Digital Transformation and the Role of AI
Archana Arakkal is a Machine Learning Engineer at Synthesis, one of the Capital Appreciation companies. She unpacks the role of AI in digital transformation. The purpose of digital transformation is to allow an industry to perform at an optimal pace, as well as to leverage newer technologies out there. This results in a more effective […]
Black Friday, the not so dark Friday ….
By: Rodney Ellis, Synthesis Service Manager With Black Friday around the corner, most if not all, e-commerce and retailers will have that feeling of anxiousness and dread in the weeks leading up to the day asking: “Will the site or systems stay up? Will it perform under the additional load?” and “If it goes down […]
Security and Compliance. Who should even care?
By Jonathan Sidney, Synthesis Cloud Engineer. In this year’s “Puppet State of DevOps” report, an interesting discussion point was uncovered: Does DevOps fundamentally include security requirements or should it be described with a separate word – DevSecOps. This might seem to be relatively trivial discussion, but it gets to the essence of both DevOps as […]
Synthesis Hits Major Milestone of 200 AWS Certifications
Johannesburg — October 26, 2021 Synthesis Software Technologies, an innovative software development and consulting company, announced that it has achieved the 200 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification milestone. The company creates and manages complex, high-value technology, partnering with customers to give them a true competitive edge whether through its cloud, digital, data, training, or managed […]
The duck on the financial payment pond
The duck on the financial payment pond: By Matthew Gaskell – Synthesis Security Analyst We are constantly transacting. Today alone, you may have tapped your card to purchase your petrol and used that same card to purchase your groceries online. And you probably haven’t thought twice about these transactions – that is a sign of […]
The Kubernetes Conversation
By Synthesis Juan Roriston and Rodney Ellis Every company wants to accelerate business value. Kubernetes is one of many answers. But to those in the non-technical team, this may sound like just another buzzword. Below we break it down so the next time the word is mentioned, you can have an impactful say in the […]
Innovation vs Security: Can you have them both?
It was the motoring legend Jeremy Clarkson that once said: “speed doesn’t kill it’s the coming to a stop that gets you.” The same applies to rapid innovation. If you roll out the latest and greatest technology too quickly without securing it, you might be vulnerable to halting attacks. Implementing the most market-leading innovations is […]
What role does/can an MSP play within your organisation
By Percy Mohale, Synthesis DevOps Engineer and input from Rodney Ellis, Rolf, Eusoph and Gareth Hone The role of the Managed Service Provider is to take responsibility for looking after the organisation’s infrastructure and tooling services, whether it be in cloud or on-premises. This frees up time from the organisation’s resources to accelerate business value […]
How to build better: Five lessons from building banking platforms
By Leandré Roux, Synthesis Senior Developer Having gone through the design and redesign of multiple Internet Banking systems over the years, I have noticed a few reoccurring themes. Most of our clients seem to deal with the same pains when modernising their platforms. Below I highlight the lessons, pitfalls, and successes that I have learned […]
Synthesis to partner with PCI Security Standards Council to help secure payment data worldwide
— As Council’s Newest Participating Organization Synthesis Software Technologies to Contribute to The Development of PCI Security Standards— Johannesburg, South Africa, September 30, 2021 — Synthesis, an innovative software development and consulting company, announced today that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) as a new Participating Organization. Synthesis will work with the PCI […]