Security as code: A pragmatic approach to DevSecOps
In the race to digital, security has often been the afterthought that creates bottlenecks and vulnerabilities. As the DevSecOps market grows at 13,2% annually towards a projected $45,93-billion valuation, organisations are recognising that traditional security...
ERP is more critical than ever for SA companies
South African companies are transforming their operations with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems that streamline processes, boost productivity and unlock real-time insights across the organisation. By Anthony Poltera, value prototyping lead at SAP Africa As...
Integrate security into your development lifecycle
In today's fast-paced digital world, organisations face a challenging balancing act: delivering software quickly while ensuring it's secure. By Nic Evans, head of business agility at iOCO Digital Traditional approaches that treat security as an afterthought or a final...
AI can speed up code, but not thinking
In a landscape flooded with AI hype - from low-code shortcuts to intelligent copilots -there’s growing pressure on engineering teams to move faster than ever. But what if we’re accelerating the wrong thing? Sasha Slankamenac, principal engineer at Dariel, believes...
The hidden cost of financial reporting delays
With many South African companies preparing for financial year-end in June, the spotlight is once again on financial reporting – a business function that, while often taken for granted, holds enormous sway over strategic decisions, stakeholder trust and regulatory...
Young girls breaking barriers this youth month
The official unemployment rate in South Africa rose to 32,9% in the first quarter of 2025, with the number of unemployment people increasing by 237 000 compared to the previous three-month period. Youth unemployment (15–24-year-old job seekers), climbed to 62.4% in Q1...
How to get maximum benefits out of DevOps
These days, a company’s software ecosystem is a strategic business decision, not just a choice around tools and technologies. By Nic Evans, head of business agility at iOCO Digital Many organisations have found that off-the-shelf tools often don’t match their...
PwC SA wins AFSUG’s first African hackathon
PwC South Africa has taken top honours at the African SAP User Group’s (AFSUG) inaugural SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) Hackathon finale, which took place live at the recent Saphila 2025 conference, AFSUG’s premier SAP user conference for Africa. The AFSUG SAP...
1Bonding aims to solve IT collaboration drag
Collaboration drag refers to the friction, delays, and errors that happen when IT teams must manually move information between platforms. It’s an invisible bottleneck that 1Bonding, now available in South Africa through CASA Software, solves. CASA Software was...
What BlackBerry’s fall teaches us about AI and software testing
I recently watched the Netflix documentary BlackBerry, and it got me thinking, writes Ezanne Grobler, head of advisory services: quality assurance and testing at iOCO. As I witnessed it unfold, I couldn’t help but draw parallels to our world of software quality...
Building a global coalition for ethical AI in finance
The AI revolution is upon us, and its impact will be profound. By Aaron Harris, chief technology officer of Sage A record 28% of venture capital investment went to AI startups in Q2 2024. While, in the world of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) more than 90%...
Agile development in practice: lessons from the trenches
With the Agile iterative software development methodology widely accepted as the best way to get to market faster, most large South African companies embrace the concept. Many even believe they have ‘gone Agile’ when in reality they have not. By Rouan van der Walt,...