Breccan Mcleod-Lundy

Reflections on the Australian Clean Energy Summit 2023

Breccan Mcleod-Lundy

Reflections on the Australian Clean Energy Summit 2023

Breccan McLeod-Lundy August 15, 2023

Having experienced Ackama’s increasing involvement in energy-related work over the last few years, I attended the Clean Energy Summit in Sydney this month. As a New Zealander, it was a great opportunity to compare and contrast my knowledge…

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The importance of the Discovery Phase in creating purposeful experiences

The importance of the Discovery Phase in creating purposeful experiences

Josh Ng July 7, 2023

When it comes to designing and developing a product, starting the project off on the right foot is crucial. The Discovery phase sets the stage by uncovering key insights about the product’s purpose, target audience, and…

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Ackama sponsors DrupalSouth 2023 in Wellington – what we’re learning at the conference

Ackama sponsors DrupalSouth 2023 in Wellington – what we’re learning at the conference

Josh Forde May 17, 2023

Ackama have sponsored DrupalSouth 2023 for the first time!. DrupalSouth is the conference for the Australian, New Zealand (and hopefully Pacific) open source community and CMS. Community-operated tech events are definitely our favourite – Drupal South is operated by…

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Eoin Kelly

Building hardy software applications

Eoin Kelly

Building hardy software applications

Eoin Kelly March 23, 2023

We take the responsibility to provide the most value possible to our clients very seriously. We want to build applications that are long-lived (lasting 10 or more years). We want to…

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Eoin Kelly

Don’t start with Microservices: Take a pragmatic approach to tech industry hotness

Eoin Kelly

Don’t start with Microservices: Take a pragmatic approach to tech industry hotness

Eoin Kelly January 24, 2023

I have been doing a little holiday reading on the current state of some of the hot new web development technologies: Edge computing (using CloudFlare workers, Fastly Compute@Edge…

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Breccan Mcleod-Lundy

Welcome to the Ackama family, Common Code!

Breccan Mcleod-Lundy

Welcome to the Ackama family, Common Code!

Breccan McLeod-Lundy November 17, 2022

We’re excited to announce Common Code has joined the Ackama family! Founded in Melbourne in 2010 by Daryl Antony, a software developer who loved both technical solutions as well as like-minded communities – mostly related to…

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Angela Martin Ackama product development

Meet Karyn – one of our Senior UX Designers

Angela Martin Ackama product development

Meet Karyn – one of our Senior UX Designers

Angela Martin October 16, 2022

  What’s your name? Karyn Brice What are your preferred pronouns? she/her What’s your title? Senior Designer How long have you worked at Ackama?…

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Breccan Mcleod-Lundy

Ackama Appoints Jamie Baddeley to General Manager New Zealand

Breccan Mcleod-Lundy

Ackama Appoints Jamie Baddeley to General Manager New Zealand

Breccan McLeod-Lundy October 16, 2022

Ackama has announced the appointment of Jamie Baddeley, to support its continued global growth.  Ackama CEO, Breccan McLeod-Lundy says technology leader Jamie Baddeley has a demonstrated history of commitment to innovation and socially-focused technology and will…

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Angela Martin Ackama product development

Profile of Cam

Angela Martin Ackama product development

Profile of Cam

Angela Martin August 5, 2022

What’s your name? Cameron Hopkinson What are your preferred pronouns? They/Them What’s your title? Software developer How long have you worked at Ackama? 2.5 years…

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NZSL Dictionary – 25 year anniversary video

NZSL Dictionary – 25 year anniversary video

Josh Forde May 27, 2022

Since 2011, the NZSL dictionary has been available online. Ackama today supports the software that runs the online service. If you would like to learn some signs, you can take a look here. The Deaf Studies Research Unit researches,…

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