by Dianne Bayley | Dec 30, 2020 | Sustainability
In the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry, factories returning to normal (or almost normal) face new challenges characterised by changes in their workforce. Many companies have lost experienced facility management or engineering staff through retirement or...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 30, 2020 | Sustainability
As the world becomes more accustomed to the digital realm, people have become more reliant on the Internet to remain connected, work, shop and play – a reality that has been heightened by the global pandemic. In their research report, titled “Insights from the...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 29, 2020 | Security and Legal
In this Q&A article, Oracle spokesperson: Craig Nel, Cloud platform leader, ECEMEA, Oracle, examines questions on the impact of security and the cloud and how these issues should be addressed. What are the necessary elements of a cloud security strategy? Cloud...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 29, 2020 | Featured Articles
The human body doesn’t like change, especially when that change is brought on by some sort of trauma or injury, writes Prof. Josef Langerman, Transformation Specialist, Standard Bank Group. When a part of your body is injured, it becomes inflamed. Inflammation or...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 28, 2020 | Workplace 2020
Businesses around the globe have spent the better part of this year adjusting to the new reality of remote working, writes Andrew Bourne, Region Manager, Africa, Zoho Corporation. While a few companies have reopened their premises and allowed employees to office...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 22, 2020 | Sustainability
As 2020 draws to a close it gives us an opportunity to reflect on one of the toughest years in living memory, one where a global pandemic rapidly changed the world around us, writes Kate Mollett, Regional Manager, Africa, Veeam. It also sets the tone for 2021 planning...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 22, 2020 | Innovation
As of the end of 2020, Moscow’s electric bus fleet has reached 500 vehicles, which is more than in any other European city: London currently has 300 electric buses, Paris 259 and Berlin 200. Moscow’s electric buses are fully adapted to the city’s requirements –...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 22, 2020 | Security and Legal
The South African pension industry is worth an estimated R1.8 trillion, writes Laurie Wiid, Senior Private Wealth Manager, NFB Private Wealth Management. A further R1.6 trillion resides in the Government Employees Pension Fund. These numbers place South Africa in a...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 22, 2020 | Innovation
3D printing in both domestic and industrial settings has boomed since the fused deposition printing process came off patent in 2009, and commercial 3D printing undertaken in factories and by 3D printing bureaus is now an established industry vertical. While these...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 21, 2020 | Sustainability
Changes in computing take significant leaps forward, and it is interesting to observe the progress over 15-year cycles writes Ian Doyle, Standard Bank Group Head: Employee Experience Engineering. In 1981 IBM introduced the first personal computer, code-named “Acorn”....
