67 in 2020
By Belinda Unterslak, Synthesis Events and Marketing Coordinator The 18th of July, Nelson Mandela’s birthday, also known as Mandela Day, is once again upon us. The day has been marked as an annual international day and adopted by the United Nations, in honour of Nelson Mandela. Mandela Day was inspired by Nelson Mandela himself, when […]
Synthesis ‘taps’ into the future of payments
Synthesis launches Halo – the secure, instant, contactless payment solution set to enable all businesses. Synthesis, an innovative software development and consulting company has launched ‘Halo’, becoming the first official Tap on Phone technology provider in Africa. In collaboration with Nedbank, the Tap on Phone solution was unveiled on the 30th of June. Halo is […]
Big Data: The Gold Mine Waiting to be Mined
By Archana Arakkal, Synthesis Lead Machine Learning Engineer Source: Engineer IT The longer I am in the technology industry, the more I realise that big data is an area that has not been well explored. The capabilities and potential are infinite however why has this not been explored? Traditionally Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence […]
Post-lockdown steps for returning to the office
Post-lockdown: steps for returning to the office by Kim Furman, Synthesis Marketing Manager “Anything dead coming back to life hurts”. These words were written by Tony Morrison in her powerful book Beloved. The character was talking about a starkly different scenario, but I believe the principle stands true to our world today. We are very […]
Creating a tolerance of uncertainty
By Aimeé McNamara, Human Resources Manager “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” – how my mother’s voice resonates now, more than ever in these times of uncertainty. Yet the aphorism takes on a whole new meaning to what Mom meant in her attempts to up my daily vitamin intake. As we approach the […]
Breaking the Code
By Kim Furman There are barriers in society that need breaking. The barriers blocking youth from entering the working world, made worse by the further increasing unemployment caused by COVID-19, and the barriers preventing women from entering the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) space are two examples. The STEM arena is vastly underpopulated by […]
Synthesis extends its AWS offerings
Synthesis is proud to announce that as an AWS Advanced Partner, it has qualified to offer customers AWS Immersion Days. An Immersion Day is a hands-on workshop delivered by AWS Advanced and Premiere Partners who meet the specific requirements. Synthesis is passionate about digitally enabling businesses through innovative technology. The company is an AWS pioneer. […]
Synthesis once again locks in year-on-year growth
On Monday, 6 June, 2020, Capital Appreciation (Capprec), a financial technology (“FinTech”) enterprise announced its Financial Results and Cash Dividend Declaration for the year ended 31 March 2020. The company increased revenue by 15.4% to R701.2 million despite the challenging economic environment. COVID-19, an unprecedented economic disruptor, has catapulted the adoption of digital payment solutions, […]
Amazon’s EC2 Came Home
In 2006, Amazon Web Services’ key component the Elastic Compute Cloud, or EC2 as it is more commonly known, was developed by a small team in a satellite development office in Cape Town, South Africa. Today, 22 April 2020, EC2 came home with AWS expanding its global footprint with the opening of the AWS Africa […]
Synthesis and GirlCode Partner to Empower Women through Technology
The year 2019 ended with a staggering unemployment rate of 29.1%, with unemployment being higher among women than men. The situation is expected to deteriorate further, given the spread of COVID-19. The impact can already be seen on job searchers, though search engine Adzuna which shows a 7.3% reduction in job postings. In March, part-time […]