Arq Group

02/12/2021

Before he joined ARQ, Samuel Cheney was “always working on tech projects in the background." Now as an Associate Consultant, he gets to do what he loves every day and is focussed on supporting and mentoring the next generation of techies.

Read more here

Sam Cheney joined ARQ as an Associate Consultant in September 2021. He’s passionate about mentorship and the combination of soft skills with technical skills to help people coming into the technology industry. We caught up with Sam (online of course) to learn more about his backstory. Sam Cheney i...

02/12/2021

We have some fantastic opportunities available at the moment within ARQ.

As part of our team you will be working with energetic and passionate professionals who live and breath data, cloud and digital.

If you're looking for your next move, check out some of the exciting new positions below:

Java Developer - https://bit.ly/3Ibd1kA

AEM Developer - https://bit.ly/3lsY57I

QA - https://bit.ly/3Dgzl8X

Angular Developer - https://bit.ly/3xJE9lX

For even more opportunities check out our careers page: https://lnkd.in/dnCAqPG

02/12/2021

Our FinOps team has been keeping a close eye on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent announcements which will have an immediate impact on AWS costs. Here a few of the key announcements over the past few days

1. A 31% price reduction on S3 Standard-Infrequent Access and S3 One Zone-Infrequent Access along with a 10% price reduction on S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval (formerly S3 Glacier):
https://go.aws/3rwYhGO

2. The new Amazon S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval storage class - the lowest cost archive storage with milliseconds retrieval:
https://go.aws/32LmRcB

3. The new S3 Intelligent-Tiering Archive Instant Access tier - providing an automatic saving of up to 68% on storage costs:
https://go.aws/31jAlM4

4. The new Amazon EBS Snapshots Archive tier, reducing costs of long-term retention of EBS Snapshots by up to 75%:
https://go.aws/3xHbaiI

Starting today, you can use Amazon EBS Snapshots Archive, a new tier for EBS Snapshots, to save up to 75% on storage costs for EBS Snapshots that you intend to retain for more than 90 days and rarely access. EBS Snapshots are incremental, storing only the changes since the last snapshot and making t...

30/11/2021

We are very excited about Amazon Web Services (AWS) that kicked off today. So many great sessions that are happening both live and on demand with so many exciting announcements!

It is a shame we could not be there this year due to boarder closures but plans are in place for 2022!

Learn more here

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21/10/2021

Join our Victorian Digital Lead Simon Smiley-Andrews, as he talks with Vision Australia's Digital Access team about mobile app accessibility in a free online webinar.

Starting with a simplified mobile interpretation of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) principals, this webinar will give you the knowledge and vocabulary you'll need to understand when working with your design and development team to build for accessibility, whilst you also expand on your own knowledge.

The end result: an easy-to-use set of recommendations that will simplify your inclusive implementation having far reaching consequences in your product lifecycle.

DATE & TIME: Thu 28th Oct 2021, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm AEDT

REGISTER HERE:

Mobile App Accessibility You are invited to join Digital Access and guest presenter Simon Smiley-Andrews from ARQ, for our free October lunchtime webinar. When approaching accessibility on mobile it can be difficult to translate the WCAG principals from web to mobile. Considering they were originall...

07/10/2021

We’re thrilled to have been announced as finalists for the ARN Innovation Awards in the ‘Think Differently’ category for our work with Newcastle Permanent Building Society.

This category acknowledges how ARQ has operated beyond just a transactional engagement, in order to deploy creative and unique solutions to make meaningful impact for our customer.

Since 2019, we have developed a strong partnership with Newcastle Permanent and supported them in their quest to be ‘Australia’s Favourite Banking Experience’.

Through our design advisory, capability uplift and scalable design execution/delivery for multiple delivery squads (starting with the Mobile Banking channel’s refresh of a new MVP app), we worked in genuine collaboration with members of the team to achieve their vision and ensure a consistent customer experience across multiple channels.

Watch this space! Winners will be announced at a an in-person event on Thursday 9 December.

Learn more about the ARN Innovation Awards here

ARN is proud to announce the finalists of an enhanced Innovation Awards in 2021, housing a record-breaking number of submissions in what will be the largest celebration of ecosystem excellence in delivering transformative customer solutions across Australia.

05/10/2021

"...I’m passionate about seeing increased female representation in the tech industry...I see it as my responsibility to be an influential role model for other women and to encourage the next generation of leaders."

In our latest blog Director of Customer and Marketing Georgia Swanson talks what inspires her and how she wants to inspire others.

Georgia joined ARQ Group earlier in 2021 in the newly created role of Director of Customer and Marketing. We sat down to learn what led her to ARQ, what she hopes to achieve in this role, and what inspires her. What’s been your experience prior to joining ARQ? Prior to ARQ Group, I was at […]

20/09/2021

A huge congratulations to the team at ARQ, in collaboration with the Australian Department of Home Affairs and SITA, for winning GOLD for the Australian Electronic Travel Authority App. Thanks to DRIVEN x DESIGN for the nomination.

We’re looking forward to celebrating this fantastic achievement at DRIVENxDESIGN’s virtual awards presentation on Tuesday, 19 October.

Learn more about the app here: https://lnkd.in/gyifEVM

01/09/2021

We are excited to announce the rollout of our new Document Digitiser tool in partnership with Amazon Web Services(AWS). Amazon Textract is a machine learning service that automatically extracts text, handwriting, and data from scanned documents to provide highly accurate, digitised copies of documents without the need for manual review.

Our Head of Emerging technology James Litjens worked closely on this project and expects Document Digitiser will make a significant difference in government, retail, mining, construction, and financial services sectors, providing a solution that is efficient, scalable and mitigates errors from manual processes.

Thanks to Ryan Morris-Reade at ITBrief for the article, read it in full here

ARQ Group has launched new tools built on AWS to improve the accuracy of digitised handwriting.

25/08/2021

In April this year we attended the MAV Champions of Change conference in Melbourne as a major sponsor of the event and showcased ARQ’s COVID-safe and space management technologies.

Our team of experts included Associate Director Emerging Technologies James Litjens who demonstrated ARQ’s latest offerings providing real-time indoor space and congestion monitoring.

Data was gathered through features like heat-mapping and our ‘blue ring’ social distancing tool which visually depicts crowd adherence to the 1.5m rule, which meant event organisers and attendees could make informed decisions to maximise their enjoyment of the conference and ensure their personal safety.

Learn more about ARQ’s innovations for better space management here –

James Litjens from our Emerging Tech Department, demonstrates the latest Space Management Technology, earlier this year at MAV Conference Melbourne.

24/08/2021

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the !

Of the four grand finalists it was Team 17, AKA ‘Diamond Art’ who received the most votes from their peers. The team’s creative approach and in-depth understanding of technology saw them develop an innovative digital solution to address the challenges facing Indigenous artists in Australia.

The team focussed on two problem statements. Firstly, how to connect Indigenous artists directly with potential buyers and secondly, how to ensure that the proceeds of sales go to the artist and that the perpetual royalty of the art is controlled by their family.

By drawing on different real-life examples, the team pitched a strong case for the use of NFTs – units of data stored on a digital ledger that certifies a digital asset such as artwork to be unique – to sell emerging and existing Indigenous artworks. This would ensure that the artist receives a percentage of the sale every time their unique piece of work is sold.

A huge congratulations to Anthony Mortimore, Hadley Dixon, Michele Martin, Roman Maya, Simone Chuen, David K. Nguyen and James Vincent, we can’t wait to take this concept forward and turn it into reality.