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’...

Thinking of building an app?

Craig Terblanche, regional director of OutSystems SA, discusses exactly what developers and business owners need to know before dipping their toes into the choppy waters of the app development world. In response to a business pain, you’ve dreamed up a great new...

DevOps creates agility in business

Creating diverse partnerships to further business opportunities remains a big challenge for organisations today. Agility / DevOps in the business context encourage businesses to respond to rapid changes in the internal and external environment, without losing sight of...

Small does not equate with simple in mobile apps

The case for developing mobile apps is clear cut. However, the route to successfully developing and maintaining an app is less clear because of hidden complexities that are masked by the misconception that apps are small and therefore simple, says Mornay Leander, user...