Synthesis Hackathon Competition

Enter the Synthesis Chai FM Hackathon Competition Synthesis is excited to be hosting its annual hackathon. Once-to-twice a year, we take 24-hours and commit this time to build an awesome minimal viable product (MVP). This year, we decided to do something different and to use the hackathon for social good. One of the greatest challenges […]
Synthesis cycles for a cause

Synthesis Software Technologies, RegTech, Digital and Emerging Tech and Cloud specialist, is excited to announce that together with clients, they will be taking up their bikes to cycle for a cause. On 8 March, Synthesis and friends will cycle the Cape Town Cycle Challenge in aid of The Children’s Hospital Trust. The Trust advances child […]
How to best equip your company with critical skills for the evolving economy.

Elmarie Grant, Head of Synthesis Academy, discusses how to make sure you have the right skills to meet the demands of an evolving economy.
Synthesis Excels, Again

Monday, November 18th, 2019, Capital Appreciation (Capprec) announced its interim financial results for the six months ended 30 September 2019. The entity operates in two business segments – Payments & Payment Infrastructure (“Payments”) and Software and Services (“Services”). Synthesis comprises the Services segment. It was reported that Synthesis continued its track record of 31% compound […]
Three people-focused steps for adopting cloud at scale

By Darryl Govender, Head of Cloud Services, Synthesis Software Technology Larry Bossidy, the former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell International Inc., captured what it takes to successfully execute strategy when he said, “Execution is the ability to mesh strategy with reality, align people with goals, and achieve the promised results.” He emphasised the critical role […]
Webinar | Why being down for a minute in the IOT data world is a big problem

Why being down for a minute in the IOT data world is a big problem Time: 15:00 | Date: 14 November Join us for this complimentary webinar with Synthesis’ Nick Walker and Discovery Vitality Group’s Jesse Leresche as they reveal how not to go down in the new world of exploding data driven by IOT and […]
Why Getting Fit for Cloud is about more than just the bike!

By: Craig Leppan, Head of Business Development at Synthesis Technologies The #GetFitForCloud journey starts now! October leaves six crucial months of training to get your Business Solution into the AWS Cape Town Data Centre by March 2020. Like preparing for any race, it is about more than just the actual cycling or running on the […]
The Death of the Business Analyst

By Matthew Gaskell In the early days of software development, the role of the Business Analyst (BA) played an integral part in creating new applications for business use. However, over the years this has evolved into something that is highly flexible and adaptive to change. Essentially, the BA used to be a translator linking business […]
How AWS Well-Architected reviews help instil best practice from the ground up

By Darryl Govender One of the many questions our customers often ask us is, how do they ensure that their workloads are performant, cost effective and secure according to cloud best practices? An apt question considering that more and more customers, and partners alike, are realizing the benefits of increased speed, reduced cost and the […]
Into the unknown

Synthesis is divided. There are those who openly admire Team Synthesis – Into the Unknown as they head to Rodrigues, and there are those who shake their head in wonderment that seemingly smart, rational people would be prepared to head to a remote island in the Indian Ocean for Expedition Africa (EA), where they will […]