by Dianne Bayley | Jul 20, 2022 | Workplace 2020
A PwC Global Workforce Hopes and Fear Survey polled over 52 000 workers from 44 countries and found that 35% of people planned to ask their employer for more money in the next 12 months, and planned to quit if they did not get it. So what can businesses, many of whom...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
It is predicted that the amount of digital data created over the next five years will be greater than twice the amount of data created since the advent of digital storage, writes Takalane Khashane, Managing Director, Iron Mountain South Africa. The IDC’s Worldwide...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 19, 2022 | Workplace 2020
The latest South African unemployment rate stands at 34.5%, notes Lisa Strydom, Senior Manager: Channel & Alliances – Africa, Veeam Software. However, the most concern lies within the youth demographic (people aged between 15 and 24) where the unemployment rate...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 19, 2022 | Workplace 2020
Until recently, cloud adoption was perceived as more suitable and accessible to large enterprises, with many Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) simply not considering the move to cloud computing as feasible or even necessary, writes Hepsy Mkhungo, CEO and...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 19, 2022 | Sustainability
Never has there been a better time to deploy an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution than right now, writes Mark Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, SYSPRO EMEA&I. However, as knowledge of this business software has grown so too have the ERP misconceptions,...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 18, 2022 | Sustainability
Every industry or region around the world is embracing rapid technological advancements to gain a competitive edge or to advance economic development, notes George Asamani, Business Development Lead Africa at Project Management Institute. Equally, in an increasingly...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Community and stakeholder engagement is a critical factor that can make or break renewable energy projects, yet it is almost always overlooked or under-prioritised in project planning and execution, writes Janine Espin, Managing Director of Economic Development...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 18, 2022 | Workplace 2020
One of the first steps to becoming a customer-focused business is a change in mindset and not something tantamount to window-dressing or being superficial – it requires that business leaders place the customer at the centre of everything that is done.“This means...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 18, 2022 | Sustainability
The narrative around sustainability is pervasive, clear, and urgent, writes Joe Baguley, VP & CTO EMEA, VMware. We must reduce emissions if we are to stand any chance of not breaching a potentially catastrophic global temperature rise.And while almost all sectors...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
With inflation at its highest levels in decades, and interest rates rising in response, there are fears that the combination could tip us into a global recession, notes Kondi Nkosi, Country Head, Schroders in South Africa.Millennials are no strangers to recessions....
