by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2020 | Thought Leadership
An unforeseeable shift in network structures and attack strategies was dropped on the cybersecurity industry in 2020. By Aamir Lakhani, senior security strategy at Fortinet As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on organisations and individuals around the...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Businesses in South Africa have had a bumpy ride this year. What started as a year like any other, with modest economic growth, became an unprecedented rising tide of crises with economic contraction on the horizon. by Canninah Mapena, MD of Rockwell Automation...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Customer privacy is under the spotlight as South Africa follows in the footsteps of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other privacy regulations that have come into effect across the globe. By Paula Sartini, founder and CEO of BrandQuantum...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Gender imbalance isn’t just another challenge that companies need to overcome, it’s arguably the greatest threat facing the global tech sector today. This is something we’re seeing across many regions, including sub-Saharan Africa. By Natasha Reuben, head of...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2020 | Features
Africa’s future growth and prosperity hangs in the balance, as corruption erodes the basic fibre of economies, organisations and communities. This is according to human capital and strategy expert Buyani Zwane, who says: “Our ability to achieve growth and...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2020 | Features
TechSoft International, the territory partner for TIBCO Software the global leader for integration and analytics in Africa, says the recent global TIBCO NOW 2020 online conference highlighted the importance of data in driving innovation for businesses looking to...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2020 | Features
Enforced changes in work patterns and the shifts to remote working imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic on large sections of the global economy has accelerated the pace of digital transformation that was already underway. By Ekow Nelson Despite the uncertainty caused by...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2020 | Features
A single disruption in an organisation causes an average culture of quality to drop 9%, according to a survey by Gartner. And organisations experience on average three disruptions per year. “Covid-19, digital transformation, sudden facility shutdowns or an expansion...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2020 | Features
Covid-19 upended supply chains all over the world, forcing leaders in many industries to reassess previously accepted ways of doing business. By Jonathan Wright And, because the pandemic awakened many to the reality that future disruptions are as inevitable as they...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 9, 2020 | Features
Many traditional business owners still consider a website as a tool to showcase their company profile. They don’t understand the importance of having a functional website, to generate leads and to produce sales opportunities. Digital transformation has become a...
