by admin | Jun 29, 2016 | Past Editions
We examine the challenges and opportunities of blockchain, and insights after the turnaround. Read more...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 29, 2016 | Workplace 2020
By Gregg Petersen Technological innovation and the emergence of the millennial generation are closely entwined. Few superlatives can accurately sum up the sheer extent to which technology has fundamentally altered the way we live and work, both as consumers and...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 29, 2016 | Workplace 2020
By John Tadman, MD, Avanade SA Just as the industrial revolution fundamentally changed society during the 18th and 19th centuries, ubiquitous connectivity and real-time access to enormous data sets means that today’s teenagers will end up working in roles that do not...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 29, 2016 | Features
By Dominique Collett Fintech is disrupting the way ordinary Africans manage and use money – and these fintech players are standing up to traditional institutions as a force to be reckoned with. Accenture estimates that over one-third of mainstream financial...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 29, 2016 | Report-back
Kathy Gibson reports from SAPInsider in Viennan June 2016 – The governance, risk and compliance (GRC) landscape brings unique challenges to a diverse range of end user customers. These include increased regulatory compliance; changing economic and political...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 29, 2016 | Report-back
Kathy Gibson at SAPInsider in Vienna June 2016 – In the new world of digitalisation, the systems traditionally associated with finance are not the only ones relevant to the finance role.Digital finance is about creating realtime continuous processes with no manual...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 29, 2016 | Innovation
Paramount Group, the African-based global defence and aerospace company, recently unveiled a new generation 8×8 (eight wheeled) armoured vehicle in Astana at the annual Kazakhstan Defence Exhibition. The technologically advanced Mbombe 8 infantry combat vehicle...
by admin | Jun 27, 2016 | Innovation, ITSM and Application Development
By Robert Scott, SafariNow CCO Given the massive increase in the amount of data that companies are generating, it is no surprise that data analytics and machine learning are fast becoming key components of every innovative company’s toolkit. For the uninitiated,...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 27, 2016 | Features
For most of us, the title of business analyst conjures up an unexciting image of a suited professional pouring over numbers and flowcharts in an isolated corner of the office. While there certainly may be elements of truth in this perception, the role of the business...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 27, 2016 | Features
For months, there has been strong focus on the so-called Panama Papers and on the pending results of the national investigations faced by several implicated individuals. As more details emerge, there is one clear and significant take-out from this scandal – that white...