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...
Email Phishing – Fraudsters posing as Catalyst
We recently learned about some email phishing activity, where the cyber criminals are posing as Catalyst IT. Phishing attacks disguised as Catalyst IT This...
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...
Edtech LMS – exploring Moodle 3.9
What is Moodle LMS? The Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) is a world leading educational technology solution for the education sector. It enables universities and...
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...
Follow The Sun Support – One Year In
Catalyst started up in 1997, and from humble beginnings as an outsourced services company we have grown to over 250 staff globally, with seven offices across Australia, New...
