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 the daunting...
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 Viljoen, Agile...
Software development extends the future-proof enterprise
Within every business and across every sector worldwide, innovation and disruption are now the primary challenges that leaders face. New technology trends and digital platforms emerge every year, and only the agile and responsive are able to truly thrive in such an...
Progress OpenEdge 11.7 available now
AIGS has announced the latest release of Progress OpenEdge - the application development platform that simplifies delivery of mission-critical business applications. The 11.7 release, available immediately, includes capabilities to ensure higher availability of...
OutSystems recognised as a mobile low-code leader
Low-code application developer OutSystems has been recognised as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Mobile Low-Code Development Platforms, Q1 2017. "One of the keys to simplifying digital transformation, is the ability to deploy solutions seamlessly across web and...
IBM launches Bluemix container service with Kubernetes
IBM has announced a new container service on Bluemix, its cloud platform, to fuel the speed and simplicity at which developers can build and manage more secure and cognitive apps. Available on IBM Cloud, this service uses Kubernetes, an open-source container...
Legitimate software is an investment
Many SME owners across Africa believe that pirating their business software is a good way to save money. However, the reality is that purchasing legitimate software licences yields powerful return on investment (ROI) and allows organisations to eliminate the heavy...
Developers can build and host most Alexa skills for free
Amazon has announced a new program that will make it free for tens of thousands of Alexa developers to build and host most Alexa skills using Amazon Web Services (AWS), writes Werner Vogels, chief technology officer at Amazon Web Services. Many Alexa skill developers...
DevConf a success, says DVT
Software and solutions company DVT have cited DevConf 2017 as a 'must attend' for software developers. South Africa's annual developer's conference took place at Vodaworld in Midrand on 9 March and attracted more than 700 delegates. DVT's CEO, Jaco van der Merwe, says...
Your PaaS(port) to app success in the cloud era
While the operating environment for modern businesses has been dramatically reshaped by a number of technology- and business trends in the last few years, few of these has had the impact of cloud computing on extending the boundaries of productivity from beyond the...
Obsidian Systems, Atlassian lead DevOps collaboration
Open source technology, services and solutions specialist Obsidian Systems is teaming up with industry partner and established enterprise software firm Atlassian to participate as a silver sponsor at this year's DevConf conference. The annual event, widely...
Manual processes put database development at risk
Agile development ideas have come a long way over the past few years, from a set of interesting principles with the potential to change the face of software development, management and deployment, to an effective set of tools and methodologies that significantly...