Cloud managed services – make the switch
Migration to a Cloud Managed Service is hands down our most popular service at present. It has transformed the performance of many clients’ learning management systems (LMS) and...
Build an LMS that learners love – 10 tips
As an organisation that understands the power of effective workplace learning, you’re probably using a learning management system (LMS) to deliver digital content and ensure...
Create an agile workforce – choose an integrated platform
In their 2020 Global Talent Trends Report, Mercer found that nearly 100% of business and HR leaders are actively preparing for potential changes in the workplace. And in the...
Open source software – what is it?
What is open source software? Open source software has source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance. Source code is the part of the software that developers can...
LMS in 2021 – learning the way we live
Over the years, Learning Management Systems (LMS) have evolved from basic course management tools to become student-centric, collaborative learning environments that represent the...
Metabase – I love you
It’s time to come clean. I've fallen in love with another open source software toolset. Metabase, how I love you so. We have never been in such a position to ask questions of our...
ChatOps is King in High Stakes Exam Support
Catalyst recently entered the world of high stakes online assessment with the launch of our eAssessment offering in partnership with Monash University. As part of the Catalyst...
Safe Exam Browser – Tighter Moodle Integration
Catalyst is proud to announce a new milestone in our ongoing partnership with the Moodle project. Moodle is the world’s leading Learning Management System (LMS), as well as being...
ETL Power with Pygrametl
Catalyst has been helping our clients wrestle data from one system to another for many years. Whether this be very formal Enterprise system integration engagements, or just custom...
MFA for your Enterprise Moodle
MFA plugin - Moodle Taking this opportunity to congratulate and thank three of our great Moodle developers, Brenden Heywood, Mikhail Golenkov and Peter Burnett for the...
Cutting our AWS spend in half
It often seems that, by default, our AWS monthly spends go in only one direction - up. Our AWS cost reduction strategy has evolved over time, through the work we’ve done for...
Under the hood of Moodle’s cron system
At Catalyst we work with a lot of clients who have pretty big Moodle instances. One of the critical parts of Moodle is the Task API aka cron system which ticks along in the...