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Bespoke Software Development: What to Know Before Choosing a Developer

Demystify the complex world of bespoke software development and find out exactly how to find the right software developer for your unique business needs.

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Everything You Need to Know About Umbraco 13

The world of CMS is constantly evolving and with the release of Umbraco 13 another new chapter begins. Here's everything you need to know about the new version.

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Umbraco 12 vs 13: What’s the Difference?

Here are the key differences that you need to know about Umbraco 12 vs Umbraco 13, including technical foundations, security, performance, and UX enhancements.

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Integrating Rightmove with Instant Offices: why custom integrations matter

At Codiance, we build complex enterprise systems for some of the world’s most complex organisations. One area we particularly specialise in is complex integrations such as these.

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How our discovery projects support mid-sized manufacturers

Manufacturers of Orthotics supply custom-made solutions to hospitals and clinicians. Recently we were invited to run one of our Discovery projects to help define the strategy for a system overhaul of one leading manufacturer.

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3 things every university should consider for enrolment and their website

As part of implementing Codiance Higher for The University of Bedfordshire we were tasked with a redesign of their website. We all agreed it felt ‘dated’ and we were confident we could make it look ‘good’. But making a website look good doesn’t necessarily mean better results!

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Maximising ROI: Why 2023 is a critical year for mid-sized manufacturers in the UK.

Deloitte’s 2023 manufacturing outlook report points to key ways in which manufacturers can become more efficient, reduce risk and increase ROI: Investing in advanced technologies to mitigate risk and A holistic approach to smart factory initiatives.

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The Ultimate Guide to Umbraco 2023 | Codiance

Wondering how Umbraco can help your businesses? Our guide will show you everything you need to know about Umbraco and how it can benefit your company.

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Upgrading Umbraco: How to make the jump without downtime and without breaking anything!

As confirmed at the Gold Umbraco Conference we attended, Umbraco CMS will be aligning its updates to Microsoft .NET. We've pulled this guide together to help you on your upgrade journey. If you'd like to discuss your upgrade with us, then please get in touch!

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Umbraco CMS Gold Partner Conference and Retiring Umbraco 7

As you know, we’re big fans of Umbraco’s CMS at Codiance. It’s the backbone to our Higher product for universities and we’re confident it’s the best CMS for most organisations.

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Is it time to migrate your project to Umbraco 10 from Umbraco 7?

Umbraco 10 is one of the most major updates to Umbraco in recent years. It offers a large performance boost and improves the already great security. With plenty of testing in the wild and the imminent end of support for Version 7, now is almost certainly the right time to migrate to Umbraco 10.

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Full Speed Ahead for University Clearing: Application Gateway

For Universities, A-level results day is the busiest day of the year. This is when clearing gets into full-swing. Getting clearing day right could mean the difference in £millions of revenue. Read our guide to using Microsoft Azure and Umbraco to provide a robust solution.

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Building People Centric Systems and Being a part of the team

To be an extension of the team. It’s very easy to say and claim. I used this term recently in a meeting with a new client. The reply (received in the friendly way it was intended) was, ‘Of course you say that! Who doesn’t!?’. I think they had a point! It did get me thinking. So below I’ve highlighted three very tangible…

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Scaling With Demand: How to get your University ready for clearing

Clearing is a high-pressure time for both students and Universities. Clearing can quickly shape the next 3 to 5 years of a student's life. And for universities, the financial benefits run into millions. It’s the single biggest university enrolment event.

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5 Steps To Knowing an Enterprise System or Platform You Didn’t Build

We’re often asked to ‘fix’ a system that’s been in place for a very long time. In fact Codiance Discover was created specifically to help our customers refocus and maximise their existing systems.

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Getting to the Heart of an Enterprise System with a People-Centric Approach.

When speaking to new customers, we often talk about our people-centric approach to system design. You can map out and design systems all day long, though unless you truly understand the fundamental problems people are trying to solve, you might miss the real pain-points and the real opportunities for improvement.

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Meet the team: Simon Baralos celebrating his first three years at Codiance!

Simon has been with us at Codiance for almost 3 years! With his degree studies, his new industry qualifications, AND the small matter of a global pandemic… it’s been an interesting introduction!

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Challenging Intuition with Data: People-Centric System Design

As part of a bespoke system overhaul with The University of Bedfordshire we were asked to redesign their website. We all agreed it felt ‘dated’ and we were confident we could make it look ‘good’. But making a website look good doesn’t get to the heart of the problem.

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Investing and getting it right the first time

How many times - at work or at home - have you uttered the words “they don’t make them like they used to?” Probably too often! With the cost of materials ever-increasing and the need to protect margins and profitability, it’s a simple fact of life: many things just aren’t built as well as they once were.

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Content management is about more than content: why Umbraco is our CMS of choice

Anyone who’s ever looked for a way to have many contributors input content for a single website will know that there are countless choices out there. From a broad spectrum of options, a few titans of industry appear regularly.

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Helping Manufacturers: Why shadowing is essential in people-centric design

Recently we were invited to run one of our Discovery projects to help define the strategy for a system overhaul of one leading manufacturer. They wanted something that could support the manufacturing, administration and delivery of products at their scaling business.

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5 steps to ensure a great working relationship with clients

At its heart, engineering requires a birds-eye view of how an enterprise system is used - all in the context of the business. How do people use a system? How does that fit in with other processes? How does it help people achieve their objectives?

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