by admin | Apr 28, 2020 | Past Editions
AI shines light on Alaska’s seals and whales, Internet of Things set for Take Off, and the road to digital transformation in this month’s issue of BusinessIT.
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 27, 2020 | Security and Legal
With COVID-19 and remote working, transformative change looms for cybersecurity in South Africa, writes Lukas van der Merwe, Specialist Sales Executive: Security, T-Systems South Africa. However, there is a risk that many organisations may be left behind in a...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 27, 2020 | Workplace 2020
Not all business leaders are handling the workplace crises of COVID-19 as well as they should, with those who combine a war-like approach tempered with humanity and compassion proving the most effective, say their executive coaches in a recent study. Dr Nicky...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 27, 2020 | Workplace 2020
The 35-day national lockdown (extended from the original 21 days) is placing a significant economic and emotional strain on employers and employees alike. Some industries have been forced to shut down completely while others have enabled their staff to work from home....
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 26, 2020 | Security and Legal
As the novel coronavirus Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc around the world, so does misinformation, fear, fake cures, fake news and malicious hoaxes, writes Londo Mncube, Managing Director, Mncube Consultants. Not only is the current finger-pointing and contempt...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 26, 2020 | Workplace 2020
Everyone who works for a large enterprise understands the frustrations of organisational silos, writes Gerhard Hartman, Vice President: Medium Business, Sage Africa & Middle East. As we deal with a new way of working with more people isolated to their homes,...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 22, 2020 | Workplace 2020
Business continuity plans have become even more valuable as COVID-19 sweeps across the globe forcing us into social distancing and then a lockdown. Many companies have been, and are still, scrambling to find their feet to face this pandemic with no crisis...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 22, 2020 | Innovation
“Never let a good crisis go to waste” is a quote attributed to Winston Churchill towards the end of WWII. The world has not, since World War II, been faced with such a crisis, notes Biase De Gregorio, Managing Partner at IQbusiness. However, as the quote...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 22, 2020 | Innovation
Innovation – driven by digital disruption – is opening up new opportunities to create jobs, boost economic growth and address fundamental socio-economic and development issues. In the midst of a major technology revolution, South Africa continues to face...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 22, 2020 | Featured Articles, Features
What businesses want from the cloud is changing, writes Jasmit Sagoo, senior director, head of technology UK&I at Veritas Technologies. Pure cloud adopters fear vendor lock-in and we’re increasingly seeing organisations spread the risk by using multiple cloud...
