Customer service key for loyalty, retention

In today’s uncertain and volatile environment, customer service must play a larger role in driving both customer retention and also growing customer loyalty, according to Gartner. However, most customer service organisations attempt to do so by leaning heavily...
IBM reaches a new milestone in quantum computing

IBM reaches a new milestone in quantum computing

IBM has achieved its highest Quantum Volume to date. Combining a series of new software and hardware techniques to improve overall performance, the company has upgraded one of its newest 27-qubit client-deployed systems to achieve a Quantum Volume 64. IBM has made a...
Tech trends to watch over the next decade

Tech trends to watch over the next decade

Social distancing technologies, composable enterprise, AI-assisted design, differential privacy and biodegradable sensors are among the key technologies to watch in the years ahead. The 30 must-watch technologies on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies,...

Following Experian breach, banks move quickly to help customers

Banks have responded quickly to yesterday evening’s news of a massive data breach at credit bureau Experian, which potentially exposed the personal details of 24-million South Africans consumers and almost 1-million businesses. FNB has sent out a statement...

26% growth for global public cloud

The worldwide public cloud services market, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), grew 26% year over year in 2019, with revenues totaling $233,4-billion. According to the International Data...

Consumer values, spending behaviour have changed

As South Africa enters level 2 lockdown this week, businesses need to ask themselves if they are prepared to face the new consumer. Do they know how their customer has changed in the wake of a global health pandemic? Are they aware of what their target market now...