BBD has announced that they have achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced Consulting Partner status in the Amazon Partner Network (APN). After meeting rigorous requirements, achieving this status comes in recognition of BBD’s proven track record in expertly architecting,…
Currently, there are three large global cloud solution providers: Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. “Assuming two more providers invest heavily into this market, we may have five large cloud providers,” explains Peter Scheffel, CTO for software…
The fact that machine learning (ML) services are now available through AWS has led to a shift in the capabilities that developers can offer their clients with regards to natural language processing (NLP) and the cloud services they inform. Machine…
Although an enterprise app wasn’t on the cards for Acturis, an insurance software provider based in London, the BBD Acturis team knew that there was a way to develop an app that would meet their requirements while adding the value…
South African software technology company BBD takes transformation seriously, not just to assist with economic growth and development, but to change lives while improving ICT skills and contributing to job creation. Their recent level 2 broad-based black economic empowerment rating…
Two billion people worldwide do not have a bank account or access to financial institutions. Often referred to as the unbanked, they generally only pay in cash or purchase money orders. Matthew Barnard, the executive head of banking at BBD,…
Trying to wade through the continuum of application technologies sometimes feels like you’re strolling through a swamp in an astronaut suit… But if you take a step back you’ll see a logic to how web, native, and progressive web apps…
Having a mobile app doesn’t distinguish you anymore – that period is long gone. But not having a mobile app, and not having some basic functions that competitors in your industry have, makes it impossible for you to successfully operate.…
When South African companies talk of a skills shortage, some people scoff at the idea and point to the official unemployment rate hovering at around 25%, with young people under the age of 35 making up about two-thirds of those…
The BlackBerry smartphone has seen incredible growth in South Africa over the past few years, beating other smartphones to quickly gain the lion’s share of the market. While this extraordinary growth is to be praised, the many corporate and consumer…