Simplify Stream Processing With Serverless Apache Flink® From Confluent and Synthesis Software Technologies (Pty) Ltd

We’re thrilled to be partnered with Confluent today as they announce the general availability of the industry’s only cloud-native, serverless Apache Flink® service. Available directly within Confluent’s data streaming platform alongside a cloud-native service for Apache Kafka®, the new Flink offering is now ready for use on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Directly integrated with […]

Integrating Generative AI into the Cloud – Trends for 2024

As people continue to navigate the world of cloud computing and the new offerings that AI can present, 2024 is on the brink of launching new opportunities for those willing to chart this opportunistic territory. Two of Synthesis Technology’s experts in this field, Naseem Ahmed, Cloud Mobilisation Practice Lead, and Jonathan Sidney, Cloud Platform Lead […]

Are people more complicated than technology? 

As overwhelming as technology can be, it is generally predictable. Often, the challenges developers face boil down to misconfigured code, that can be adjusted over time, humorously referred to as PEBCAK: Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair. Alternatively, software providers can release patches or introduce new features. On the other hand, people are far less […]

Technology Trends 2024 – Tapping into the developments of Gen AI 

As we launch into 2024, the business landscape will be shaped by transformative tech advances. From AI to cybersecurity, companies’ ability to adapt to these changes will become a strategic imperative allowing them to achieve what was once science fiction but is now unimaginable opportunities.  As a thought leader and practice lead in the AI […]

Synthesis visits the project day of the NWU Computer Science Grads

On Thursday, 12 October, Synthesis visited the school of Computer Science and Information Systems at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU PUK) to assess the projects of the IT Honours students. The day began with students delivering concise 5-minute presentations outlining their project’s objectives, approaches, and outcomes. The array of projects spanned diverse […]