by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2023 | Events/Report-backs
Kathy Gibson reports – Virtual wheeling could go a long way to solving one of the biggest bottlenecks in the power ecosystem – getting electricity from new, green generation projects to the consumer. According to Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, minister or...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2023 | Featured Story, Features
By Richard Firth – Corporate South Africa has been talking about – and worried about – a “brain drain” resulting from the emigration of skilled individuals for over 20 years. Anecdotal evidence seems to suggest this remains a serious concern, and we regularly...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2023 | Thought Leadership
With consumers feeling the brunt of inflation, interest rate hikes, and load shedding, it should hardly be surprising that businesses are starting to feel the pressure too. Although inflation has cooled in recent weeks (signalling interest rates will at least hold...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2023 | Thought Leadership
By Chris Buchanan – The climate crisis impacts all of us, and we know that to hold a global temperature rise to less than 1,5°C, we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions dramatically. Addressing the climate crisis requires breaking it down into small actions...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2023 | Trends and Analysis
While there are some compelling benefits of moving to the cloud, cloud adoption is also causing headaches for CIOs, who must grapple with major vendors going all-cloud, cost spikes driving repatriation from the cloud, and unexpected business risks. This emerged during...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2023 | Trends and Analysis
South African businesses have embraced the flexibility of as-a-service computing, but they are increasingly looking to supplement their usage of public cloud services with on-premises and edge solutions that offer consumption-based billing. This is creating compelling...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2023 | Trends and Analysis
By Sarthak Rohal – In the ever-evolving digital landscape, South African businesses must embrace innovative approaches to stay competitive. Cloud-native architecture, an approach to designing, constructing, and operating workloads that are built in the cloud and...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2023 | Trends and Analysis
By Andrew Cruise – While cloud uptake is increasing, many companies are still struggling with their strategies, because they get caught up in the hype, rather than crafting an effective strategy, writes. There can be little doubt that the cloud is the platform...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2023 | Trends and Analysis
By Ralph Berndt – Cloud technology has become a driving force behind how South African companies across industry sectors operate their IT infrastructure. However, they’re not just sticking to one form of technology. They’re blending cloud services with...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2023 | Thought Leadership
Smart cities are becoming a reality rather than a concept and integrating technology into everyday infrastructure has become the norm. They present local authorities with a vast number of opportunities, including data-driven decision making, enhanced engagement...
