Synthesis Further Expands Expertise with AWS Security Competency Designation
With 75% of companies citing cloud security as major concern in a 2020 Cloud Security Report published online by Check Point and Cybersecurity Insiders, the need for expertise is growing. Qualified staff were reported by 55% of respondents as a barrier to cloud adoption. Synthesis Software Technologies, an innovative software development and consulting company, has […]
What to Look For In a Software Developer Graduate Programme
By Deborah Miller, Synthesis Talent Acquisition Specialist Each year Synthesis embarks on a journey in search of remarkable young talent for the annual Graduate Programme. Since its inception in 2002, when the first incumbent joined, the project has seen one of the graduates become one of only four Directors of the company. This serves as […]
The Benefits of Next-Generation Cloud-Native Managed Services
19 January 2021 Grant Morgan, Executive Head of Managed Services, Synthesis Software Technologies With the global cloud managed services market expected to reach more than $115 billion by the end of 2026, it is clear that the need to reduce operating and infrastructure costs associated to business processes will play a significant strategic role for […]
Six Tech Insights for 2021
By Kim Furman, Synthesis Marketing Manager Based on our 2020 experience, new year predictions may seem like a game of make-believe. But predictions are one thing, trends are another. Synthesis Customer Success Manager, Peter Mülders shares technology insights into 2021 based on emerging trends. Adjustment COVID-19 shocked all businesses last year. However, enterprises are becoming […]
Why Continuous Learning is Essential for DevOps
Source: ITWeb By Jonty Sidney, Synthesis Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer An organisation can translate the improvements of one DevOps team into a catalyst of change for the entire company by using mistakes as a springboard for learning. If DevOps is a philosophy that aims to change an enterprise’s entire approach to software, it cannot […]
The principles of feedback: Taking monitoring to the next level
Source: ITWeb By Jonty Sidney, Synthesis Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer As DevOps teams become more comfortable with the ability to use monitoring tools to react to problems and issues, they can expand what they do with these tools. Why do operations teams spend so much time building and maintaining complex systems for monitoring and […]
Principles of flow: How to move fast and not break things
Source: ITWeb By Jonty Sidney, Synthesis Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer By automating the software build and deployment process, a team can truly begin to move quicker, reducing the number of catastrophic errors in their applications. Dr Eliyahu Goldratt developed the theory of constraints in his 1984 book “The Goal”. The goal, in terms of […]
DevOps: The pillars of operational excellence
Source: ITWeb 17 December 2021 By Jonty Sidney, Synthesis Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer When we believe DevOps only relates to technical teams, we underestimate its value and we will never experience its true strength and power. DevOps is the practise of combining the development work and operations work of a software project. Its goal […]
The Final Act
By Nomkhosi Nhlapo, Synthesis Office Administrator It was that time of the year again when Synthesis would change young learners’ lives. The task was simple, and it was dubbed the Final Act for 2020. We wanted to close a difficult year with acts of kindness. Each year we collect funds for Afrika Tikkun. These funds […]
Synthesis Delivers with Strong Results
Capital Appreciation (Capprec), a financial technology (“FinTech”) enterprise, achieved continued growth across all business units despite the potentially significant impact of the COVID pandemic. On Wednesday, 2 December, Capital Appreciation announced its Interim Results for the six months ending 30 September, with revenue up 15%, HEPS up 29.7%, DPS up 11.1% and R488 million […]