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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

The past year wasn’t so bad

but great times are ahead

022 was vastly more exciting than the past two The three main themes are:
years. We celebrated the end of Covid regulations
2and restrictions but more importantly, we can SOFTWARE, DATA AND SERVICES
celebrate a fair amount of return to business normality EDITORIAL
with many industries showing the first real growth since Operational software for business, programming, big data,
the pandemic. consulting, XaaS, AI, cyber security.

During the past few years, we learned many things, the INFRASTRUCTURE AND NETWORKS
most significant one being: do not procrastinate but EDITORIAL
rather innovate and take a few calculated risks. Why do I Data centres, firewalls, networks, security (CCTV, biometrics,
say this? It has become apparent that companies which physical), hardware, associated software and services.
started to innovate to overcome the restrictions were the
first to show recovery. AUTOMATION, MEASUREMENT AND
ELECTRONICS
We saw how quickly many South African businesses EDITORIAL
transformed from ‘8 to 5 at your desk’ companies, to Physical instruments, IoT, sensor technology, metrology, thermal
introduce remote working, and ultimately found their imaging, electronic design and manufacturing, components, PCB
rhythm in a hybrid model. Sure, there were challenges; design and manufacturing, robotics, 4IR, Industry 4.0, renewable
as business transformed, so did the cyber underworld, energy, energy storage. mechatronic engineers.
looking at every possible opportunity to scam. By and
large, the companies providing cyber security software Every edition will be supported by a Facebook campaign to bring
and systems also did not sit back. Now that the climate new readers into our family of engineers, technologists and
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At EngineerIT, we have also been re-evaluating how we
can deliver a better product for both our readers and As we come to the end of 2023, I would like to thank all our
advertisers. It has become quite clear that online will, for advertisers and readers for their support. Make sure that you
a long time to come, be the preferred delivery system, if do not miss our first 2023 edition, online on 10 January. Our
not permanently. It has the immediacy and the flexibility. weekly newsletters will be around every Tuesday and Thursday
We will deliver EngineerIT online in two versions, PDF and throughout December and from January, every Monday and
digital e-book. Thursday.

We have also realised that a large magazine once a Wishing you a fantastic festive season and a happy and
month is not the online ideal, and so from January prosperous 2023.
2023, EngineerIT will be published twice a month with
fewer pages. We have three main themes that will Greetings
alternate every six weeks. We will still cover the latest
news and link our news columns back to some of the Hans van de Groenendaal
major stories published in our twice-weekly newsletters. Editor EngineerIT
Some popular features, such as space science and new Email: hansv@nowmedia.co.za
technology, will remain. Tel: 082 782 4631

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