Pivot or Persevere: Advice from a Solutionist
By Kim Furman, Synthesis Marketing Manager Tracy Morris shares her story from working her to way to the top to being a mother of three to overcoming introversion. Often, behind the humblest of individuals sits the greatest insight. This is what I found when I interviewed Tracy Morris in her unique role as Head […]
Judging the GirlCode Hackathon
By Kayleigh Slogrove, Synthesis Software Developer The GirlCode organisation aims to inspire young women to become developers. They have many different programs such as workshops, training programs and a yearly hackathon. This year, I had the pleasure of being one of the judges for this incredible hackathon. I have participated in hackathons before but this […]
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 […]
It is a challenge to debunk the nonsense
By Howard Feldman, Head of Marketing & People Sometime back in early March, when we were young, I had the idea to ask my friend Dr Anton Meyberg to record a podcast with me. He is a pulmonologist physician, and I could already see that he was displaying an uncomfortable obsession with this COVID thing […]
The Impact of Cloud Computing on Data Centres
By Jared Naude, Synthesis Cloud Architect In the era of rapid technological change, organisations have had to adapt the way that they do business to respond to the rapidly changing needs of customers and to future-proof their businesses. To be at the forefront of innovation and to maintain a competitive edge, development teams need to […]
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 […]
Decrease business costs with the cloud
Decrease business costs with the cloud by Darren Bak, Synthesis Head Solutionist The COVID-19 pandemic and the 30% depreciation of the Rand to the Dollar this year has not only disrupted business planning but caused major concerns for decision-makers and the future of their organisations. Fortunately, the cloud provides the means to increase organisational agility […]