Women in Tech- Combatting a lack of diversity in coding

A Software Engineers’ journey into coding… It’s well known that diversity in tech can withhold some shocking statistics. But did you know that white workers make up 84% of the UK tech workforce? This lack of diversity can reduce opportunities for inclusion and inspiration within the world of tech. We’ll be hearing from this week’s […]

Women In Tech – A year of running a tech company’s communications

Working as Digital Marketing Lead in a software company… Technology is becoming omnipresent, branching out into every profession. Supermarkets are peppered with self-scan checkouts; warehouses require robots and automation, and any businesses without websites are anomalies. Jobs in digital tech are vastly in demand, they’re the second most advertised for profession in the UK. Plus, […]

Women in Tech- A creative twist to a technical profession

Infiltrating the tech industry as a creative… Gender inclusivity is of vital importance to us, as is having a diversely skilled workforce. As a team, we’re expert in a wide range of degree specialisms: Environmental Science, Journalism, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Art and Design and many more. Technology is integrating into all fields and subjects, with emerging […]

Women in Tech- An interview with our Head of Product

A new female-focused series… At Slingshot Simulations, we are proud to continually prioritise inclusivity and diversity, demonstrated through a 50:50 gender split across our company. However, this is far from the norm within the technology industry. Considering software development in particular, there is a widely known, but huge, predominance of male employees in the profession; […]

Data Insights, Digital Twins and Dashboarding

Last Week We looked at the role of Digital Twins in the workplace and how during COVID-19 they could be used to help us return to work quickly and safely. This Week We look at a particlar aspect of Digital Twins, being Business Intelligence and Dashboarding. We talk to the CEO of one of the […]