About-face for IT organisations

About-face for IT organisations

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2016 in Barcelona – IT needs to make a fundamental shift, to stop facing the data centre and rather face end users and customers. “In the past, IT faced the data centre, so conversations tended to be about the data...
SA’s SMEs show their mettle

SA’s SMEs show their mettle

Despite a tough economic environment, 92% of small businesses in South Africa actively plan to increase their customer base and generate more sales over the next 12 months. This is just one of the findings from the 2016 National Small Business Survey released by the...
IT moves to cross-cloud

IT moves to cross-cloud

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2016 in Barcelona – The greatest period of disruption in IT is also the greatest period of opportunity. This is the word from Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware, who says that digital transformation is the new buzzword. “Often...
A solution to #FeesMustFall?

A solution to #FeesMustFall?

As students around South Africa continue to disrupt universities demanding free tertiary education, one solution to the crisis could be Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, according to Frost & Sullivan ICT research analyst, Mauritz Venter. “Higher...
SA companies slow to innovate

SA companies slow to innovate

The pace at which South Africa is innovating needs to accelerate if the country hopes to continue to compete in the 21st century, according to the latest Accenture Innovation Index, which shows that innovation has increased by four points in 2016, a pace not required...
Mobile workplace open to threats

Mobile workplace open to threats

Enterprises that fail to offer employees a flexible, autonomous, and creative work environment are at risk of not attracting and retaining next-generation talent – however, most workspaces are not ready for the cyber threats of tomorrow. This is among the...