by Dianne Bayley | Jun 10, 2019 | Sustainability
At its annual Local Distribution Partner (LDP) lekgotla, held at Birchwood Hotel, Boksburg on 27 February, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) announced that it will be transitioning 106 of its local distribution partners (LDPs) onto its SAP enterprise resource...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 10, 2019 | Innovation, Security and Legal
Thanks to the recent arrival of multi-national data centres in the country, the cloud has become a business priority, writes Dr Daniel van Eck, Strategy Director at epic ERP. It is an essential tool in helping a company remain competitive in a continually changing...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 10, 2019 | Sustainability
Cloud lock-in is a growing concern for businesses who have invested copious amounts of time and resources transitioning their new or legacy systems to the cloud. Once the honeymoon phase of transitioning wears off, you start to ask yourself, “How portable is my...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 10, 2019 | Featured Articles
Ensuring ethical sourcing is a major focus area for many companies as they start to understand just how important it is to their buyers, writes Craig Nel, Mobile & Cognitive Experience Leader at Oracle Middle East, Africa and Turkey. Increasingly, brands are...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 8, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Co-authored by Oracle’s EMEA Cloud Insight team, this article looks at the impact of automation and how CIOs can – and should – become agents of change in four simple steps. Automation and artificial intelligence are having a major impact across a wide...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 5, 2019 | Security and Legal
We are seeing an escalation in the sophistication and impact of cyberattacks across the globe. This, coupled with the fact that organisations need to protect themselves against a plethora of attacks while attackers only require a single vulnerability in an...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 4, 2019 | Innovation
We have been acclimatised to the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) and heard the hype about the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). Now prepare for the next stage, says Hamilton Ratshefola, Country General Manager, IBM Southern Africa, when advanced AI meets 4IR...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 4, 2019 | Innovation
Smart Dubai has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) use case in the healthcare sector as part of its AI Lab initiative, conducted in collaboration with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and IBM. The use case adds a milestone on Smart Dubai’s roadmap, which...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 4, 2019 | Workplace 2020
If large family gatherings have taught us anything, it’s that blending disparate groups of people, ages, beliefs and perspectives can prove incredibly challenging. Now imagine trying to design a highly-functional and productive workplace with this same...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 3, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Most organisations recognise that there is a profound connection between an individual’s work life and their mental health. Happy and healthy employees are the backbone of a great organisation, since how employees feel directly impacts their contribution in the...
