by Kathy Gibson | Jan 12, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
The past year and a half brought the spotlight on the need for instant availability of IT resources enabled by the cloud. Many organisations had to grapple with existing in an entirely new world and shift to a digital-first model to ensure that they could operate, and...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
As we enter 2022 and mark the third year since Covid-19 changed our lives, it’s becoming obvious that hybrid working is here to stay. With business professionals now sharing their time between physical offices, home and other remote sites, their choice of end user...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Featured Story, Features
Government is working hard to reach its target of vaccinating 67% of the country’s population by the end of this year. Many local companies have also instituted vaccine mandates for employees who want to return to the office. According to the SAcoronavirus.co.za...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
Looking back over the past 22 months or so, one would be forgiven for wishing to never hear another word about the pandemic again. It has had a devastating effect on personal lives, as well as on the economy, with some sectors all but grinding to a halt as a result of...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
One in four consumers will continue to shop from foreign online stores, even after the pandemic, according to a recent Ipsos survey of 13,000 respondents across the world’s biggest e-commerce markets. Arthi Rajan Makhija, senior vice-president, head of global fraud...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Thought Leadership
Increased leadership expectations and evolving business requirements have no doubt kept many CIOs awake at night over the last couple of years. By Greg Gatherer, account manager at Liferay Africa Too frequently, IT and technology professionals are excluded from key...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Thought Leadership
Talking about how cryptocurrencies will change the world will invariably see the blockchain mentioned at least in passing. And yet, the technology is about so much more than that. Vincent Entonu, Comstor Africa director at Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Thought Leadership
Of all the records South Africa holds, the most unwanted must be the fact that our unemployment rate is now the highest in the world. By Avesh Singh, head of TransUnion’s South Africa Global Capability Centre (GCC) The official statistics say the unemployment rate,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
According to Sasria’s 2020 Integrated Financial Report, the insurer paid net insurance claims of R1,578-million in 2019 and R991-million in 2020, while the recent riots and looting caused damages worth R25-billion. Disruptions and malicious property damages of...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Thought Leadership
Have you ever watched a teenager creating posts for social media? By Bradley Pulford, vice-president and MD of HP Africa It’s fascinating. While most of us, in our 30s and beyond are content with selecting a photo as is, and posting it, these digital natives are...
