Red Hat adds dynamic storage provisioning

Red Hat has announced the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4, the latest version of its container application platform. Red Hat helps organisations like Discovery Health and Pioneer better embrace new technologies, such as Linux...

Hackathons provide platform for innovation

Events like the recent 24-hour Blockchain Hackathon, run by Santam in conjunction with IBM and the Blockchain Academy, play an important role in the ongoing development and improvement of the software industry. This is according to SilverBridge senior software...

DevOps: Rapid application development has never been easier

In today’s digital era, technology moves fast and consumer behaviour changes quickly in response. Organisations hoping to thrive need to adapt as quickly, and implement digital technologies that service CX and other business strategies as soon as possible. Hand...

Why Agile is the business methodology of the future

Aaron Sanders, a US-based professional Agile coach, was recently in SA to deliver a series of training courses to the DVT Academy. He took some time out of his schedule to outline exactly why Agile is the business methodology of the future. “Agile is effectively...

Accounting software puts power in entrepreneurs’ hands

Anton van Heerden, executive vice-president: Africa & Middle East at Sage, reflects on how much accounting software has changed over the years. When Sage (or Softline as it was known back then) opened its doors in 1988, the few small businesses that actually had...

A guide to mobile app community management

By now, most businesses understand the true purpose of an app within the business mix – apps should align with the objectives of a business to achieve an end goal. Following on from this, many businesses have found that a well-managed app community – much...