The Ixis Blog

The digital future for third sector organisations

Steph H — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:29:03 +0000

With nearly ten years of social enterprise experience and as a previous manager of a social enterprise digital agency, I know all too well how important it is to deal with limited resources.

The digital budget at a charity or social enterprise can all too often be dropped to the bottom of the list. But having a good digital presence is essential to tell the story to stakeholders about the organisation and engage with audiences to attract volunteers / donations / or indeed new projects.

Think G Cloud Expo is coming

Steph H — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:48:57 +0000

Once again, we are putting our weight behind the team at Think G Cloud, sponsoring the forthcoming conference in London.

We will be discussing the transition away from proprietary systems and sharing lessons learned on the benefits of the G Cloud Procurement framework.

We have seen more and more local government departments exploring open source products and we have provided consultancy on how Drupal can meet their businesses digital requirements. Our pocket-sized guide has helped to support procurement, dispel myths and promote the benefits of open source frameworks.

Ixis Host a Business Breakfast Seminar

Nicola E — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:48:40 +0000

Ixis are looking forward to hosting their first seminar in collaboration with MLP Solicitors at Wilderspool Business Park on Thursday 16th May 2013 8.30am to 10am.

To kick things off, we have teamed up with local firm MLP Solicitors to deliver a breakfast seminar to help businesses based at Wilderspool.

MLP will present a short presentation on topics including:

Driving Public Sector Confidence in Drupal

Steph H — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:40:14 +0000

We are about to go back on the road with our Open Source campaign for the Public Sector

Following recent contract wins with the Care Quality Commission and Bristol City Council, we are delighted to be sharing best practise and procurement lessons once more.

We are teaming up with fellow business WunderRoot to create a Drupal Zone at the forthcoming Open Source Open Standards C o nference, showcasing the strength of the Community.

PHP Developers: join us in 2013!

Mike C — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:00:31 +0000

Come and join our well established web development team as a core developer of our PHP based team.

We build and support interactive sites of all kinds, so every project can be very different to keep you and your mind active. You'll be involved with a number of projects at any one time ranging from international brands, enterprise public sector organisations through to charities and media sites. We also run several internal projects which you'll have chance to provide input and development for - this is where we often experiment with new ideas first.

Ideally you'll have 2+ years commercial PHP experience, but also the knowledge of best practices when working as a team on projects.

Ixis are looking for more Drupal Site Technicians

Mike C — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:03:18 +0000

THIS POSITION IS NOW FILLED. THANKS TO ALL WHO RESPONDED.

Ixis are expanding their support team due to new contract wins with large enterprise clients. We're recruiting for further Drupal Site Technicians to join the team as we expand in 2013.

Are you driven to learn and help people solve problems? Do you enjoy working with others? We are looking for a creative problem solver to join our Drupal support team. The role involves working with a large and diverse portfolio of Drupal clients helping us to deliver exceptional service.

Wanted: Linux Sysadmin

Chris H — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:06:14 +0000

Ixis are recruiting another Linux systems administrator as we continue to expand in 2013

Your main responsibilities will include managing existing clients, migrating new clients to our platforms or setting up / supporting systems using their existing infrastructure.

Calling the Drupal API on the command line

Mike C — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:02:57 +0000

If you're trying to trouble shoot problems on a Drupal site and need to get some information out of Drupal then using the command line can get you answers quick.

Traditionally calling any of the Drupal API functions to diagnose something would require peppering your modules with temporary debug code, or writing a whole new module to call API functions and display results.

Manchester Digital Skills Day Round Up

Nicola E — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:27:19 +0000

The second Manchester Digital Talent Day was held at Manchester prestigious town hall and was followed by a Digital Skills Summit, breaking down barriers between employers and the education sector.

Manchester Digital (MD) is the independent trade association for the thriving digital sector in the North West and are responsible for creating campaigns and events that ensure new talent stays in the region post-university.

Drupal Camp London....It's been emotional

Steph H — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:41:03 +0000

So another Drupal Camp is over, but we are still buzzing from the energy, enthusiasm and quality of sessions we all attended over the weekend.

I was lucky enough to attend the business day that preceded the weekend, and was treated to some quality insights from speakers from MTV, Oxfam and Capgemini along with a fascinating talk from Mark Taylor of Sirius.