice, as well as step-by-step architecture, design, and technical implementation instructions using sample application code on GitLab. Following the guidance in this book will provide much-needed support to your teams, and help you successfully complete the application cloud migration journey. Grab your copy here: Apress, Amazon, Google Books

Interested in what you’ve read? Want to learn more about what we do? Contact us today. In addition to keeping on top of tech trends, we provide IT and business solutions to clients across North America.