by admin | Mar 3, 2021 | Issues
Businesses adapt to working from home, all the action from the Channelwise golf day and awards, RPA brings the low-code revolution closer, and a critical need for technology in education.
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Eskom announced this year that load shedding is expected to continue as power demand exceeds supply and more downtime is needed for overdue maintenance of the system. By Mathew Hall, product director at Rectron According to the latest data published by the state-owned...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Small and medium enterprises tend to take the hardest knocks in an economic downturn. Nothing illustrates this better than the unravelling impact of Covid-19, which left many SMEs teetering on the edge of collapse. Colin Timmis, general country manager and...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
The workplace has been redefined by the pandemic, with fewer people in formal offices and more people working remotely. And, it’s unlikely to change. Two international surveys show that at least 16% of workers will remain at-home workers long after the Covid-19 crisis...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
The global community is facing many crises, including an ongoing pandemic, the tragic consequences of centuries of racial inequality, and a climate emergency. By Suzanne DiBianca, chief impact officer and executive vice-president: corporate relations at Salesforce But...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Before Covid-19 came along, I was used to travelling more than 42 weeks a year. In the last six months, I haven’t travelled further than my local grocery store. Yet, at the same time, I have had a ringside seat to a global crisis that is altering the course of...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Thought Leadership
With an estimated 140 000 to 250 000 formal small and medium businesses (SMBs) in South Africa needing to accelerate their digital journeys in the wake of the pandemic, there has never been a better time for ICT resellers to reinvent themselves as services businesses....
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Thought Leadership
Research by McKinsey & Company cites that SMMEs represent more than 98% of businesses in South Africa, employing between 50% and 60% of the country’s workforce across all sectors, and are responsible for a quarter of job growth in the private sector. This is...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Thought Leadership
Businesses can now ensure a higher probability of developing products and services that are market-fit – much faster and more cheaply than ever before. This is made possible by creating ‘facades’ to test on customers before investing into product development,...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Thought Leadership
We are now almost a full year into the worst pandemic of the century, and with cases in South Africa continually on the rise, it is fair to say that Covid-19 is far from over. By Lyndy van den Barselaar, MD of ManpowerGroup SA Many businesses have reopened in some...
