by Kathy Gibson | Oct 20, 2015 | Innovation
Every day we hear about new data breaches or data losses, with high profile cases bringing data security into the mainstream news agenda. By Sumash Singh, country manager: South Africa at Commvault There is no denying that the role of today’s CIO is increasingly...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 20, 2015 | Features
Gijima, which for many years was one of South Africa’s leading IT service companies, hit a rocky patch a couple of years ago when it lost a number of key contracts, and underwent some key staff changes. The company has been off the radar for the last few years, but...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 20, 2015 | Features
When big IT companies look at new venture capital investments, you’d expect them to scrutinise the financials of target companies, along with the strategy, business plan and market outlook, before making a decision on whether or not to fund them. It’s not the job you...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 20, 2015 | Features
What is the impact of violence and of fighting it? It’s obvious for the victims and there is no price tag for their suffering. But is there significant impact beyond? Impact that can be expressed in money, expressed as cost? Yes, there is. The Institute for Economics...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 20, 2015 | Features
Globally, mobile banking users are set to exceed 1.75 billion by 2019 – that’s 32% of the world’s adult population – as per a report published by Juniper Research. The firm also projects the number of mobile users in the Middle East and Africa are expected to grow to...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 20, 2015 | Sustainability
South Africa remains heavily reliant on traditional sources of power generation – with green energy sources contributing just a fraction of the country’s total power output. However, with immense solar and wind resources at our disposal, South Africa is ideal for the...
by Allan Davison | Oct 20, 2015 | Innovation, Uncategorized
The regional competition, EIA sub-Saharan Africa, is open to students and small businesses and forms part of Ericsson’s activities at the Ericsson AHUB at AfricaCom The winning team will receive a cash prize of €9 000 (R135 000), with a second-place prize of €1 800...
by admin | Oct 16, 2015 | BusinessIT, Past Editions
Volume 16, Issue 6 is now out and ready for you to read. It’s all change for Gijima, and we look at the Algorithmic Business.
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 2, 2015 | Features, Report-back
Gartner Symposium, held this week in Cape Town, was the first on the research company’s world tour. Brand new research findings were presented for the first time, with concepts like the bimodal business, algorithmic business and the digital workplace about to become...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 24, 2015 | Report-back
As computing becomes more pervasive, and enterprises move to digitalisation, the need for good service management and governance is more pronounced than ever before. The IT Service Management Forum of South Africa (itSMFsa) held its annual conference, SMEXA 2015, to...
