by Kathy Gibson | Mar 30, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Keeping their staff members safe from potential infection has to be the top priority for companies as we go into our first full week of Covid-19 lockdown. But a secondary, and no less important, consideration is keeping the economy afloat for the duration. Millions of...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 30, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The era of the millennial workforce and the rise in technology and connectivity has required a dynamic shift toward flexible and/or remote working arrangements in South African corporate spaces. By Fatima Ameer-Mia, director at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 30, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
For many organisations, the need to suddenly enable a remote workforce at scale has overtaken long-term plans they may have had to gradually extend remote work capacity. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional sales director at Fortinet In a such context, time is of the...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 30, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The channel has seen more disruption the last year than it has in the last few decades combined. As businesses look ahead to 2020, that rate of change has only intensified. The technology industry is moving faster than ever before and as a result, the channel is...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 30, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Modern technologies promise a lot for those who adopt them. Artificial intelligence, real-time analytics, the Internet of Things, virtualisation, business platforms and many new services are reshaping how business is done. Yet they seem out of reach as expensive and...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 22, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
At a time when many small businesses in South Africa are already struggling as a result of the recession, the global Covid-19 crisis is a bolt out of the blue. By Viresh Harduth, vice-president: small business at Sage Africa & Middle East It is an event that has...