by Dianne Bayley | Nov 9, 2021 | Sustainability
The customer experience has become a critical point of competitive advantage, along with operational excellence and better risk management, including reputational, operational, and financial risk, writes Modeen Malick, Principal Systems Engineer at Commvault SA. The...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 9, 2021 | Sustainability
Every business executive knows about digital transformation and the urgency to transform in the wake of the pandemic, writes Amanda Budler, Chief Operating Officer at Analyze Consulting. It’s in vogue, and everyone seems to be latching onto the term to describe...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 9, 2021 | Workplace 2020
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, Work-From-Home (WFH) has been lauded as the new working model for many occupations. Now, with vaccination efforts ramping up, some employers are eager to get their staff back to the office. “Organisations need to plan and execute...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 8, 2021 | Sustainability
Consumers want the option to shop both in-store and online this Black Friday – despite a significant rise in e-commerce over the last two years. This is one of the findings from a consumer survey carried out by Game Stores, which polled almost 2 000 South African...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 8, 2021 | Innovation
If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it’s that we shouldn’t try to predict the future. After all, who could have foreseen a pandemic that is still wreaking havoc across the globe nearly two years later? For a large number of...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 8, 2021 | Workplace 2020
Andrew Maren, CEO of ProfitShare Partners (PSP), has been named a panelist at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) online Facilitating Funding event on Wednesday 10 November 2021. The event is an opportunity for South African providers of funding modules to...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 8, 2021 | Innovation
Chances are you have played the ‘divine’ mobile game, Candy Crush, by King Digital Entertainment, writes Angus Lovitt, Ramp CEO. With billions of downloads and more than $10 billion in gross revenue since its launch in 2012, it’s a worldwide gaming phenomenon. But was...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 7, 2021 | Sustainability
Current waste management practices in Africa are causing major economic, social and environmental impacts, writes Oliver Nudds, Managing Director, Ocean Plastic Technologies. The rise in plastic consumption combined with weak waste collection infrastructure is...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 3, 2021 | Featured Articles
Data is the treasure that every nation covets, but are the walls high enough to mitigate the risks? Is cybersecurity ready for the third world war, fought on digital soil, asks Neal Botje, Principal Practice Head: Cloud Security at Dimension Data. The past 18 months...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 3, 2021 | Innovation
A data-driven culture is needed if a business wants to lead through digital innovation, writes Craigh Stuart, Systems Engineering Manager at Nutanix SADC & WECA. But traditional data management infrastructures are rigid and unable to combine diverse data types....
