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2022 could be a watershed year for logistics in Africa

Feb 8, 2022

Over the last two years, the logistics and supply chain industry has been subjected to the Covid-19 ‘stress test’. By Amadou Diallo, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding Middle East & Africa Grappling with the worst pandemic in modern history, border closures, and...

Small business owners can make tax year-end easier

Feb 8, 2022

Many small business owners have their hands full with tax paperwork. If you’re one of them, the admin probably ranks low on the list of your favourite things to do. By Viresh Harduth, vice-president: small business at Sage Africa & Middle East However, filing...

NaaS emerges as key digitalisation driver

Jan 27, 2022

With the network playing a key role in the success of digital transformation, technology leaders are looking to network as a service (NaaS). This is the finding from a new study from Aruba, which looks at the interest in NaaS as organisations recover from the Covid-19...

Supply chain technology supports visibility, sustainability

Jan 27, 2022

The pandemic will continue to impact global and regional supply chains through 2022 due to factory shutdowns, transportation constraints, demand fluctuations, and supply constraints. These challenges place pressure on manufacturing, inventory availability, and...

How the pandemic changed how consumers shop

Jan 27, 2022

Multiple factors have affected the retail environment, and largely changed the way that consumers shop. This is according to a new global consumer retail study from Intel and IHL Group that speaks to the changing retail experience while highlighting technologies that...

Security trends from 2021

Jan 27, 2022

During 2021, organisations experienced 50% more weekly cyber-attacks than in 2020, according to the 2022 Security Report from Check Point Research (CPR). The Education/Research sector’s 1 605 weekly attacks took the lead (75% increase), followed by Government/Military...

CIOS face a complex and demanding task in 2022

Jan 27, 2022

IT and technology have proven their mettle as invaluable business tools, especially over the past two years. The agility and flexibility offered by intelligent digital implementations and solutions have been pivotal at a time when companies have had to rapidly adapt...

Cisco Forecasts Top Technology Trends For 2022

Jan 25, 2022

With the start of the New Year, Cisco has revealed the technology trends that are expected to make a significant impact in 2022 and beyond. Commenting on the trends and predictions, Osama Al-Zoubi, CTO, Cisco Middle East and Africa, said “Technology is always evolving...

No end in sight for global supply chain woes

Jan 21, 2022

The highly synchronised global supply chain system developed over the past 30 years is under strain like never before and resolving the disruption will be less a “sprint” and more of a “marathon” that runs well into 2022, according to a new report by IHS Markit. The...

The great resignation drives new gig working models

Jan 21, 2022

Workers are leaving jobs like never before, and it’s causing a shortage of talent that has companies around the globe reeling. According to a survey by Citrix, 40% of 1 000 knowledge workers in the US have left at least one job in the past year or are considering...

5G fuels spend in private cellular networks

Jan 21, 2022

A report by Juniper Research has found that the enhanced capabilities of 5G are driving enthusiasm and awareness of private cellular networks, bringing annual spend on network hardware and services to almost $12-billion globally by 2023 – growing 116% from the...

Three Ways to Enhance Endpoint Security with Hybrid Working

Jan 20, 2022

The pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the economy of our country and the world as well as how we work. Hybrid work models are increasingly becoming more of a reality with most of the world going through or having recently gone through the 4th Covid wave....

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