by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Innovation
The impact of cloud is undeniable: from instant access to infinite IT resources and new application architectures, to redefined IT operations and the acceleration of digital transformation. Digital transformation has been top of mind for a couple of years now, but the...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 21, 2020 | Sustainability
Covid-19 has already brought massive change to the world as we once knew it. Tom Walker, Co-Head of Global Real Estate Securities at Schroders, shares his views on how the pandemic will affect global cities. A lot will depend on whether or not we get a vaccine for...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 21, 2020 | Innovation
One of the fastest-growing countries in the world when it comes to IT spend, South Africa is currently embracing a new, transformative reality: cloud computing, writes Byron Clatterbuck, SEACOM CEO. With many employees still working from home and more remote meetings...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 21, 2020 | Innovation
The implementation of IPv6 is the next step in the evolution of the Internet. However, it is still a long road ahead before it is fully adopted, and the pace at which the market is developing dictates the need for leveraging other solutions. IPv6 has been preached as...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 20, 2020 | Featured Articles
It’s a brave man who will predict the future, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 emergency where everybody was expecting a pandemic, but it was the scale of the response that nobody foresaw, writes Professor Rashied Small, Executive: Centre of Future Excellence...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 19, 2020 | Workplace 2020
As South Africa braces itself to reach the peak in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, Government statistics have shown that the country could reach 400,000 infections by mid-July. While lockdown conditions may have been eased to level 3 for now, South Africa,...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 15, 2020 | Innovation
A multitude of complex business processes govern the administrative and clinical management of healthcare operations. With a greater need for healthcare services and an increasing volume of patients seeking safe and quality care, the healthcare ecosystem can no longer...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 14, 2020 | Sustainability
Detailed scrutiny and careful analysis around Carbon Tax regulations is needed to apply for allowances, some of which were only laid out in detail last month. This was the message of a high-level webinar hosted on 9 July 2020 by experts from business consultants Cova...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 14, 2020 | Internet of Things
Ryan Barlow, in his newly appointed position as Chief Digital Officer (CDO) for fintech specialist e4, says that South Africa remains in nascent stages of digital transformation. Barlow, who was previously e4’s Chief Information Officer, says that while significant...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 13, 2020 | Workplace 2020
Foreign expatriates are now allowed to enter South Africa during the National State of Disaster under exceptional circumstances, writes Tasia Brummer, Immigration Specialist at Xpatweb. This follows the announced amended regulations by the Minister of Department of...
