Effective analysis unlocks true data value

Kathy Gibson reports from InterSystems Virtual Summit 2021 – Data is your organisation’s most precious asset – but only if you are analysing it effectively to gain real insights. The last 18 months or so have been difficult for everyone in the world, says Terry Ragon,...

Russian malware hits resellers, service providers

About 140 resellers and technology service providers have fallen victim to Nobelium, the alleged Russian state actor behind the SolarWinds Orion cyberattacks, since May 2021. The Nobelium attacks are believed to use password spray and phishing to steal credentials and...
Workers turn to robots for career support

Workers turn to robots for career support

People are turning to robots to support their career development after the Covid-19 pandemic left them feeling lonely and disconnected from their own lives. An Oracle and Workplace Intelligence study of more than 14 600 employees, managers, HR leaders, and C-level...

Citizen satisfaction at five-year low

Consulta’s 8th South African Citizen Satisfaction Index (SA-csi) shows that Citizen Satisfaction and trust in local municipalities to deliver basic services has dropped to its lowest ebb since the index’s inception. Of the eight metropolitan municipalities...

Flight bookings to the US soar

New research from ForwardKeys reveals that flight bookings to the US have soared following two announcements that the destination would reopen to vaccinated foreign travellers in November. By mid-October, weekly bookings exceeded 70% of pre-pandemic levels. The first...

Upcoming election a service delivery crossroads, says IoDSA

The upcoming local government elections are unquestionably one of the most important in South Africa’s recent democratic history and the Institute of Directors South Africa (IoDSA) joins a widespread call to urge voters to turn out in their numbers. The...