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Translating transformation in mining

Jun 10, 2021

By John Lewis – The mining sector has undergone significant change over the past year. Change that was both expected and unexpected. On one hand, digital transformation, integrated operations, supply chain efficiencies, and investments into tools that embedded a...

What does your business need to be a success?

Jun 4, 2021

Achieving sustained value creation in a world of deep, volatile and disruptive change means organisations and leaders will need dynamic new capabilities to maintain success and stay relevant into the future. Understanding the future better than competitors, making...

Is load shedding here to stay?

Jun 4, 2021

By Barry Bredenkamp – Since Eskom cannot meet the country’s demand for electricity, load shedding is likely to be with us for the rest of the year, at least. However, there are steps which every electricity user can and should take to decrease demand for...

Solar installations to hit record 180GW in 2021

Jun 4, 2021

Solar PV installations are expected to post 27% year-on-year growth in 2021 amid strong demand despite increased module prices, long lead times and rising freight costs, according to a new report from IHS Markit. This comes at a time when the solar supply chain is...

ICT can reduce carbon emissions, leapfrog Africa into a green economy

Jun 4, 2021

ICT has the potential to reduce global carbon emissions by 20% over the next decade. This is the word from William Xu, director of the board and president of Huawei’s Institute of Strategic Research, who says energy sustainability is a daunting challenge that...

Africa and the green growth opportunity

Jun 4, 2021

Sounding a note of optimism at the European Union-Africa Green Investment Forum, African Development Bank president Dr Akinwumi Adesina reminded global audiences of the continent’s vast opportunities for green growth. “Africa is a huge market offering incredible...

Energy efficiency vital for vaccine rollout

Jun 4, 2021

As South Africa is preparing for a broad roll-out of the country’s vaccine programme, energy efficiency is one of the factors to consider, according to the South African National Energy Development Institute, (SANEDI). Energy is crucial to operate cold chains...

No wind or sun? There’s a battery for that

Jun 4, 2021

South Africans joined the rest of the world in marking World Earth Day to the backdrop of an electricity grid that is still under immense pressure and still dominated by coal, despite large mining houses announcing divestment in the fossil fuel source. While there are...

Enterprise-level data management now available for everyone

May 21, 2021

Enterprise storage and data management solutions have typically been beyond the reach of smaller organisations. But now a cloud-based service that lets customers of all sizes reap the benefits of a managed solution is widely available from Data Management...

As digital transformation takes off, storage moves to the cloud

May 21, 2021

There can be no doubt that 2020 was the year in which digital transformation became mainstream, accelerating South African organisations’ journey to the cloud. “When it comes to cloud, Covid-19 had a massive impact,” says Phil Bradley, NetApp Business Manager at...

Storage investment key to data management, protection

May 21, 2021

As organisations around the world accelerate their digital transformation journeys, there’s a misplaced expectation that on-premise infrastructure will cease to be a priority. But don’t stop investing in your storage resources just yet, says Leon Leibach, Head of...

Canon’s i-SENSYS and the new world of work

May 21, 2021

The world of work has undergone major changes over the last year, with many organisations now opting to let their employees work remotely, or partly at home and partly in the office. An unintended consequence of this has been a massive shift for office equipment...

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