Innovation-led transformation starts in cloud

Innovation-led transformation starts in cloud

By Cameron Beveridge, Director: Cloud at SAP Africa No matter your industry sector or geographic location, all businesses today have one overriding thing in common: to be successful and sustainable you must be digital. While the rewards of moving a business towards...
Combining machine learning with IoT

Combining machine learning with IoT

Forrester is advising CIOs to leverage machine learning to turn the wealth of data obtained in Internet of Things (IoT) deployments into actionable insights. Successful companies in the industrial sector that are doing this are not only predicting problems and...
Cloud: Innovation, not just excellence

Cloud: Innovation, not just excellence

By Kathryn Tindale, Director: sales, Tarsus On Demand For many business managers and owners, the cloud is no longer a new concept. A growing portion of them already depend on the cloud for services as diverse as customer relationship management, email, office...
How to raise plant floor productivity

How to raise plant floor productivity

In manufacturing, accurate and comprehensive real-time information about plant floor operations is essential to making informed decisions that drive productivity. What could be more crucial than the equipment itself? Downtime, which is detrimental to any business, is...
Why you need an ethics management plan

Why you need an ethics management plan

By: Professor Leon van Vuuren, Executive: Business and Professional Ethics, The Ethics Institute It should have already dawned on every person who keeps abreast of the news that no organisation is immune to ethical failures. And yet, recent examples from the likes of...
So, how safe is online shopping?

So, how safe is online shopping?

Online retail is a huge business today, with an increasing number of consumers across the world turning to the Internet to buy products and services. There are several reasons for this, but the obvious ones are convenience, affordability and range of choice that...
What does the future African city look like?

What does the future African city look like?

What does the future African city look like? How do we identify the impact and trends resulting from urbanisation? What new regulation and governance models are needed? What about engagement models that embrace social inclusion and civic participation? These are all...