by Kathy Gibson | Sep 10, 2021 | Thought Leadership
Most companies today understand the need for digital transformation, but it can be all too easy to mistake digital transformation for simply adopting and implementing technology. By Greg Gatherer, account manager at Liferay Additionally, legacy back-end systems (and...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 10, 2021 | Thought Leadership
Running an online business on one’s own is part of the new wave of entrepreneurship. Young adults who want to be the boss and are confident that they can manage their business finances are driven to create their own businesses. By Alan Shannon, executive: client...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 10, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Various arms of government have welcomed engagements initiated by the Direct Selling Association of South Africa (DSA) to explore direct selling as an alternative income earning opportunity in the face of the growing challenge of unemployment in the country. South...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 10, 2021 | Thought Leadership
In 2020 the necessity and power of digital platforms became apparent as businesses grappled with keeping a remote workforce connected. This year, having seen the power and scope of digitisation, the need to justify the need to increasingly turn to technology to...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 10, 2021 | Thought Leadership
South Africa’s Department of Transport has announced the implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act, which will introduce a new licence points demerit system geared towards imposing stricter penalties for road rule...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 10, 2021 | Thought Leadership
The way we communicate socially has changed, thanks to social media and mobile technology. For many, this has also translated to changes in the way we communicate professionally. By Sarthak Rohal, vice-president: IT services at AlphaCodes Digital has removed the...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 10, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
With the pandemic accelerating cloud and digital adoption among businesses of all sizes, IT value-added resellers (VARs) and consulting firms are pressured to reinvent themselves as cloud-first organisations. This demands that they transition to new commercial models...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 10, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Running a business in the current challenging economic environment requires a profound level of skill and is difficult under normal circumstances. Add in the rapid acceleration of digitisation and the complex working environment created by the onset of the pandemic,...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 10, 2021 | Featured Story, Features
Not only is the gig economy benefiting individuals, but businesses are also embracing this technologically enabled approach to unlock new revenue streams. Some small business owners have successfully used it to secure new clients, while millennials are particularly...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 10, 2021 | Thought Leadership
Three-tier networking shows its limitations in a world where more companies are shifting to a cloud-ready environment and embracing software-defined networking (SDN) architecture. Thiani Naicker, BD lead at Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa While not inherently...
