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“Failing to plan, is planning to fail” – Alan Lakein.

I believe that no statement holds truer when taken in the context of development.  It is for this exact reason that as developers, we often dedicate entire sprints to planning and laying out required technical functionality/specifications. The technical specification is a powerful tool, its usefulness transcends merely defining scope and complexity..  I would go as far as to say, that any development requirement should be furnished with a technical specification document or breakdown, irrespective of how easy/complex it may seem. Complexity in fact, is one of the major issues that a specification document addresses; and it is through that breakdown and the creation of that technical document, that all assumptions and ambiguity are put to rest. In short, a technical specification document provides developers with clearly defined goals and direction, and ultimately allows for better management of stakeholder expectations.

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RSAWEB recently partnered with Chef (previously known as Opscode) to host a DevOps meet up, held at The Griffin in Johannesburg. Due to the rapid uptake of Cloud and scalability, the once clearly defined boundaries between the Development, Sysadmin and Operation teams have become increasingly blurred. This change and growth has neatly set the stage for the DevOps culture which has rapidly gained traction amongst the development sphere in South Africa.

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What does the future hold? When thinking about the future of the digital economy or digital marketplace, brands and investors need to consider consumers’ growing and changing online purchasing trends, as this is where the greatest business opportunities will lie.

Wanting to know more about this, I found a recent article by the Harvard Business Review that highlighted research into how the digital economy has been evolving since 2008 and where it is likely to develop in the future. 

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What is ScaleConf?

Now in its fourth year, ScaleConf is a three day annual conference centred on the Internet and the need to build websites to sustain the rigors of today’s traffic and usage. With WiFi sponsored by RSAWEB, this year’s ScaleConf took place at Kirstenbosch Gardens from 4th – 6th March and included a host of local and international speakers such as Franz Struwig from Garmin, Willem Van Biljon from Takealot and Charity Majors from Parse / Facebook, to name but a few.

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That magic space called ‘the Cloud’

The ‘Cloud’ is such a massive word/concept that, until recently, in my mind, it could only exist in an unreachable place, far up in the heavens, and more and more I have found myself wondering, “what exactly is the Cloud?” and what does it really mean for businesses?

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The Inner City Ideas Cartel is situated in the centre of the Cape Town CBD at 71 De Waterkant Street above the bustling Hemelhuijs restaurant. The building exudes an energy that makes you feel as though there are boundless possibilities afoot and stepping off the street and into the high volume, glass, concrete and steel interior, I feel an almost tangible tense sense of excitement.

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…we are living though the most immense transfer of power from institutions to individuals in history‘ – Nancy Gibbs, managing editor, TIME magazine (September 2013).

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New Domains Available

March 04, 2015


We’ve just boosted our domain offering by adding an additional 39 domain extensions to our search for you to choose from, helping you find the perfect online address for your business or personal website.

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Parents often worry about how much time their children spend online, either browsing the Internet or playing online games. The concern is that they should be playing outside, playing sports, reading, giving more attention to their homework or socialising with other children. In the rapidly changing pace of new technology parents also have a hard time negotiating the influx of new tech that is available for children and feel that their kids should have the same experiences that they had when growing up, when the available technology was far more limited. (more…)


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