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September 16, 2023
Architecting infrastructure for outcomes
Digital resilience and relevance rely on the right infrastructure to deliver on cloud promises IDC has developed an index that determines how ready an organisation’s infrastructure is for digital and...
March 23, 2023
Aligning the talent to meet demand
It is the end of talented times, it is the beginning of talented people, and it is the era of replacing jobs with skills It is perhaps Deloitte that best...
February 22, 2023
Automation and QA: A wedding worth having
Automation adds that little something extra to the quality assurance and testing process, and it can transform processes, development and quality McKinsey believes that automation is the future of quality...
July 7, 2022
Security and quality assurance: A love match
There are very good reasons why security and quality assurance work better together, but the biggest is risk mitigation on a granular level It’s a mess out there. Poor data...
May 16, 2022
Accelerate the future with the right skillsets
There’s a global skills shortage that is impacting how business and society can fully realise the potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution The World Economic Forum (WEF) describes the Fourth Industrial Revolution...
April 27, 2022
The future of DevOps and QA
DevOps, ever elegant and resourceful, has become indispensable to consistent software development frameworks and methodology There is little doubt that DevOps has evolved. It has become one of the foundational...
January 12, 2022
The skills conundrum 2022
Finding the patterns and fixing the legacy challenges to rebuild the continent’s skill profile for the future The skills challenge in Africa remains an obstacle to growth. In South Africa,...
April 18, 2021
What is behind the rise of software testing in the cloud?
Cloud-based testing brings many more benefits than can be delivered by traditional test environments. Software testing in the cloud involves using cloud-based tools to mimic real-world user traffic and environments...
March 20, 2020
Artificial intelligence and machine learning: Test assured
Artificial intelligence and machine learning can enhance and improve testing and quality control. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are technologies that have long since left the moniker of...
March 16, 2020
Don’t bother with testing. It’s fine.
Why bother with quality assurance and testing when all you have at stake is money, reputation and business growth? What’s the point of quality assurance (QA) and testing? Isn’t it...
February 20, 2020
Automation testing skills define the future
In 2016, the global test automation market was valued at around $US16 billion. In a study done by Zion Market Research, the company also predicted that this market will reach...
February 19, 2020
Budgeting the digital tightrope
Digital tools have the potential to transform the relationship between the employee and the business. Research has found that employees can potentially lose up to 42 days a year thanks...
February 10, 2020
The impact of digital transformation on economic growth in Africa
As African organisations undergo digital transformation, understanding this massive shift and how to harness it, will be vital for organisations across the continent. According to Mandla Mbonambi, founding CEO of...
January 14, 2020
The office relationship: It’s digital anxiety
The fax machine. It still squawks dustily in some African offices, sending messages using a technology almost as dated as the smoke signal. Employees still work with legacy technology, ageing...
December 13, 2019
Digital transformation requires a clear organisational vision
Your employees are just as critical to your transformation process The subject of digital transformation is not new and is typically related to upcoming technology megatrends such as cloud computing,...
June 6, 2019
Building resilience with a DevOps mindset
Companies need to revitalise and revamp their operations and functions to ensure they can better support their customers while creating new business opportunities There are three words that the world...