Trends and Analysis - Channelwise

Blockchain empowers African farmers

Oct 5, 2019

AB InBev Africa and BanQu are using blockchain to uplift smallholder farmers in AB InBev’s supply chain. The partnership aims to expand financial inclusion and empower more people across the continent. It also gives AB InBev better line of sight when it comes to its...

The conundrum of managing a multi-cloud environment

Oct 5, 2019

With the recent significant investments made by hyper-scale cloud providers in South Africa, it is becoming increasingly apparent that cloud adoption is maturing in the local market, as enterprises realise that different aspects of their business require different...

ITAD market continues to grow

Sep 30, 2019

The global IT asset disposition (ITAD) market size is anticipated to be worth around R330-billion by 2026, according to Acumen Research. By Wale Arewa, CEO of Xperien Verified Market Research anticipates even bigger growth, it projects that this market will more than...

Enterprise development for a sustainable industry

Sep 30, 2019

South African IT companies should embrace enterprise and supplier development as an opportunity to strengthen their supply and demand chains as well as to make a meaningful impact on socioeconomic development. Those that succeed can get a sustainable competitive...

The what, how and why of AI

Sep 30, 2019

Data plays a pivotal role in any artificial intelligence (AI) implementation. In fact, data is often the most underused asset a company has, and a ‘data-first’ approach forms the very foundation of AI. This is according to Shakeel Jhazbhay, GM: digital business...

Microgrid power key to hospital functionality

Sep 24, 2019

Hospitals rely on continuous energy supply and cannot afford the potential disaster that could ensue if power fails within the infrastructure. This is why microgrid systems are globally being instituted within the healthcare industry to provide large amounts of...

World lags 43 years behind SDGs

Sep 24, 2019

Despite a context of global underperformance, South Africa has climbed to 73 out of 149 countries on the 2019 Social Progress Index. Ahead of the United Nations’ SDG Summit in New York on 24 – 25 September 2019, newly published data reveals that progress towards...

Transform supply chain visibility

Sep 24, 2019

As the ‘Amazon effect’ puts incredible pressure on the supply chain industry, satellite technology commoditises visibility. Forbes Insights’ analysis of the supply chain industry – Logistics, Supply Chain and Transportation 20203: Change at Breakneck Speed – believes...

Inspire continuous learning in employees

Sep 24, 2019

Lifelong learning has become one a critical success point for the organisation and the individual in the future defined by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. One of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the promotion of lifelong learning. In the...

Take aim at the cloud opportunity

Sep 14, 2019

Cloud gives resellers an opportunity to tap the massive SME market. Enterprise IT resellers that have traditionally focused on the mid to high end of the market are now viewing software-as-a-service (SaaS) and the cloud as an opportunity to target small and medium...

Mobile payments to revive SA’s metors

Sep 14, 2019

Making it easier for consumers to pay their municipal bills could transform revenue collections for South Africa’s struggling metros and municipalities, bringing in much-needed funds to improve service delivery in the process. Thomas Pays, the CEO of South African...

AI perpetuating gender inequality

Sep 14, 2019

Gender equality is one of the 17 goals identified by the United Nations (UN) as critical in creating a sustainable future. By Saurabh Kumar, CEO at In2IT Technologies South Africa The UN aims for its Sustainable Development Goals to be realised by 2030. The reality,...

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