Capitalise on the changing workforce to succeed
The workforce landscape has evolved quite significantly over the last few decades, with women in leadership and milliennials (Generation Y) taking centre stage as the drivers of business performance in the future. As with many other industries, the logistics industry...
Ensure governance for agile projects
We often hear horror stories about business projects ending heavily over budget, with the flexible nature of agile being used to justify the lack of governance. These stories often deter decision-makers from opting for an agile approach, as they are typically...
Cape Town invests in a safer city
Motorola Solutions and radio distributor Altech Alcom Matomo have completed an extension of the digital Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) communications network in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. The city’s technology investment provides resilient and...
Questions to ask when designing a data centre
When considering what you need in a new data centre, it is very easy to lose sight of the bigger picture and get caught up in the minutiae, writes Srikanth Murugan, Global Director Sales Engineering at Flexenclosure. The resulting design can often end up being far...
Technology a game-changer in real estate
As is the case in almost every industry, the internet and technology in general have substantially changed the game for the South African residential real estate industry, with many if not most of the innovations seen globally in this space embraced by estate agencies...
New standard for cloud security and data privacy
In the cloud-first, mobile-first era, companies in every industry around the globe are using cloud computing to power their transformation into digital businesses. By Theo Watson, Microsoft corporate attorney Organisations are turning to the cloud due to the business...
How the private sector is tackling SA Connect
All the players are clear that broadband for all is a national requirement – but, in the absence of clear leadership, the private sector is finding ways to advance the agenda. Kathy Gibson found out more The National Development Plan (NDP) is clear that broadband is...
Power outages cost SA R200bn in 2015
The energy situation in South Africa feels like a crisis, with about R200-billion lost this year alone from unserved energy, but the future is not all bleak. Chris Yelland, founder and MD of EE Publishers, points out that South Africa’s current social and economic...
Africa’s invisible sector: caught in the complexity
Having faced nasty bill shocks at month end, or struggled to get out of onerous mobile contracts, many consumers have long since made the switch to prepaid SIM cards. From high-powered executives to cash strapped students, prepaid has proved a popular option for...
Enabling organisational change by taking a people-centric view
Imagine you own a coffee shop; it’s been running for about a decade and is well known for great brew and delicious food. But sales are beginning to slump. You haven’t changed your winning formula, so what’s the problem? asks Sachin Ram-Asary, principal consultant at...
The dangers inherent in social media
Social media is with us, and it’s pervasive – but so many people are still doing it very badly. Social media legal expert Emma Sadleir says the latest generation of phones and connectivity are incredibly powerful, and users need to be aware of the wide impact they can...
Big data adds value to the service desk
Using big data can help IT service desks save time and money while improving the service they offer their users. According to Kevin Leslie, SPM director at HP Software EMEA, the concept of bimodal IT has fundamentally changed the nature of services. "In the past, it...
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