Taking back the power: your guide to remote work
By Rodney Ellis, Synthesis Service manager With winter just around the corner and Eskom not being able to provide enough power to the country, there is not a lot of hope for a stable remote working environment. The anxiety that one little notification can produce in a team – stage 4 loadshedding has started – […]
How to tap into the art of imagination?
By Jake Sheperd, Synthesis Co-founder, Technical Director & Hero Builder When I was young I dreamed that I could fly and everyone would realise how amazing I was: the only human being who could fly. It turns out that I did not have the superpower of flight. But I did have another power; the power […]
The Future is Agile
By Daniel Sinek, Synthesis Marketing Intern Business is dynamic. Fortune 500 companies are successful because they can adapt responsively. One savvy way to join their ranks is by using an Agile methodology. The Agile methodology is a cyclical process that is best suited for dynamic business environments that evolve. Agile refers to an organisations’ ability […]
Just Start
JUST START. EMBRACE UNCERTAINTY By Tjaard du Plessis, Synthesis Head of Digital & Emerging Tech Here be Dragons! There’s something about that moment when you go: File > New. Together with the beauty of the blank page, the nothingness also invokes, fear. Fear of uncertainty. At the start of a project is when we know […]
The most foolish technology predictions and can we avoid them?
The most foolish technology predictions and can we avoid them? By Kim Furman, Synthesis Marketing Manager If the quintessential experts get their predictions wrong, how can anyone else hope to get them right? Covid-19 has taught us to shy away from predictions – the future is an uncertain landscape. Yet some areas allow for more […]
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 […]
Synthesis Newsletter New Subscribers Competition Terms and Conditions: Cloud 2021
1. The Synthesis Newsletter New Subscribers giveaway (Competition) is a competition of Synthesis Software Technologies Pty Ltd (Company) and will governed by the terms and conditions set out in this document (Terms and Conditions). The Competition commences on 14 September and ends on 19 September. 2. The Competition is open to everyone over the age […]
Synthesis Newsletter New Subscribers Competition Terms and Conditions
1. The Synthesis Newsletter New Subscribers giveaway (Competition) is a competition of Synthesis Software Technologies Pty Ltd (Company) and will governed by the terms and conditions set out in this document (Terms and Conditions). The Competition commences on 20 May and ends on 30 June. 2. The Competition is open to everyone over the age […]
A ‘Top 4’ Bank Super App Soars
The super app managed with super technology Imagine the ultimate convenience for consumers and suppliers: A super app that lets you make appointments and order goods to your doorstep without leaving your house with one basket. An app that allows suppliers easy access to consumers. Now imagine this app had been in the making before […]
Why Use Customer Success Management? Part 1
Why Customer Success Managers (CSMs) are Critical for Growing your Business By Steyn Basson, Synthesis Head of CSM Source: ITWeb The company where I work (Synthesis Software Technologies) started out as a small company. A small handful of employees, a small handful of clients, a limited technology set, and a hyper focussed target market (banks […]