Exciting news! We're delighted to announce our participation in DevOps Live 2024! Join us at one of the largest gatherings of DevOps and cloud professionals in the UK and don't miss the chance to drop by Booth L80, where you can meet us, have a chat with the Yaks, or ask anything you'd like to know about cloud native.

Launching YakChat, a podcast by BlakYaks. In our first episode ‘Modern Cloud Operations’, Neil Allgood, Cloud Engineering and Operations Lead, and BlakYaks CEO, Dirk Anderson, explore the changing nature of cloud technology operations and how businesses can realise the full potential of their cloud deployments.

Our SpecOps team represents a forward-looking service function explicitly crafted to support the dynamic landscape of cloud platforms, workloads, and services. We understand the pivotal role that cloud technology plays in shaping the future of businesses. Our team takes on the responsibility of meticulously managing all Azure platforms, employing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to harness the full potential of Azure.

We are incredibly proud to have been selected as one of the finalists of the ‘New Business of the Year’ category at the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards 2023. While we didn’t win the category, being shortlisted was a great honour and a fantastic recognition of the hard work our team put in every day.

We are thrilled to share that BlakYaks has been certified as a Great Place to Work® (GPTW®) for the second consecutive year. In 2022, BlakYaks achieved this prestigious certification for the first time and we are delighted to announce that our dedication to creating a positive workplace environment has once again been recognised. Read more.

We are happy to share that we have attained the Microsoft Azure Data & AI Solution Partner designation. This achievement complements our existing portfolio of Microsoft Solutions partner designations, which includes Azure Digital & App Innovation with Kubernetes Specialisation and Azure Infrastructure. The Data & AI designation strengthens our teams’ ability to collaborate seamlessly with our customers and data engineering/analytics partners to deliver enterprise-grade platforms capable of supporting big data and AI-infused workloads.

We are pleased to announce that we have achieved the Cyber Essentials Plus (CE+) certification on our first attempt, following our earlier Cyber Essentials achievement. It's been an interesting experience, providing a good opportunity to reflect on our progress and how we went about achieving our goal.

BlakYaks have proudly become a signatory of the Tech Talent Charter (TTC), showcasing our commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion in the tech industry. The TTC, a government-supported initiative, unites over 700 organisations to drive diversity and inclusion efforts. We actively promote gender diversity, continuous skills development and equitable career progression, ensuring all employees have equal opportunities to thrive. Read more about our recent partnership and our D&I commitments.

Welcome to our blog series "Meet the Herd!". In this section, we will give you a closer look at the wonderful people that make BlakYaks so great. By way of fun interviews and spotlights, you will get to see the faces behind the business and find out what drives and inspires them.

BlakYaks has been recognised as the 'Best Overall' company in the ‘Small’ category of the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech™ 2023 List, as awarded by Great Place to Work® (GPTW®). This recognition underscores BlakYaks' commitment to fostering a transparent and inclusive workplace culture.

BlakYaks has been shortlisted as a finalist in the prestigious Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards 2023, in the New Business category. This recognition highlights our exceptional growth, successful services, innovative approaches, and ethical practices. The awards program celebrates business brilliance and innovation, with the final ceremony taking place in November 2023.

Discover the exciting world of AI innovation at BlakYaks as we delve into the realms of Artificial Intelligence and explore the Azure OpenAI service. In this blog, we share our early insights and success with the YakBot OpenAI console, a seamless gateway to the Azure OpenAI service, tailor-made to enhance productivity within our business.

BlakYaks, a UK-leading Microsoft Azure specialist building, migrating and operating secure cloud-native platforms, today announced that is now a Kubernetes Certified Service Provider (KCSP). By becoming a KCSP, BlakYaks joins an elite group of service providers in the UK recognised for their excellence in helping organisations leverage the full potential of Kubernetes. The KCSP program, managed by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF®) in partnership with the Linux Foundation, is a pre-qualified tier of vetted service providers who have deep experience helping enterprises successfully adopt Kubernetes.

At BlakYaks we believe in giving back to our community and we wanted to celebrate our second anniversary in a meaningful way, so we decided to volunteer with Heath Hands, a charity organisation that works to preserve and protect the natural environment of Hampstead Heath.

We are offering free-of-charge Azure workshops to celebrate our second business anniversary! Speak to us during the month of March and book a session to optimise your Azure cloud-native platform.

BlakYaks turns two years old!

Welcome to our blog series "Meet the Herd". In this section, we will give you a closer look at the wonderful people that make BlakYaks so great. By way of fun interviews and spotlights, you will get to see the faces behind the business and find out what drives and inspires them.