If you can’t SDN, you likely can’t innovate

If you can’t SDN, you likely can’t innovate

If you’re not defining your business as a service provider able to support your customers on the level of scalability and flexibility of a software-defined network, then you’re not ready for the new age of technology says Ralph Berndt, Director, Sales at Syrex....
Innovation: Africa must aim for Jupiter

Innovation: Africa must aim for Jupiter

If we were to speculate what motivated Siya Xuza, wunderkind, inventor of a new rocket fuel, Harvard alum and one of South Africa’s innovation leaders, what would the conclusions be? Did he yearn after a career in science? Was he aiming to lift his family out of...
Oracle empowers cloud developers

Oracle empowers cloud developers

Extending its support for the developer community, Oracle has unveiled the next generation of Cloud services and development tools at JavaOne 2016, as well as a range of developer-focused initiatives. By giving developers a choice of programming languages, databases,...
$12-bn case for open innovation in South Africa

$12-bn case for open innovation in South Africa

By William Mzimba, Chief Executive South and Sub-Saharan Africa at Accenture In South Africa, there are some tough economic challenges ahead. Unemployment remains high and rating agencies believe that a downgrade of the country’s credit ratings to junk status is still...
Self-service: Enhancing customer experience

Self-service: Enhancing customer experience

By Nidal Kamouni, CEO, PCCI Group The essence of customer service can be traced back to when time began – but the method of delivery of the customer service experience must be continually updated to match the desires and expectations of an ever-changing customer...