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The hype around machine learning shows no sign of slowing down. But while companies set out to hire more data scientists and machine learning engineers, many of us are still left wondering what it is exactly. In this two part blog series machine learning engineer Maartens Lourens sets out to introduce machine learning concepts and […]

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and Computing launched this year’s UK IT Industry Awards to recognise exceptional organisations, people, projects and products. We had 4 entries shortlisted across 3 categories including Best Workplace in IT, UK Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Young IT Professional of the Year. We are delighted to have AL’s achievements recognised […]

Following on from our initial conversation, we’ve been speaking with lead engineer, Nick Barton. Nick has just rolled off one of our biggest projects following a great success in a major release and we’ll be speaking to him about how he’s managed the team who succeeded in this. The release was a substantial Azure migration […]

At AL we regularly post blogs discussing our passion for growing and maintaining a great Company culture, living our values and keeping our people and our clients at the heart of all we do. In fact our two founders described their views just recently when being interviewed about what it meant to them to place […]

The hype around machine learning shows no sign of slowing down. But while companies set out to hire more data scientists and machine learning engineers, many of us are still left wondering what it is exactly. In this two part blog series machine learning engineer Maartens Lourens sets out to introduce machine learning concepts and […]

Despite the market hype and doom-mongering hyperbole, automation is not going to bring about the apocalypse anytime soon. But it is going to change the way we work dramatically. As automation specialists, we see it as our duty to make sure the automation revolution brings about a new normal that will improve industry not destroy it. […]

Here at AL, we strongly believe we have some of the most talented DevOps engineers in the industry. But, what does that actually mean? With the DevOps movement growing and skills being high in demand; what does it mean to call yourself a DevOps engineer? And, more importantly, what skills does that give you that […]

Automation Logic is the 3rd best small employer in the UK in 2018.  In the last 12 months, we’ve scaled up substantially, which brings a new and exciting set of challenges such as how to retain our fantastic culture of high trust and autonomy as we grow. One of the reasons our people like working […]

As a soon-to-be graduate, I asked my friends what to expect when starting a full-time job. Their answers were, unfortunately, mostly negative. They talked about some previous negative experiences, where they were given limited autonomy or personalisation in their role. This honesty pushed me to look for a job in a company that not only […]

‘Passing over the torch’ While our Chief of Staff, Vicky, was on maternity leave from summer 2017, Rajashri Chakraborty stepped in on a fixed term contract to run the HR operations of the business. Rajashri quickly got to grips with the opportunity, assisting with and leading some major projects including launching our flexible benefits platform, […]