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Seven steps to ESD nirvana

Oct 14, 2019

Enterprise and supplier development (ESD) programmes aren’t just a core element of many companies’ B-BBEE scorecards, they’re also a major contributor to building a growing pool of thriving small businesses in South Africa. By Dylan Baxter, head of sales at Raizcorp...

Kickstart your international expansion

Oct 14, 2019

For many of South Africa’s fast-growing technology companies, expansion into new countries and markets is a top priority. By Leon Coetzer, UK MD of redPanda Software Indeed, it is a natural next step for companies that are looking to widen their reach, increase...

ICASA is stacking the deck against competition

Oct 14, 2019

The perilous state of South Africa’s economy makes it morally reprehensible that scarce government resources are time and again given to failing SOEs. By Chris Hattingh, a project manager at the Free Market Foundation There needs to be a serious discussion around the...

Reasons not to buy or sell grey

Oct 14, 2019

Grey IT product imports have surged in many southern African markets over the past two years, including Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia. By Johannes Groenewald, GM of Tarsus Distribution Perhaps the single biggest factor in the renewed growth of the grey...

Unravelling Cisco’s DNA Platform

Oct 5, 2019

Streamlining IT operations, gaining better control of IT systems and end-to-end network management are key to an organisation’s ability to use IT for what it is intended – business innovation. But, according to Collins Emadau, Comstor Architecture Lead, Enterprise...

Unpacking responsibility when financial crimes happen

Oct 5, 2019

Financial crimes harm South Africans in many ways but fundamentally, they contribute to the depletion of funds and resources that should be put towards the country’s development. By Rudi Kruger, GM of LexisNexis Data Services Activities classified as financial crimes...

Global tech trends impacting African consumers

Oct 5, 2019

According to a Nielsen report, consumers are all about convenience, connection and control. The new generation of shoppers is more informed, far more demanding and more focused on getting things done quickly and easily. By Lizette Akker, customer experience management...

Acts of kindness for real social change

Oct 5, 2019

I was recently part of a panel at FirstRand’s Beyond Painting Classrooms (BPC) event, where many South Africans who are passionate about corporate social investment (CSI) gathered to discuss ways to ensure that employee volunteering is sustainable and impactful,...

5G, AI and the changing world of work

Oct 5, 2019

The hybrid cloud and multi-cloud is the latest news in the industry. We are confidently talking about cloud-to core-to edge systems that are based on a single platform and offer users seamless connectivity and access to data and workloads. By Kathy Gibson But, while...

Maximise device revenue with lifecycle management

Sep 30, 2019

Laptops remain an integral part of any IT strategy today, with organisations looking to truly mobilise their workforces and equip employees with portable, secure and productive devices. By Ronald Ravel, director: B2B South Africa at dynabook South Africa Yet at the...

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