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How SA tech start-ups scale and succeed

Online technology has made the world smaller, enabling tech-driven start-ups to scale and look beyond local markets for funding and business expansion. Four start-up founders reveal some of their secrets to success. In today’s world of business, you don’t necessarily...

Storerooms full of undiscovered cash

Most businesses have storerooms full of old computers and other electronics that could easily be converted into cash, especially in a time when most businesses are struggling to survive. With modern companies constantly acquiring new technologies, there is a...

The (near-inescapable) cyber risks to SMEs

South Africa is a particularly attractive proposition for cyber criminals. The global Cyber Exposure Index ranks South Africa third on the list of most-targeted countries for cyberattacks. By Heino Gevers, customer success director at Mimecast Small businesses are not...

The 80:20 rule – the most powerful concept for SMEs

South Africa has a very eager and vibrant entrepreneurial spirit and community. This is fortunate because if we are ever to make an impact on the massive requirement for job growth in this country, it is from small and medium enterprises (SME’s) that it must come....

Power of partnerships delivers value in a world of data complexity

The power of partnerships has become very clear in the digitally disrupted world. By Lisa Strydom, channel manager lead at Veeam Businesses in a whole host of sectors are busily working with technology providers to create innovative and exciting propositions, using...

Exports crucial for SA’s economic growth

While trade is an important engine of economic growth, many African countries have still not realised their full potential. This is according to Ina Cronjé, Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN) Board chairperson, She says  TIKZN remains committed to assisting...

Helping to foster greater economic growth through tech-empowered SMEs

Technology that was once too expensive for small businesses such as business intelligence and cloud-based solutions, is now accessible to most SMEs. By Maureen Mansour-Khoury, senior product manager: Dynamics 365 at Microsoft MEA Services like these now assist SMEs in...

App security a top concern for businesses

Businesses across the world still struggle to understand, optimise, and protect their rapidly expanding application environments, according to new F5 sponsored research from the Ponemon Institute. A survey of 3 135 IT and security practitioners from businesses across...

Business unprepared for possibly-catastrophic IoT attacks

Businesses are most concerned about losing customer trust in the event of an Internet of Things (IoT) related cyber attack – but they remain unprepared for such an attack. A Trend Micro indicates major discrepancy between the investment in IoT systems and the security...

Pro tips for identity and access management success

Identity and access management (IDAM) is an essential aspect of an organisation’s overall security posture – both from a physical access perspective (office premises, laptops, documents and so on) as well as from a digital viewpoint (data, systems and applications)....

Is AI the silver bullet for cybersecurity challenges?

The recent hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is deceiving three in four IT decision makers (75%) into believing the technologies are the silver bullet to solving their cybersecurity challenges. The hype, according to new research...

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