Initiative aims to inspire more girls to enter careers in STEM
Vodacom has launched a follow-up to its stimulating #CodeLikeAGirl programme that will see 700 girls between the ages of 14 and 18 receive coding training from 27 June to 15 July 2022. The Vodacom #CodeLikeAGirl programme is aimed at inspiring more girls to explore...
The future of DevOps and QA
There is little doubt that DevOps has evolved. It has become one of the foundational pillars of the agile organisation, delivering measurable value to the organisation across the important metrics of quality, speed of delivery, reliability and customer experiences. It...
Global recognition for Decision Inc at SAP hackathon
Decision Inc was the second runner up at the recent global SAP Hack2Build rapid prototyping initiative. The annual hackathon, held over eight days in March, is designed to drive early stage inspiration, use case exploration, and technology adoption for SAP partners....
Outsourcing could help with software developer skill shortage
Continued economic instability and the normalisation of remote working are pressuring South African organisations to find more effective ways of overcoming the scarcity of in-house software development resources. This is according to specialised software development...
Next phase of Kubernetes education will drive simpler deployment
Globally, Kubernetes is still in its early educational phase as a technology. On Gartner's Hype Cycle, container management currently sits on top of the peak of inflated expectations. By Chris Norton, regional director: Africa at Veeam Software If Kubernetes and other...
Zindi to host data science talent at UmojaHack
A massive 2 000 students from 200 universities across 30 African countries will participate in UmojaHack Africa 2022 to win up to $10 000 in prize money and become part of the next generation of global data professionals. "We can't wait to kick off our third annual...
Cell C partners with GirlCode to develop coding, digital skills
Cell C has partnered with GirlCode to bring a coding programme to youth aged between 10 and 18 years. The GirlCoder Club is open to both boys and girls, however, to improve their levels of exposure to the ICT world, the programme is primarily focused on girls. The...
Hackathon finds solutions to workplace biases
GirlCode has announced the winners of its women-only hackathon, which encouraged teams to find solutions for workplace biases against women. The GirlCodeHack took place last weekend in Johannesburg, at 22onSloane with 50 aspiring female developers girls participating...
Pillars of a well-architected framework
Regardless of the individual technologies, cloud strategies, or data-driven insights that have become key for today's organisational success, a well-architected framework is the foundation on which any IT environment must be built. By Constant Kannenberg, solutions...
Unlocking the value of Kubernetes
According to research, Kubernetes is predominantly for people who build platforms with almost a quarter of respondents citing that they are DevOps engineers. By Muggie van Staden, CEO of Obsidian Systems This is hardly surprising given how it has become an integral...
Should you build or buy software?
For IT teams to deliver the best portal solutions for their customers, partners, agents, and employees, they have to carefully consider how to structure the best solution by asking: do we build an in-house portal or buy portal software from a vendor? By Greg Gatherer,...
Look out for these software development trends in 2022
Imagine going back thirty years and making predictions about the future. Video calls on hand-held computers that are way more advanced than the computers that sent the Apollo ships to the moon, the ability to work and have meetings with colleagues from anywhere in the...