Bi-modal IT: Finding the perfect harmony

As the concept of bimodal, or ‘two-operations IT’ gains traction, chief information officers (CIOs) are grappling with the dilemma of how to keep existing systems humming, while simultaneously developing the agility and innovation capability to respond to...

‘Creativity’ a must for developers

South Africa’s cellular industry is one of the jewels in the crown of the country’s economy. From just 4-million landlines in 1994, the industry can today point to more than 80-million active cellphones. That South Africans have adopted mobile technology...

Vigorous, dynamic app economy has new needs

In the fast paced and modern business environment, the software and technology needs of companies can change rapidly, often with little or no warning as the organisation needs to respond quickly to new market demands or disruption from competitors. Companies are being...

Catering to the needs of a vigorous app economy

In the fast paced and modern business environment, the software and technology needs of companies can change rapidly, often with little or no warning as the organisation needs to respond quickly to new market demands or disruption from competitors. Companies are being...

How OpenShift and Docker can ease cloud pain

It is through software that today’s winning business models are emerging, writes AJ Hartenberg, portfolio manager at T-Systems, South Africa. Over the past couple of years, think of all the intuitive, convenient mobile apps and web-based services that have...

Digital technology at the heart of progress

2015 was a watershed year according to Professor Barry Dwolatzky, director of the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE). Working to ready Braamfontein as the digital hub of Johannesburg, he says that 2016 is time to ‘take the great leap forward’...