by Kathy Gibson | Oct 28, 2015 | ITSM and Application Development
Using big data can help IT service desks save time and money while improving the service they offer their users. According to Kevin Leslie, SPM director at HP Software EMEA, the concept of bimodal IT has fundamentally changed the nature of services. “In the...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 28, 2015 | Features
South Africa is known for its high level of vehicle theft but losses to consumers and the industry don’t stop there – the ease with which stolen vehicles are effectively re-registered and re-enter the system perpetuates the cycle, writes Kriben Reddy, director:...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 28, 2015 | Innovation
What motivates the bad guys? Hackers are driven to our data for two, simultaneous reasons: they are after the “easy money”. “Easy”, in that right now there may be a hundred thousand potential ways of getting access to data, so why make it too hard? And “money”, in...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 28, 2015 | Sustainability
One of the most obvious advantages to smart metering platforms is the ability for household and business consumers to opt into load-limiting programmes with their electricity suppliers, writes Martin Vergunst, business solutions executive at T-Systems South Africa By...
by Allan Davison | Oct 28, 2015 | Features, Uncategorized
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the increased rollout of contactless payment services using fingerprint scanners will push the number of biometrically authenticated transactions to nearly 5-billion by 2019, up from less than 130-million this year. The...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 20, 2015 | Workplace 2020
South African employers report conservative hiring intentions for the October to December 2015 period, with just 13% of employers forecasting an increase in staffing levels, 7% anticipating a decrease and 78% expecting no change. Once the data is adjusted to allow for...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 20, 2015 | Security and Legal
With over a billion users, Facebook has become a powerful place for businesses to create awareness of their offerings and services and to engage one-on-one with potential clients. Unfortunately, it also gives a massive platform to the “unhappy” and can be damaging to...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 20, 2015 | ITSM and Application Development
IT service management (ITSM) is an essential tool in creating a stable, well-managed IT infrastructure, which itself is the cornerstone of a successful enterprise in today’s challenging market conditions. By Edward Carbutt, executive director of Marval Africa...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 20, 2015 | ITSM and Application Development
Smart machines, the Internet of Things (IoT0, big data, cloud computing and social media are all driving business to become more digital, while the way employees work is changing as well. In this environment, companies have to rethink the way they operate. EY’s Manti...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 20, 2015 | Innovation
More and more medium-sized businesses (MSBs) discover the strategic value of their existing data. And in fact, data is widely regarded as a highly important business asset for the most diverse purposes. By Sven Hansen, senior systems engineer for Africa at NetApp...
