by admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Past Editions
Africa and the quest for conflict-free minerals, automation set to take over mundane work, plus Wits and AWS put higher education into the cloud. Read this month’s issue of Business IT.
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 8, 2020 | Workplace 2020
This year has introduced a bunch of new words for the organisation – ‘new normal’, remote working, global pandemic. They aren’t particularly well-loved words right now, either,says Henk Olivier, MD of Ozone Information Technology Distribution. Everyone is tired of...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 8, 2020 | Sustainability
By 2023, the IDC predicts enterprises’ ability to rapidly develop their own digital innovations will be a core competitive requirement, writes Eran Brown, Chief Technology Officer for EMEA & APJ at Infinidat. This is as more than half of the worldwide economy will...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 8, 2020 | Innovation
Over the past few months, the impact of the pandemic has left many organisations with no choice but to scale back operations or shutdown completely., writes Kevin Dherman, SYSPRO Chief Innovation Officer. Other organisations have been in the fortunate position to...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 6, 2020 | Innovation
After many months of downtime, the much-anticipated resumption of major motorsport races has begun, writes Alexander Moiseev, Chief Business Officer at Kaspersky. However, like all other real-world sports, there have been various changes brought about because of the...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 6, 2020 | Fintech
As COVID-19 continues to challenge and disrupt the business landscape, CFOs are stepping up and playing a bigger role in digital transformation. In fact, many of them are driving the digital strategy within their businesses – and we have new insights into how they’re...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 5, 2020 | Workplace 2020
Starting a new job after retrenchment can be challenging under the best of circumstances, and during a year as unique as 2020, it can be quite daunting. For many people who have been retrenched, starting a new job will mean working from home, either permanently, or...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 4, 2020 | Sustainability
As banking has changed from an in-person, retail-like experience to online and now to mobile and connected devices, the industry is adopting new standards and creating regulations for data exchange and security, writes Michael Brink, CTO of CA Southern Africa. The...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 4, 2020 | Security and Legal
Progressing from a lockdown stage 3 environment to one where more employees are returning to an office requires that businesses implement carefully considered action plans to transition back to physical environments that are productive, effective and, above all, safe....
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 1, 2020 | Innovation
In the past few months, businesses around the world have embraced cloud technology to pivot and survive, notes Andrew Bourne, Region Manager, Africa, Zoho Corporation. Cloud-based apps allow businesses to continue their operations remotely. However, if you have chosen...