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SMEs and the Covid-19 economic fallout

May 11, 2020

Small businesses are bearing the brunt of the Covid-19 related economic fallout. But SMEs can make sure they bounce back strongly after lockdown is lifted, writes Dumisani Moyo, head of mid-market: southern Africa at SAP Africa. The Covid-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc...

4IR key for Africa to upgrade itself

May 2, 2020

Innovation is crucial to driving economic growth of countries. By Phumza Dyani, Pan-African Chamber of Commerce chief innovation officer We can see how countries that have focused on innovation, like China and the United States, have industrialised and upgraded their...

Cloud computing in modern manufacturing

May 2, 2020

Today manufacturing is being transformed rapidly by changes in ICT, AI, robotics fields, cyber-physical systems (CPS), and increasingly powerful IoT devices. By JP van Loggerenberg, chief technology officer at Syspro The integration of these new technologies has meant...

Cash flow management advice for small businesses

May 2, 2020

There’s no doubt that this is a challenging and uncertain time for South Africa and the rest of the world. By Colin Timmis, Xero SA country manager While President Ramaphosa’s announcement of the gradual easing of the lockdown may have provided some light at the end...

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...

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