DevOps: the missing link

Greg Pritchett, MD of Marval, examines why he thinks there’s something missing from the DevOps model. For IT professionals, the idea of having a more collaborative approach between development and operations is highly appealing. Getting rid of the isolated...

Teach coding to grow the economy

Tomorrow’s workplace holds incredible opportunities for individuals with the ability to code, says Alan Turnley-Jones, executive for services for the Middle East and Africa at Dimension Data. It’s no secret that the digital revolution is going to create...

The case for unpleasant design …

In the world of software development, user experience (UX) design is a hot topic, writes Jaco Grant, team lead at Entelect. Research has shown that UX design can significantly enhance the customer experience, by focusing design efforts on improving usability,...

The rise of the CaaS platform

Today’s enterprises recognise the critical importance of rapidly delivering new technology services to customers, partners, and employees. To stay ahead of the curve, many are changing the way they build and deliver applications, writes Matthew Lee, regional...

The quiet revolution of visual automation

When Chris Mulder, head of collections at The Unlimited, wanted to automate a simple process, he hit a wall. IT’s plate was overflowing and his project ranked too low in priority to get attention any time soon. Even if there was a spot, he’d have to face...

Time to move to a “product paradigm”?

It is time for software development to move from its long-standing “project paradigm” to something much closer to how business actually works. In the process, the venerable project management office will morph into something quite different. By Jaco...