by Dianne Bayley | Nov 13, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Software licencing is one of an organisation’s largest – and most complicated – costs. While most licencing works on a per-user basis, some vendors have started offering different options in order to simplify the process. One of these is SAP, which now allows...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 12, 2019 | Fintech
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before, writes Lee Naik, chief executive officer, TransUnion Africa: Somewhere in Africa, some savvy entrepreneurs come up with a potentially disruptive solution to a longstanding infrastructural challenge. They found their own...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 12, 2019 | Sustainability
As temperatures hit record highs globally, significant African populations are at increasing risk from lack of cooling access according to Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) report, Chilling Prospects: Tracking Sustainable Cooling for All 2019, released on 7...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 12, 2019 | Sustainability
Decision Inc. is in the process of implementing a Microsoft data warehouse at the Kaap Agri group to optimise how it manages its data to more effectively integrate the information to deliver better business insights. The Kaap Agri group specialises in retail and trade...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 11, 2019 | Report-back
Fujitsu is transforming itself from a pure infrastructure provider to a services-led organisation. Key to the new direction is an increased focus on artificial intelligence, quantum computing, 5G and cloud computing. Kathy Gibson got all the details at Fujitsu Forum...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 11, 2019 | Report-back
All the news from VMWorld 2019 in Barcelona. VMware updates its portfolio As expected, VMware is announcing a slew of new solutions, innovations and partnerships at its flagship EMEA conference and expo aimed at reinforcing its vision of a software architecture...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 11, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Discrimination in the workplace against people living with HIV/AIDS is very much alive and threatens depletion of the country’s skills force, writes Dr Marlini (Nair) Moodley, a Marketing/ Applied Law academic at MANCOSA. The HIV/AIDS pandemic is still having a...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 10, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Businesses that embrace technology and empower their employees with fourth industrial revolution skills enjoy better growth and become more resilient, says an expert consultant for business owners and entrepreneurs. A fear of change, she says, could mean a business...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 10, 2019 | Sustainability
A successful contract extension with automotive and industrial product manufacturer Bosal Afrika is testament to the significant cost-savings that Bramhope Group’s Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) solutions can add to a company’s bottom line. Specialising in...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 9, 2019 | Sustainability
The rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installation at the Shoprite Group’s Gordon’s Bay Mall is expected to generate more than 720 000 kWh per annum, amounting to about a third of the centre’s total electricity use. Installed in late October 201, the Gordon’s Bay...
