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How to hit the ground running in a pandemic

Posted by: Mike Farrington, Posted on: 30 June 2020 - Categories: Our Culture, Our People
Mike Farrington at Manchester City Council Awards for Excellence 2016 at Manchester Town Hall

Mike Farrington, Head of Hybrid Cloud Services Operations at BPDTS, discusses why trust and flexibility are at the heart of the engineering team's success. Learn more about Mike's first 6-months delivering cloud at scale amid a pandemic.

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Going digital with Pride

Posted by: Amy Cross, Posted on: 22 June 2020 - Categories: Our Culture
Amy Cross, BPDTS

Pride 2020 is visible and inclusive. BPDTS is celebrating Pride 2020 digitally to ensure that even with the current coronavirus restrictions, Pride in 2020 isn't forgotten.

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Aim high with hybrid cloud

Posted by: Andy Jones, Posted on: 17 June 2020 - Categories: Our People, Our Services
Andy Jones Lead Technical Engineer in Blackpool Server Room

Andy Jones, a Lead Infrastructure Engineer at BPDTS, supports different teams at the Department for Work and Pensions, helping navigate the cloud and virtualisation journey. Learn why Andy finds working in the public sector and cloud an exciting place for professional development.

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Apprentice to infrastructure engineer: my journey

Posted by: Sean Dinning, Posted on: 11 June 2020 - Categories: Our Culture, Our People
Sean Dinning

Sean Dinning started his technology career as an apprentice, working his way up to an Infrastructure Engineer role. Learn more about Sean's journey and why he thinks BPDTS and the public sector are a great place to work.

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Joel, me and the Carer’s Passport

Posted by: Debbie Liddle, Posted on: 9 June 2020 - Categories: Our Culture
Debbie Liddle and Joel

BPDTS Business Compliance Manager, Debbie Liddle, shares her story as a long-term carer for her son diagnosed with Down's Syndrome and autism. The Carer's Passport is a lifeline, helping Debbie to juggle her work and caring responsibilities successfully.

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Landing my perfect Infrastructure Engineering job

Posted by: Alicia Cahill, Posted on: 2 June 2020 - Categories: Our People, Our Services
Alicia Cahill

Great tools and a brilliant team make career transitions smoother. Learn how job shadowing led Alicia Cahill to the perfect engineering role in government.

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