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The operational impacts of IFRS 17 on your organisation

Jun 3, 2019

Set to reboot the insurance industry, the reconfigured IFRS 17 (International Financial Reporting Standard), issued by the International Accounting Standards Board in May 2017, standardises the measurement and reporting of information relating to insurance contracts....

How SMEs can free up cash flow through invoice discounts

Jun 3, 2019

Small business owners who are experiencing cash flow challenges should consider improving efficiencies in their payments collection and processing methods to free up working capital. Vaughan David, CEO of Business Savings and Cash Investments at FNB says that one of...

Learn to adapt to the ever-changing rat race

Jun 3, 2019

It has become clear that the technology revolution is driving massive change in the workplace. This has, in turn, led to a rapid pivot in business operations as industries are disrupted and automation becomes a reality across the board. In this, there has been a call...

Data protection and its role in a multi-cloud strategy

May 20, 2019

For all its benefits, adopting a multi-cloud approach in the digital business landscape does not come without risks. Given the importance of safeguarding data amidst evolving regulatory requirements, companies can ill afford not to integrate data protection in their...

Design a business continuity plan that works

May 20, 2019

According to research conducted by the Business Continuity Institute in 2019, 71% of organisations activated their response plans at least once over the past year. “This finding is consistent with the previous year’s survey, and indicates just how important it is to...

Pick the right hyperscale cloud partner …

May 20, 2019

A wave of big data from a slew of ubiquitously networked devices, sensors and the Internet of things, is flooding organisations across the board, and putting pressure on data centres to deliver and perform at their peak. Moreover, the need for instant, ‘from anywhere’...

Industrial Revolution: Where messaging meets agility

May 17, 2019

The only thing with less impact than a delegate reading a PowerPoint presentation to an audience at a conference is a looping in-store video. Industrial Revolution, a long-time provider of quality IT and related solutions to local business, is set to change the...

The informal sector a misunderstood and untapped opportunity

May 13, 2019

Nyameko Njoli woke up one day believing he could be a great businessman and run a successful accounting consultancy. “I sold the idea to my wife and quit my job. The first two months were exciting – I even secured my first client. But then reality set in and I soon...

Make sure you hire the best person for the job

May 13, 2019

One of the debates that often surfaces in the diversity debate is that we should simply hire “the best person for the job”. By Anna Curzon, chief product and partner officer at Xero I’ve been reflecting on how we might consider this phrase. It’s not a new argument and...

What hyperscale data centres mean for SA business

May 13, 2019

Recently, Microsoft officially launched two Azure data centres in the country, one in Johannesburg and one in Cape Town. This will fundamentally change the cloud landscape in South Africa, and indeed, the telecoms landscape. By Colin Thornton, MD of Turrito To the...

SA set to embrace the public cloud

Apr 25, 2019

Cloud computing received a major boost over the last few weeks, with two of the world’s largest public cloud providers officially opening data centres in South Africa. Within days of one another, Huawei and Microsoft both opened their local data centres, offering...

Online basics for small businesses

Apr 25, 2019

In a time when most people make purchasing decisions while browsing their smartphones, business owners cannot afford to not be online. Whether a small family-run restaurant or a start-up with big ambitions, all small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) stand to benefit...

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