by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Thought Leadership
As of 5 May 2020, Tether was the world’s most purchased cryptocurrency, with $56,16-billion in 24-hour trade volume. However, Tether did not appear in the list of top five cyptocurrencies by daily transactions in the same period, nor in the first quarter of the year....
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Digital transformation is a moving target – enterprises need to build a nimble organisation and a learning culture that can keep pace with technology, social and environmental change. By Anton Herbst, group strategy director at Tarsus Technology Group I ended my...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Thought Leadership
The Covid-19 lockdown has boosted user engagement with video games and e-sports, with increased revenues for several gaming companies and platforms during the pandemic. By Matthew Hall, product director of Rectron The global gaming profits far outstrip other...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Thought Leadership
5G networks are now being built out, with performance and capacity gains available to be tapped by new use cases. By Chafic Traboulsi, head of networks at Ericsson Middle East & Africa One of the first will be fixed wireless access (FWA). Around half of all...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Cloud connectivity allows us to approach business activities differently. From managing data and operational processes more effectively to providing access to all areas of the business regardless of where they are. A solution that was once a luxury has now become a...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Intellectual property is the life blood of any organisation. For small businesses – even more so. By Amir Kanaan, MD: Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Kaspersky A strategic handling of a company’s intangible assets – e.g. trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Resilience is the key to enabling business growth in a hostile market environment. This is the word from Christopher Palm, chief risk advisor at the Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA), who adds that in its most general human context, resilience is...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
By now we have all become “experts” on virtual meetings, whether they are taking place on Zoom, MS Teams or whichever platform your organisation may be using. “But the question is, are we all being as effective in these meetings as we would be if they were...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The disruptions forced on society and businesses in the past few months may well have upended business practises as we know them, but their impacts are likely to be felt by governments and business well into the future. While this may be unsettling at first glance,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
While theft of physical possessions, such as passports, bags and wallets may be our biggest concerns, the threat of cyber theft is quickly becoming more likely – and with potentially bigger losses than just a missing suitcase. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional sales...
