COBOL remains the fastest, most robust and thoroughly future-proof programming language, says Chris Livesey, GM for Application Modernisation and Connectivity Solutions at Micro Focus.

There has been an explosion in the number and jurisdictional reach of laws mandating the protection of data.

The key to successful robotic process automation is to focus on the ‘process’ part, since without an optimised process, the automation will be limited in its effects.

Automation may not be the panacea to SA’s economic woes, but it can help enterprises stay in business, says Micro Focus South Africa.

Capitalise on cloud’s ability to innovate and modernise through pragmatic due diligence.

Enterprises need to be able to process structured and unstructured data in order to make valid business decisions.

Automation in a disparate environment and the growing role of advanced IT analytics.

Companies must have all the relevant frameworks in place to protect what is critical for every firm nowadays: its data, says Brett Skinner, security sales manager for Micro Focus.

The correct architecture is to find a healthy balance between the two, which accommodates the existing investment into open source technology, says Micro Focus.

Change Healthcare can test applications at a fraction of the cost and time it took previously with Micro Focus's Fortify on Demand.

Robotics is changing how service is delivered across the enterprise.

Businesses are operating in an environment in which they can either modernise or die, says Gary de Menezes, Country General Manager for sub-Saharan Africa at Micro Focus.