The pandemic changed how consumers shop
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...
Organisations fail to achieve a complete customer view
Only 14% of organisations have achieved a 360-degree view of the customer, according to Gartner. However, 82% of respondents said they still aspire to attain this goal in a Gartner survey of 402 marketing, IT and other enterprise leaders responsible for customer data...
How the top smart cities perform
Juniper Research has ranked Shanghai as the world's number one smart city for 2022. Juniper Research's smart city rankings were compiled following an extensive study of cities around the globe as published in our latest research, Smart Cities: Key Technologies,...
Report reveals security trends from 2021
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
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...
Third known firmware bootkit shows major advancement
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered the third case of a firmware bootkit in the wild. Dubbed MoonBounce, this malicious implant is hidden within a computer's Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, an essential part of computers, in the SPI flash, a...
Zondo Commission findings offer guidance for board chairs
In detailing some of the crimes and misdemeanours that enabled state capture, the Zondo Commission's report is in fact offering office-bearers across business and society a morality tale, according to the Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA). In this spirit,...
Top home automation trends in 2022
The Internet of things (IoT) is on the rise with projections suggesting that approximately 50-billion IoT devices will be in use around the world by 2050. This is because today, time-pressed consumers are already turning to technology for greater convenience and...
Telkom on removal of ITA case from the urgent court roll
Telkom has reached agreement with all the respondents on the need to expedite the hearing for Part B of Telkom’s two-part application. “In line with the agreement between the parties, while we await the decision of the court on the proposed timelines for the hearing...
More investment needed in African tech start-ups
Tech start-ups will be key drivers of Africa's digital transformation, but there is an urgent need for more investment. Start-up funding in Africa was more than $1,2-billion in 2020. This is a six-fold increase in five years, but still less than 1% of the value that...
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Shifting analytical gear in the contact centre
In the past, speech analytics solutions were an expensive, often out of reach investment for most contact centres. They were usually only accessible by larger contact centres with at least 300 seats and cost upwards of R2-million to implement. Today, this paradigm has...
Five trends shaping Africa’s future
Last year I started my trends forecast by saying: "Covid-19 made it clear that despite any organization's best efforts to predict what's coming, the possibility for major disruption always exists ... the only certainty is uncertainty." By Lee Naik, CEO of TransUnion...
Payment trends to watch in 2022
There is an ever-increasing number of ways for consumers to pay for goods and services. Clinton Leask, business development lead at Pay@, reflects on the trends that took shape in the payments space over the past year and what can be expected in 2022: Of course, there...
Cloud cost optimisation key for business success
The large cloud hyperscalers have built their business on the ability to provision resources on-demand. For corporate customers, this provides the opportunity to scale as needed. By Craig Freer, executive head: cloud managed services at Vox The risk with this comes in...
Effective workforce mobility at the heart of hybrid working
As a result of the pandemic, we're seeing workforce collaboration being harnessed like never before, with teams often becoming more globally distributed. By Sarthak Rohal, vice-president: IT services at In2IT Technologies Today's workforce needs streamlined processes,...
Energy trends for guiding miners to net zero
With decarbonisation at the forefront of miners' agendas, Aggreko has released its top tips to help miners decarbonise now and into the future. Aggreko's global head of mining, Rod Saffy, says while miners were embracing the global energy transition, some were unsure...
LGBTI+ summit examines supplier development
South African lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex business owners and entrepreneurs - and their supporters - are urged to register for the SA LGBTI+ Business Network Summit 2021/2022. Hosted by PLUS. The LGBTI+ Business Network, registration is free and...
The delivery of focused, practical education is vital for Africa
As Africa gets increasingly swept into the tsunami of global digital transformation, it is facing a reality in which technology is accelerating faster than organisations and people. Traditional work patterns are falling away, and an economy driven by projects is...
Even Flow wins Yeastar’s global Distributor of the Year award
Leading value-added distributor Even Flow Distribution has won Yeastar’s global Distributor of the Year award. The global P-Series ACE Distributor Award was announced last night during Yeastar’s online Yeah Awards ceremony, and rewards the distributor’s contribution...
Technology remains key to supporting education
Learners have experienced first-hand the progress that can be made with the right digital tools in place. In classrooms and lecture halls, lessons have increasingly been complemented by digital tools and platforms. Technology can and must be used to provide...
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