Modernising legacy systems for a future-ready banking experience
Modernising 40-year-old legacy systems Faced with the challenge of modernising a four-decade-old home loans legacy system built on Mainframe, Cobol, and DB2 technologies, the client aimed to improve user experiences and future-proof their business. By leveraging a Microservices architectural approach and a modern frontend framework, iOCO delivered a comprehensive modernisation without disrupting daily operations, ensuring... Continue reading→
Leveraging Hexagon EAM for Environmental Responsibility
In today’s world, sustainability has become a cornerstone of corporate responsibility. Companies recognize the need to integrate sustainable practices into their operations to reduce environmental impact and meet regulatory requirements. Hexagon’s Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions play a pivotal role in helping organizations achieve sustainability goals by optimizing resource usage, reducing waste, and enhancing energy... Continue reading→
Artificial intelligence tools enhance application security
Unpacking some of the magic surrounding artificial intelligence and revealing what it can do to secure business applications. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only the flavour of the month − it may well end up being the game-changer of the century. Having said this, information regarding it can be buried in jargon that conceals the... Continue reading→
Driving Mining Into A Digital Future
Article written by Rodwill Driving Mining Into A Digital Future "The implementation of digital technologies in mines – including the current hot topic, artificial intelligence – can drive productivity, improve safety, and ensure environmental stewardship." According to a 2023 PwC survey, 100% of mining CEOs in South Africa are now committed to transitioning to digital...
Practical DevSecOps insights to strengthen cyber-defences
Caleb Isaac, DevSecOps engineer at iOCO, discusses the critical need for integrating security into software development practices. In this candid Q&A, Caleb explains why major companies have faced cyber-attacks, the benefits of a security-first approach, and how DevSecOps transforms the development process to enhance both efficiency and safety. Q: Why have major companies come under... Continue reading→
Getting the best from an endpoint protection solution
An effective solution must enable a clear understanding of the security posture, where to invest, and how to improve and mitigate. The days of box-ticking security protection are over, as companies can no longer deploy solutions that merely satisfy audit or governance requirements. Cyber security is a serious business due to the relentless and rapid rate of... Continue reading→
iOCO collaboration protection secures Office 365
With 345 million paid seats, Microsoft Office 365 is perhaps the world’s most popular cloud-based collaboration platform. Individuals and businesses of all sizes rely on Exchange Online, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint to provide a collaboration platform, crucial in today’s hybrid work environments. “The cloud in general, and Office 365 in particular, have played a significant... Continue reading→
Gearing up for the future
Gearing Up for the Future The automotive industry remains in a transforming world of fast emerging technologies and new market demands. The result, more often than not, is unpredictable sales that lead to overproduction and overstocking, or underproduction, lost opportunities, and frustrated customers. The ripple effects of this stress profit margins even lower due to... Continue reading→
Axis partner receives Best Perimeter Solutions Project 2023 award
Jeff Greeff, iOCO SBT Business Development Manager (right) receiving the award from Marcel Bruyns, Axis Regional Sales Manager. Axis Communications, a global CCTV manufacturer, recently hosted its Partner event, which took place in Johannesburg earlier this month. At this event, iOCO SBT (formerly NEXTEC SBT) received the Best Perimeter Solutions Project 2023 award. This award... Continue reading→
Reduce application security debt with AI, Veracode Fix
A recent study highlights the growth in security debt and reveals that finding and fixing flaws is becoming increasingly critical if potential costly hacks are to be avoided. For those unfamiliar with the term, let’s start by defining security debt. It is the accumulation of unfixed or unresolved security vulnerabilities, software that is out of date... Continue reading→