Easing supply chain catapults campus switch sales

Worldwide Campus Switch sales were up 23% percent year-over-year (YoY) in 3Q 2022 – the highest growth rate in nearly two decades – and surpassing even the rate of recovery after the two prior market downturns in 2008 and 2020, according to a new report by...

Human-centric work models boost employee performance

Employees who operate in human-centric work models – where they are seen as people, not just resources – are 3,8 times more likely to be high performing, according to a new survey by Gartner. Gartner’s global survey of more than 400 employees and...

Top 10 predictions for the future of digital infrastructure

Digital businesses depend on digital infrastructure – compute and data management horsepower, network connectivity, operational support, and management – to power business applications, analytics, and activities. Global research group, IDC, has given its...

North American businesses double spending on payment fraud prevention

For the second year in a row, merchants have reported rises across the board in numerous key measures that assess the extent to which fraud affects eCommerce. From higher income lost to fraud, to more eCommerce orders being rejected as fraudulent, to increased...
First 5G mine in SA puts safety first

First 5G mine in SA puts safety first

Kathy Gibson reports – Improvements in safety was the main driver for implementing 5G communications in the Phalanndwa Colliery – but this is just the first step in the mine’s digitalisation journey. Kgotso Mongalo, GM of Phalanndwa Colliery, says...
South Africans are managing credit carefully in tough times

South Africans are managing credit carefully in tough times

South Africans opened more credit accounts to navigate the pressured economic climate, but lenders kept closer oversight by offering lower loan amounts and limits on revolving facilities to mitigate risk. This trend prevailed across credit cards, non-bank personal...