by Dianne Bayley | Feb 2, 2017 | Features
By Karl Götte, Head of Standard Bank Commercial Banking China is currently going through a tough phase in its development, but it is applying some clever tactics that should fire up its economic engine once again. As a critical trading partner, Africa should take heed...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 31, 2017 | Workplace 2020
It’s a new year and organisations across the globe are asking the same question. How can we better incentivise our staff? For many, 2016 was a difficult year. A good success strategy for 2017 would not be completed without guidelines on motivating staff to perform...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 26, 2017 | Features
By Mark Bregman, SVP and CTO at NetApp The explosion of data in today’s digital economy has resulted in a fundamental shift from using data to run the business to recognising that data is the business. In an era where data is king, superior data management and storage...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 26, 2017 | ITSM and Application Development
Riverbed Technology, the application performance company, today announced that Maersk Line, part of the Maersk Group and the world’s largest container shipping operator, is using Riverbed® SteelCentral™ to monitor business-critical applications and services and...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 19, 2017 | Report-back
Worldwide, CEOs’ confidence levels for their growth prospects and outlook for the economy is back, although there is a rise in new risks and uncertainty. In PwC’s 20th annual survey of CEOs worldwide, 38% (2016: 35%) are very confident about their company’s growth...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 19, 2017 | Sustainability
By Nathan Nayagar, MD Lexmark; South Africa & English Speaking Africa The threat of global resource management is growing. While the milestones of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, which South Africa has adopted along with support for...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 19, 2017 | ITSM and Application Development
The only way a business can stay ahead of their competition is by constantly changing and adapting the way they think and plan strategies. For example, the on-demand economy has forced companies to review their accessibility to consumers. Now, we are entering yet...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 19, 2017 | ITSM and Application Development
It has been on the cards for some time and the proverbial writing has been on the wall: In 2017, the so-called ‘nexus of forces’ will impact business operations in a major way – and companies will either be ready or go out of business. That is the reality facing all...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 19, 2017 | Sustainability
The universal adage that time is money has never been more accurate. In the current ultra-modern age, where technology is driven by daily innovation, any business seeking success simply cannot afford to be offline, or fall behind with its information technology...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 19, 2017 | Features
By Michiel Lely, VP of Practices, EMEA at Verint It’s no secret that banks have looked to move many of their services to online solutions in response to the growing consumer demand for digital, and in an effort to manage cost. This has manifested itself in dramatic...
