20% AI software devs hired 2025 ex-employees

20% AI software devs hired 2025 ex-employees

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images With the AI talent wars heating up between companies like OpenAI, Meta and Anthropic, one way Google has been competing is by aggressively rehiring…

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Beyond the happy path: How top software development companies handle the work that really matters

Beyond the happy path: How top software development companies handle the work that really matters

BBD builds the platforms businesses rely on. Most software works perfectly on the happy path. But the top software development companies know that real customers, real data and real-world complexity is where systems are truly tested. For more than four decades, BBD has helped organisations modernise legacy estates, design future-ready platforms and orchestrate processes end-to-end…

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How top software houses handle the work that really matters

How top software houses handle the work that really matters

Most software works perfectly on the “happy path”. But the top software development companies know that real customers, real data and real-world complexity is where systems are truly tested. For more than four decades, BBD has helped organisations modernise legacy estates, design future-ready platforms and orchestrate processes end-to-end – not just where things run smoothly…

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Quality assurance vs testing: Why your software projects keep failing

Quality assurance vs testing: Why your software projects keep failing

Carlize Bosch, Sales Executive, Inspired Testing. In my role at Inspired Testing, I speak with clients across multiple industries every week. From financial services to retail, healthcare to logistics, there’s one issue that surfaces in nearly every conversation: the disconnect between software testing and quality assurance. It’s a problem that’s costing organisations millions in rework,…

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CASA Software driving AIOps in SA enterprises

CASA Software driving AIOps in SA enterprises

Tyron Silk, Senior Solutions Architect, CASA Software. Artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) is gaining traction in South African businesses as organisations strive to automate and optimise IT operations, improve efficiency and reduce costs. CASA Software – with its three decades long experience in the SA ICT sector – is a driving force for AIOps…

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Board Achieves Microsoft Solutions Partner Designation with Azure Certified Software for its Enterprise Planning Platform

Board Achieves Microsoft Solutions Partner Designation with Azure Certified Software for its Enterprise Planning Platform

Board, a leading Enterprise Planning Platform, today announcedit has earned the Microsoft Solutions Partner designation with Certified Software for Azure, recognizing the company’s proven capabilities in delivering enterprise-grade SaaS solutions on Microsoft Azure. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250819778837/en/ This designation recognizes the Board Enterprise Planning Platform for meeting Microsoft’s…

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From legacy to cloud, BBD delivers software that works

From legacy to cloud, BBD delivers software that works

Across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, businesses are in a constant race to evolve. Markets shift, customer expectations rise, legacy systems groan under the weight of new demands, and somehow you’re expected to keep delivering – faster, smarter and more securely than ever before. We’ve seen the pressure first hand. The chief technology officer…

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J2 Software eyes international expansion

J2 Software eyes international expansion

John Mc Loughlin, group CEO and sales director at J2. South African cyber security firm J2 Software, with existing UK offices, is set to expand its footprint in the UK, Europe and Australia. John Mc Loughlin, group CEO and sales director at J2, made the announcement at the company’s office launch at its Johannesburg headquarters…

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