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Trends defining cloud beyond the platform

May 2, 2020

Cloud is now a de facto way of creating technology infrastructure and services. It has entirely upended how traditional technology procurement works and has brought more relevance to business conversations. With this in mind, what are the trends that currently define...

Corona crisis – an opportunity to transform digitally with real purpose

May 2, 2020

Planned well ahead of the current coronavirus pandemic and the desperate fight for survival that has gripped virtually every country throughout the world, this month’s cover story – “The march towards digital transformation” – could not have come at a more...

Tracking F1’s new ‘collaborative’ strategy

May 2, 2020

The distinguished investigative historian and author Tom Bower noted in his Bernie Ecclestone biography, that “Formula One has proven itself as a unique event [able] to focus the world’s attention on the most inhospitable locations”. By Graham Duxbury His reference is...

Thriving in a time of transformational chaos

Apr 24, 2020

Transformational chaos can be the unplanned by-product of digital transformation. The unwanted mayhem that arises when the business moves from established order and structure into an environment where the rules are called into question. Transformation in technology is...

Use lockdown to fill your sales funnel

Apr 24, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic is rocking the business landscape in South Africa, with brands in vast swathes of the economy not allowed to sell their goods or services to the public for a while. By Grant Lapping, MD of DataCore Media Against that backdrop, it’s not surprising...

Data backup has never been more important

Apr 24, 2020

What businesses want from the cloud is changing. Pure cloud adopters fear vendor lock-in and we’re increasingly seeing organisations spread the risk by utilising multiple cloud providers. By Jasmit Sagoo, senior director: head of technology UK&I at Veritas...

Lockdown sales strategy is make or break for business

Apr 24, 2020

Countless businesses have come to a grinding halt during lockdown and the fear that this will affect their employees on a personal level is very real. Many are struggling to pay their staff and are having to decide whether to implement salary cuts or begin...

How to keep your cash flow going

Apr 24, 2020

Many small and medium businesses in South Africa were already facing cash flow challenges before the Covid-19 pandemic and the national lockdown came into our lives. By Viresh Harduth, vice-president: small business at Sage Africa & Middle East Beyond the national...

What the Moody’s downgrade means for investors

Apr 24, 2020

The Moody’s downgrade of South Africa’s credit rating should have happened long ago. We’ve known for a long time that our fiscal metrics have been unsustainable, so despite the coronavirus, this is unsurprising. By Maarten Ackerman, chief economist and advisory...

Man and machine unlock a brighter future

Apr 19, 2020

In the current business landscape which Accenture refers to as the “post-digital era”, a league of enterprises are already leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to leap ahead in innovation, growth and, ultimately, maximise profit. By Karthik...

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