Our Projects

Explore our client success stories that showcase our expertise, innovation, and impact across diverse industries.

Empowering SMMEs Through Digital Procurement Innovation

Background

Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa face barriers in market access, funding, and procurement processes. A Supply Chain Management (SCM) Platform was developed to bridge these gaps and foster collaboration between SMMEs and larger corporations.

Solutions

  • Digital Marketplace – Enhances SMME visibility and connects them with large companies
  • Automated Procurement – Simplifies bidding and proposal submission
  • Data-Driven Forecasting – Enables SMMEs to align production with corporate demand
  • Training & Compliance Support – Helps SMMEs meet industry standards

Impact

  • 1 30% increase in SMME engagement with larger companies in Year 1
  • 2 40% reduction in procurement processing time, improving efficiency
  • 3 Higher compliance rates, enabling more SMMEs to secure contracts

Enhancing Social & Labour Plan (SLP) Management Through Digital Innovation

Background

In 2016, M2Hut partnered with mining companies to train and employ youth in local communities as artisans, aligning with South Africa's Social & Labour Plan (SLP) requirements and the Mining Charter. Ocule IT was engaged to analyse the impact of these initiatives and develop a digital tool for tracking and reporting SLP implementation.

Solutions

  • Centralised Dashboard – Provides real-time KPIs on employment, community projects, and compliance
  • Automated Data Management – Captures reports, stakeholder feedback, and field observations
  • Real-Time Monitoring & Alerts – Tracks progress against targets with compliance notifications
  • Regulatory Reporting Templates – Ensures alignment with Mining Charter requirements
  • Stakeholder Engagement Module – Enhances community participation via surveys and forums
  • Geospatial Analytics – Uses GIS to visualise project locations and community impact
  • Mobile Accessibility – Enables field workers to input and access data in real time
  • Integration & Security – Syncs with HR, finance, and project tools while ensuring data protection

Impact

  • 1 Improved compliance tracking, reducing regulatory risks for mining companies
  • 2 Increased efficiency, cutting reporting time and manual effort
  • 3 Greater transparency, strengthening community engagement and trust
  • 4 Enhanced decision-making, leveraging data-driven insights for sustainable development

Kubernetes: Cloud Infrastructure Transformation

Background

Sasol faced several challenges in hosting and managing its in-house applications before adopting Kubernetes, including limited scalability, slow deployment cycles, high infrastructure costs, and reliability concerns. The manual deployment process caused delays, while inefficient resource allocation resulted in unnecessary expenses and increased downtime risks.

Solutions

  • Containerising applications using Docker ensuring portability and consistency across environments
  • Deploying Kubernetes clusters on private cloud infrastructure providing a scalable and resilient platform
  • Configuring automated scaling with Kubernetes' Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) dynamically adjusting workloads
  • Integrating CI/CD pipelines streamlining deployments by automating application rollouts and rollbacks
  • Implementing real-time monitoring and logging with Prometheus and Grafana enhancing visibility

Impact

  • 1 Scalability improved, enabling applications to dynamically handle traffic spikes with optimised resource utilisation
  • 2 Deployment cycles accelerated, reducing deployment times from hours to minutes with minimised downtime
  • 3 Infrastructure costs decreased by 30% through efficient resource management and shared infrastructure
  • 4 Reliability increased with Kubernetes' self-healing capabilities reducing downtime by 50%
  • 5 Developer productivity rose by 20% as engineers focused on coding instead of infrastructure management

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