Build business continuity in an uncertain world
The role of procurement is about ensuring that business operations continue like clockwork no matter how disrupted the business environment is. By Paulo de Matos This involves understanding the current environment as well as foreseeing the potential future...Disruptive technologies: risk or opportunity?
The words “disruptive technology” invoke thoughts of uncontrolled chaos and uncertainty with many organisations viewing it explicitly from a negative impact to themselves and their related industry. By Pavana Ranjith This view is supported by a recently released study...What’s next for automation and IoT in the supply chain?
With discussions around automation having moved up the global business agenda in recent years, supply chain companies have been looking at how this technology can help to revolutionise their sector. By Ronald Ravel A recent study found the industry’s adoption rate for...Key technology trends for the future enterprise
Actual market performance has been stronger than suggested by survey and market indicators, due largely to cloud and remote work support. Service provider investments to meet demand for cloud and digital services are stable compared to other sectors and remote...How to disconnect from online fatigue
Covid-19 has fundamentally changed how (and where) people work. Working from home has already become the new-normal, with a recent Gartner poll indicating that 48% of employees will continue to work remotely in a post-Covid future. By Janneke Henning, regional...How digital tech can help SMEs navigate the Covid crisis
Even before the pandemic and the hard lockdown, small South African businesses were navigating a time of relentless change — new technologies, new customer expectations, a shifting economic landscape. Now, Covid-19 has put change on steroids and every small business...Trends that will drive success for SMEs in the future
Forming the backbone of the economy, SMEs serve as a critical engine of economic growth, generating employment and fostering innovation. Christiaan Engelbrecht, financial director at Rectron In South Africa, SMEs contribute nearly 98.5% of the number of formal firms...Digital maturity key to surviving Covid-19
IDC’s recent report, titled Empathy During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Becoming an Empathetic Enterprise in the Next Normal, details how the most digitally mature organizsations adapted quicker to challenges brought by the pandemic. The crisis has accelerated the shift of...
And the winners are…
Lessons the channel can learn from 2020, how we can make the future secure, technology and its role in SA, the future for retail and all the winners of this year’s Channelwise Award