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Intercom presents Engineer Chats

Intercom, Inc.

For the very first time, we’re releasing Engineer Chats , an internal podcast here at Intercom about all things engineering. Previously hosted by Jamie Osler , a Senior Product Engineer at Intercom for over seven years, it’s now up to Principal Systems Engineer Brian Scanlan to pick up the baton and keep the chats going.

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Infrastructure at speed: 5 lessons learned from building Intercom in Europe

Intercom, Inc.

In many cases, these projects had turned out to be some of the biggest these companies had ever taken on, taking the majority of their engineering team more than six months to complete. . “We Once we started building, our engineering principles helped us to keep moving fast. Lesson #2: Stick to your principles.

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Business Process Outsourcing Tips & Resources

Callminer

With this in mind, frequent visits from a senior engineer from the off-shore vendor to the client site during the design phase can help ensure a clear project understanding. Negotiating and drawing up a contract in some instances can carry legal fees, and continuing the relationship will have costs in time or possibly travel.”

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How we ensure the highest standards of data privacy and compliance within Intercom

Intercom, Inc.

Before a vendor is procured, our IT, legal, and security teams review their security and data privacy practices in full. We supplement company-wide training with role-specific training for high risk groups like Customer Support and Engineering. “We The only vendors who have access to your data are in our official subprocessor list.

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Why your privacy ecosystem is crucial in the age of GDPR

Intercom, Inc.

Companies with EU customers will have to legally justify the processing of the personal data they collect, as well as ensuring that users can easily access their own data and remove consent for its use, change privacy settings and permanently delete their data. Know your own systems. Choose vendors/partners that you trust.

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Not investing in localization is costing you more than you think

Intercom, Inc.

The process is typically equated with language translation – which is one of its core components – but in practice, it spans to include factors such as the tone and voice of your content, product pricing and tax models, and the legal considerations for entering and operating in that market.

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What Is a Balanced Scorecard?

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Schmidt had been the senior executive at Volkswagen’s engineering and environmental office in Michigan, where he was responsible for the VWs emissions programme. Engineers at VW thought the system was bulky, expensive and high maintenance, so they developed the “lean NOx trap” instead. The Cost of the Scandal.