by Dianne Bayley | Jul 30, 2019 | Security and Legal
Utility organisations, like other businesses and institutions, depend on computers and software for many operational critical functions, and can be a prime target for cybercriminal activity – especially given the potential damage and destruction that...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 29, 2019 | Internet of Things
Emerging digital channels are driving an explosion of useful data: data available in every area, from sensors to social media, our customers to our machines. Yet, without the ability to analyse this information, it is of no value, as we cannot use it to derive...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 29, 2019 | Fintech
The world of money is changing fast and news of Facebook’s foray into the digital currency arena with the launch of the Libra stablecoin and digital wallet initiatives is likely to shake things up even more, writes Nnamdi Oranye, fintech author and Diaspora Banking...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 28, 2019 | Workplace 2020
There is a tragic irrationality in the fact that South Africa has a youth unemployment rate of more than 50%, but at the same time has a skills shortage in many areas of commerce, writes Michael Shapiro, CEO at Synthesis. One of these areas is the technology space,...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 27, 2019 | Sustainability
The IT issues facing small businesses (SBs) are no less challenging than those facing an enterprise, yet as an industry IT continues to complicate the sales pitch and oversell technology solutions to SMEs, a market craving innovation. It is with this in mind that...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 27, 2019 | Innovation
The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA SA) faced mounting costs from a legacy communications system, in addition to requiring an omni-channel solution that enabled easy integration into existing communication channels. Itec developed an easy-to-implement and...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 26, 2019 | Workplace 2020
With human error being one of the biggest culprits for data centre downtime, new approaches are needed, engineering and infrastructure advisory company Aurecon says focus should be shifted from removing humans via automation, to welcoming humans back into the data...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 24, 2019 | Sustainability
South African needs its small and medium enterprises to succeed, says Greg Chen, CEO and co-founder of Mobiz, noting that SMEs are the key to unlocking inclusive growth in an economy that has stagnated for the best part of a decade. While government obviously has a...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 24, 2019 | Workplace 2020
The year so far has been a good one for South African companies on the gender transformation front, with statistics seemingly moving in the right direction for the first time in recent history, and notable appointments of women to top leadership positions. The good...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 24, 2019 | Innovation
“Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” As Neil Armstrong’s words reverberated throughout the NASA Mission Control Center in Houston, and cheers and celebrations erupted both at Mission Control and around the world. The Apollo 11...
