Published in We Are Serverless·Dec 1, 2020The RTE Toy Show Appeal — converting millions of viewers to millions of Euros with ServerlessThe Late Late Toy Show is the most watched show in Ireland every year with a 70%+ audience share and over 1.5 million viewers on their live show. Every year they put on extraordinary entertainment for the nation and 2020 was no exception. The show’s host, Ryan Tubridy, explained: We…Serverless5 min readServerless5 min read
Published in Comic Relief Technology·Jul 9, 2019The real business value unlocked by going ServerlessI recently spoke at the AWS Summit London about Comic Relief’s journey into Serverless (full video of Serverless Deep Dive session here). During some press interviews at the conference, myself and Adam Clark (Senior Engineer) got to speak in a bit more detail about some of the more nuanced advantages…AWS4 min readAWS4 min read
Published in Comic Relief Technology·Jun 6, 2019AWS Summit London case study: Going Serverless at Comic ReliefThis Serverless deep dive talk from the AWS Summit London was led by Danilo Poccia, an AWS evangelist for Serverless, followed by the Comic Relief case study of our experience implementing Serverless. …Serverless11 min readServerless11 min read
Published in Comic Relief Technology·Mar 8, 2018Organising productive hackdays — how to make the most of your hackathonsHackdays and hackathons are a fantastic way to engage your development team in new challenges. …Hackathons5 min readHackathons5 min read
Published in Comic Relief Technology·Jan 17, 2018Accessibility: Access All AreasAccessible digital experiences are something we strive for at Comic Relief — we’re not perfect at it, but we’re trying to make sure that we can embed inclusive design at the heart of our product development*. …Accessibility5 min readAccessibility5 min read
Published in Comic Relief Technology·Aug 7, 2017How ‘Going Live’ became my mental blockerFor the past four months, the Platform Squad at Comic Relief has been working on a content migration from the old Drupal 7 code base to our beautiful new Drupal 8 platform. …Drupal4 min readDrupal4 min read
Apr 27, 2017‘The general public’ — how to identify who your users are when your brand is a national treasureWorking at Comic Relief has challenges unlike any I’ve experienced in previous roles at startups or agencies. …UX4 min readUX4 min read
Published in Comic Relief Technology·Nov 22, 2016Optimistic about our future optimizationAt Comic Relief, we have 5 core values that we aim to achieve in everything we do; Bold, Creative, Fun, Trustworthy and Engaging. …Optimization5 min readOptimization5 min read