by Dianne Bayley | Sep 21, 2016 | Infographics
Since the launch of the PriceCheck platform in 2006, local e-commerce has grown from a place to peddle consumer electronics to vast online storefronts where consumers can buy anything from washing powder to apple cider vinegar. Fueled by a combination of technology...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 20, 2016 | Report-back
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Connect in Shanghai – Intel and Huawei have signed a strategic partnership to drive the global adoption and standardisation of 5G by creating an industry reference architecture. The two companies are collaborating on a number of other...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 20, 2016 | Report-back
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Connect in Shanghai – Times are tough and, while disruption brings a raft a challenges, there are many opportunities as well. This is the word from Dr Vishal Sikka, CEO of Infosys, who says companies need to re-invent themselves, but...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 20, 2016 | Workplace 2020
Data breaches increased 15% in the first six months of 2016 compared to the last six months of 2015. According to Gemalto’s Breach Level Index, worldwide, there were 974 reported data breaches and more than 554-million compromised data records in the first half of...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 20, 2016 | Innovation
Extending its support for the developer community, Oracle has unveiled the next generation of Cloud services and development tools at JavaOne 2016, as well as a range of developer-focused initiatives. By giving developers a choice of programming languages, databases,...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 20, 2016 | Sustainability
All businesses generate waste and use a considerable amount of electricity for daily operations, with dire consequences for the environment. While eliminating your carbon footprint altogether is an impossible task, there are several simple changes that you can make at...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 20, 2016 | Features
By Rich Hillebrecht, Chief Information Officer, Riverbed Technology The engine of the global economy is increasingly transitioning towards digital services. Businesses are shifting focus from mass-manufactured, mass-marketed products to an immersive market of custom...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 20, 2016 | ITSM and Application Development
Many organisations rely on standard or customised ERP software to run their operations more efficiently. But if a solution doesn’t operate correctly or meet the business requirements of the enterprise, it could mean lost customers, frustrated employees or even...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 16, 2016 | ITSM and Application Development
By Edward Carbutt, Executive Director at Marval Africa IT service management (ITSM) comprises a series of habitual behaviours and tasks. There is little to ITSM that is once off; the entire service lifecycle is an ongoing process where various components are...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 13, 2016 | Features
According to International Data Corporation (IDC), 66% of CEOs will have digital transformation at the heart of their corporate strategy. That said, 70% of siloed digital transformation initiatives will fail by 2018 due to insufficient collaboration, integration,...
