by Dianne Bayley | Oct 9, 2020 | Workplace 2020
Recruiting and staffing have become more complex, technology driven and many businesses view this disruption as a threat, notes Bluegrass Digital CEO Nick Durrant. They need to understand that they cannot continue using traditional methods and keep doing things the...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 6, 2020 | Security and Legal
Following the recent lockdown due to the global pandemic, many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are currently adapting to the ‘new normal’ of working remotely, notes Lukas van der Merwe, Specialist Sales Executive: Security, T-Systems South Africa. They are...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 6, 2020 | Fintech
“The cryptocurrency market is still relatively new and it has completely changed the trading landscape. Regulations are still quite lax in the crypto space and it’s a particularly volatile commodity,” says Daniel Kibel, Co-Founder of CM Trading shares insight on...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 6, 2020 | Security and Legal
Sales of enterprise security products in Europe continue to be impacted by the Covid crisis, with businesses updating endpoints and networks to make sure employees can work securely from home, according to the latest data published by Context. After remarkable growth...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 5, 2020 | Sustainability
Does 2020 mark the year Africa steps into its stride and takes charge of its destiny in the 21st century? Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa, suggests the time may be right now. While we’re still dealing with the disruptive events of this year, I would argue...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 5, 2020 | Innovation
In the early 1980s, adventure games such as The Hobbit were the beginning of interactive entertainment on basic 8-bit computers, notes Roman Magis, Principal Director: Video, Advertising and Content for Accenture Africa, where the player could choose the narrative of...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 5, 2020 | Sustainability
What defines the mining sector’s future? Is it the ability to adapt to new environments and market demands? Or is the foresight to invest in new power alternatives and renewable solutions that can change the market and drive growth? The answer is simple – both, writes...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 5, 2020 | Internet of Things
SqwidNet recently hosted the final pitch day of the 2020 IoT Entrepreneurship Programme (IoTEP). The third iteration of this programme, which kicked off in January this year, saw 30 entrepreneurs being taken on an 8-month journey of solution discovery, business, and...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 5, 2020 | Sustainability
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown saw a number of measures implemented to provide financial relief to South African individuals as well as businesses, notes Eckart Zollner, Head of Business Development at EDS Systems. One such measure was the deferment of...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 5, 2020 | Sustainability
If there is one place where the global Covid-19 pandemic has left its most significant consequence on the business sector, it is on the ability to change, writes Steve Sullivan, Executive Vice President & GM, Americas at Infinidat. Undoubtedly no one expected or...
