My First Week

In my last post, I talk about the importance of not duplicating your data and having a single source of truth. This time I want to focus more on calculated data and the source of truth part and one crucial way we can ensure our data is the truth. What Is Calculated Data? I was...

Hi, I’m Anthony. I thought I’d tell you all a bit about me and how I came to be an employee at Goldstar IT. So after a few months of blogs I think it’s time to properly introduce myself and tell you all about me. I am the System Designer here at Goldstar IT. I...

Intro  An essential part of any system is the data. It doesn’t matter what app you use, processes you follow, or automations you build, if your data is bad the system won’t work. So the first thing we need to address then is what is ‘Bad Data’? At its most straightforward bad data is anything...

On March 30th 1981 outside the Washington Hilton Hotel, American President Ronald Reagan was shot when returning to his limousine. He survived but it was close. And in the commotion that followed, ‘The biscuit’ went missing. This is the nickname given to a small plastic card that is sealed shut inside a case that contains...

Hi there, I’m Paul Goldsmith the Director of Goldstar and this week is my turn for the blog. My thoughts have recently turned to how much we’ve developed internally over the last few months and how proud I am of the team. There were 5 things we did during lockdown as Goldstar that has enabled...