Business Unit: NCore
Title: Automated tech radar that adjusts itself based on trends in the IT-sector

As a company, keeping track of what is going on in your market space is critical. Not keeping up to speed can mean your demise. But in the technology sector, trends are constantly shifting and expanding at an ever-faster rate. As a technology company, keeping up with the latest and greatest
and discarding the old is a mission critical objective.

Recently we had an exercise within our company to compile a “technology radar” about trends within
our market space. A very fun but also very difficult and tedious process. Loaded with gut feeling, bets and always changing opinions. It would be handy to have a sort of tool that can keep track of what is out there and compile these radars automatically. This tool can then be used as a sort of foundation to discuss about.

An open source radar visualization tool “tough works tech radar” exists and we would like to use it to
create a system that goes out hunting the interweb, monitor social media, churns company data and
compiles these radars for us.

More info:
https://github.com/bdargan/techradar

To build this project, we would like to use the Microsoft Cloud and data platform: Azure. The platform
has a whole suite of services to use to create AI or machine learning applications such as Cognitive
services, Machine learning studio, logic apps, etc. Moreover, we would like this application to be
“serverless” meaning a serverless microservices architecture running on Azure functions, Logic apps, etc.

More info: Serverless architectures
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/functions/

The exact workings on how the system compiles these radars can be agreed at the start of the project.

Available materials: Microsoft Azure environment to use, .net, AI, cloud knowledge in house.

What we offer

• You will learn a lot (that’s the point, right?)
• You’ll join a team of engaging colleagues
• You will have the opportunity to participate in projects
• You’re welcome to join a lot of workshops, trainings and events
• You will find yourself in a high-tech environment with a focus on knowledge and innovation, an open no-nonsense corporate culture with room for personal initiative

Who we are looking for

• You are a motivated bachelor or master student
• You are a team player
• You can work independent
• Your true passion is IT and you monitor the latest trends and best practices
• You are not afraid of complex issues, and fixing them
• Knowledge of .NET is a plus