Technology in Action
Brace for the Internet of Things, how to make Change Management work, and all change at IFS, while Fujitsu derisks tech for service providers.
Why an independent, high-tech SARB is vital
Lower costs and better access to investment are fundamental for growth and jobs. Those advantages become reality when you apply the appropriate technologies. But technology can be risky and everyone prefers a stable hand to help guide the process. The South African...
The app economy is here and it’s making retail better
There has been a huge disruption coming in retail over the past few years in the form of mobile technology; and it’s only just getting started. By Vaughan Rowsell, founder and director of Vend This isn’t solely about using mobile to engage consumers. Cloud-based...
ITU Telecom World
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is meeting in Durban to thrash out issues around spectrum, connectivity and regulations. Kathy Gibson reports ITU meeting opens in Durban The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) today kicked off ITU Telecom...
Liberty data breach: setting a precedent for GDPR?
Over the Youth Day weekend, Liberty informed its customers, and later everyone else, that it had been the subject of a successful security intrusion. In a media statement, it claimed that an email repository had been compromised, and that an as yet undisclosed number...
Your server is redundant – so why are you still paying for it?
Your company might be paying for an on-premise server that is hindering your business’ performance. By Stephen Corrigan, MD of Palladium It’s the absolute last thing a business owner wants to hear. That even as you’re madly seeking out ways to cut costs, you’ve been...
The battle for the edge as IoT set to transform businesses
It is estimated that in 2018 there will be over 31-billion connected ‘edge’ devices globally, making this year the one where the Internet of Things (IoT) truly begins to dominate. The proliferation of connected devices and the evolution of dumb devices to smart...
Building blocks for a bright digital future
Close to 64% of the South African population resides in urban centres, and this number is steadily climbing. By Paige dos Santos, digital lead at SAP Africa City infrastructure is constantly stretched, and service delivery frequently slips. As fiscal pressure mounts,...
The link between substance abuse, stress and mental illness
There are strong ties between stress, mental illness and substance abuse, with each of these influencing the other to some degree. By Rhys Evans, MD of ALCO-Safe Web MD lists stress and environmental stress as one of the potential causes, or triggers, for mental...
SA poised to adopt intelligent process automation
Business process management (BPM), robotic process automation (RPA), intelligent process automation (IPA) – each represents a giant step forward for enterprise operations in terms of automation. By Sumit Kumar Sharma, enterprise architect at In2IT Technologies South...
Cyber threats real for industrial automation systems
The ability to connect Information Technology (IT) systems with Operational Technology (OT) systems, such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), gives businesses access to information for a comprehensive...
Digital transformation: keep doing what you do, only better
Thanks to the wide proliferation of digital services and the ubiquity of the internet, the idea of “digital transformation” has gained significant momentum over the past five years, to the point that it seems like that’s all we talk about these days. Even if...
