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One of the best parts being in the tech-sphere is meeting enthusiastic individuals and watching them grow. For the past three months, The Distance has been the home of intern Ellie Lundie after she stumbled upon us during a careers fair. We asked her what she thought to her time with us: One of my …
Mobile app downloads keep going up, with worldwide projections for 2019 reaching an all-time high of 88 billion Android app downloads and 30 billion iOS app downloads. If your business offers a service or a product, the need to reach potential customers through mobile has never been higher, and you can expect it to keep …
Over the last 6 months, The Distance have seen a wealth of recognition from both our customers and the wider services industry. We are now ranked in the top 10 app developers in the UK and top 15 B2B software developers. We have also received recognition from Corporate Vision in the form of an award …
Dude, where’s my server? As the tech market ascends ever further into the Cloud, the demand for small scale, on-prem hardware decreases. In response, here at The Distance we’ve shaken up how we build, structure and deploy our products. That’s right, we’ve gone Serverless. When we say “Serverless”, what we are actually talking about is …
Its been a long whilst since, I’ve written a personal post on here, but I thought I’d just share the recent news (if you hadn’t already seen it plastered all over our social media) that we just past our 9th Birthday. We celebrated in style with an afternoon drinks reception in a village pub then …
Mere weeks remain before the full implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). While it was officially created on the 27th April 2016, companies have been given a two year grace period before it becomes enforceable on the 25th May 2018. The regulation will apply to all 28 member states of the EU, in …
Today we’re excited to announce the appointment of Mark Wilcox as our new Technical Director. From working as a smartphone software architect at Nokia in the days before the iPhone, to acting as a consultant at Samsung, Mark has a storied career that spans many facets of the technology industry. Mark has led successful app …
This year DotYork, Yorkshire’s Digital Conference, is being held at the Central Methodist Church, St. Saviourgate on Thursday 9th November. For those not in the know, this is an established event enjoying it’s 4th year; a one-day conference focused on tech, creativity and business. Sponsored by big names such as BYTEMARK, piksel and shopify, this year, …
York is a great place to be based, we have a vibrant tech community, a great student population with many international students and a variety of inspirational businesses. This year we have been very fortunate to work with six Chinese students, helping them with their degrees at York St John and enhancing their experience of …