by Dianne Bayley | May 23, 2017 | Features
Data visualisation is a centuries-old technique for presenting information in a way that is easy to understand. But in a world of exponentially-growing data volumes, effective data visualisation and user interface design is more important than ever before, to help...
by Dianne Bayley | May 23, 2017 | Features, Innovation
Constructed in 1972 near the historic Benedictine abbey, the FCA plant at Cassino (Frosinone, Italy) has produced more than 7.3 million cars and has now expanded to 2,000,000 m2, with buildings of 530,000 m2. The plant has a production capacity of approximately 1,000...
by Dianne Bayley | May 23, 2017 | Features
By Reshaad Sha, CEO, SqwidNet Along with the rest of the world, South Africa is in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, in which the smart use of information and technology is reshaping societies. One of the most apparent ways in which this is happening can...
by Dianne Bayley | May 23, 2017 | Features, Workplace 2020
In an environment fraught with uncertainty and change, business leaders are faced with a mammoth task. In addition to navigating through widespread industry disruption, it is becoming more and more difficult to attract relevant talent and to retain staff. Locally,...
by Dianne Bayley | May 18, 2017 | Report-back
Mark Davison at Dell EMC World in Las Vegas – We have heard from reliable sources that Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, has the incredible knack of turning up unscheduled at various meetings, often catching those gathered by surprise. We got...
by Dianne Bayley | May 18, 2017 | Innovation
Internet Solutions (IS) has outlined its roadmap to launching what it believes will be South Africa’s first network- and technology-agnostic Internet of Things (IoT) platform. In partnership with Comsol Networks as the initial network connectivity solutions provider...
by Dianne Bayley | May 18, 2017 | ITSM and Application Development
Greg Pritchett, MD of Marval Software, discusses how data is growing – and how big data can help companies deal with it. Today, data is growing faster than ever before. 2,2-million terabytes of data are created every day, of which about 10% is structured data. We send...
by Dianne Bayley | May 18, 2017 | Workplace 2020
The majority (87%) of SMEs prefer to work with accountants who understand technology. This is among the findings from a survey of over 600 South African accountants and SME owners conducted by Xero, in partnership with World Wide Worx. Most accountants (88%) think...
by Dianne Bayley | May 18, 2017 | Features, Sustainability
The dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Sthe Shabangu, Lead: Public Relations, Public Affairs and Corporate Citizenship, Samsung Africa Office asks whether we are doing enough to ensure Africa is ready. African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa is standing...
by Dianne Bayley | May 18, 2017 | Security and Legal
At the end of last week, the world saw the first victims of the now infamous Crypto malware – WannaCry. To date the attack has spread to more than 150 countries and over 200 000 users. Its primary target being businesses and public sector organisations. In the recent...
