by Kathy Gibson | May 22, 2020 | Thought Leadership
The rapid global spread of Covid-19 has forced business, education, and social activities to be conducted virtually. By Kirtan Sita, MD within the technology practice at Accenture in Africa But amidst the crisis, platform companies are enabling video conferencing,...
by Kathy Gibson | May 22, 2020 | Features
Crisis either brings out the best or the worst in people and business and in the event of the current pandemic we are seeing IT rise, putting its best foot forward, making use of all the tools they can – both old and new. By Paul Ruinaard, regional sales director:...
by Kathy Gibson | May 22, 2020 | Features
Energy stability. It’s a challenging conversation at the best of times with the complexities of climate change and the limitations of investment, but in Africa, it’s a conversation that has significant weight and many layers. By John Lewis, MD of Aggreko Africa In...
by Kathy Gibson | May 22, 2020 | Features
In terms of risk versus reward, cybercrime is a highly lucrative industry. Research from Atlas VPN suggests that cyberattacks generate more than $1,5-trillion in revenue each year, and this figure is growing. By Simeon Tassev, MD and qualified security assessor at...
by Kathy Gibson | May 22, 2020 | Features
Data is being generated at an unprecedented pace, offering new opportunities for analysis and insight – but only if it can be managed effectively. While we may be generating more data than ever, we also understand less of it than ever. By Johan Scheepers, country head...
by Kathy Gibson | May 22, 2020 | Features
The global data centre services market is expected to register a compound annual growth rate of 13.69% during the 2019 to 2024 period reflecting their importance in a digitally-driven business environment. As part of this, hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) will...
by Kathy Gibson | May 22, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
New research from SearchInform has shed light on companies’ experiences in shifting to remote work and keeping business processes going. The analysis, the organization says, demonstrates the approach to overcoming current obstacles and gives statistics on how...
by Kathy Gibson | May 22, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The universal work from home experiment set forth by the global pandemic has changed long-held misconceptions about remote work. By Tim Minahan, executive vice-president of strategy and chief marketing officer of Citrix Executives and managers, once dubious that ‘real...
by Kathy Gibson | May 22, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The coronavirus pandemic has had a tremendous impact on business, and as a result, it has created significant uncertainty about what lies ahead. This ‘unknown’ is crippling business leaders from making decisions or taking strategic action. However, according to Sandra...
by Kathy Gibson | May 22, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The Department of Employment and Labour has approved a temporary employer/employee relief scheme (TERS). This enables employers to pay employees with funds made available by the UIF as a TERS allowance. Certain conditions must be met for the UIF to pay the amount to...
