by Dianne Bayley | Sep 23, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Managing teams comprised of a range of generations is a growing challenge for leaders and, not constructively and proactively addressed, can have a substantial negative impact on affected employees and ultimately the organisation, a leadership expert says. “As more...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 23, 2019 | Security and Legal
Virtualisation and the cloud have already had a major impact on compute and storage strategies, where recently we have seen infrastructure becoming more intelligent in its ability to adapt to technology innovation. Kevin Krige, Cloud Solutions Specialist, BT in Africa...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 23, 2019 | Sustainability
Hospitals are reliant on continuous energy supply and cannot afford the potential disaster that could ensue if power fails within the infrastructure. This is why microgrid systems are globally being instituted within the healthcare industry to provide large amounts of...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 23, 2019 | Sustainability
Research indicates that more than half of change initiatives around the world fail, with digital transformations proving even more difficult to get right. Despite this, scores of businesses are beginning to rapidly implement digital change. A critical question to ask...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 23, 2019 | Innovation
If there’s anything that my time as a digital transformation leader has taught me, it’s that everyone is a lot iffier about innovation than they let on, writes Lee Naik, TransUnion Africa CEO. Every good business leader knows that innovation is necessary, but the...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 23, 2019 | Sustainability
The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group says that South Africa will likely experience more frequent flooding and drought events in coming years due to climate change – and the data is already there to confirm this, writes Tjeerd Driessen, Royal HaskoningDHV’s...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 22, 2019 | Workplace 2020
The first step to improving productivity and efficiency is to monitor it. Companies that effectively monitor their employees’ daily work tasks and responsibilities see marked improvements in productivity and efficiency. But the exercise can prove useful for more than...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 22, 2019 | Security and Legal
Digital innovation is accelerating in South Africa, notes Pax Mataitsane, Applications Sales Director, Oracle South Africa. From call centres using chatbots and automatic transcription to improve customer service, to financial advisors harnessing machine learning and...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 22, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Workforce transformation affects all aspects of business and companies must plan for the impact it is having and will continue to have on operations. Nicol Myburgh, Head of the HR Business Unit at CRS Technologies, says the evolving business landscape means companies...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 21, 2019 | Innovation
In its quest to revolutionise how the world accesses coffee, Costa Coffee, a leading provider of premium quality drinks, alongside Eseye, the UK-based industrial IoT connectivity specialist, recently announced a new partnership to enable Costa Express to deploy...
