Jul 1, 2020
In April, International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast worldwide IT services and business services revenue would decline 1,1% year over year in 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Services Tracker, the market...
Jun 30, 2020
Kathy Gibson reports – Microsoft has launched a new online learning ecosystem to help 25-million people upskill and reskill themselves, achieve certification for in-demand skills, and find jobs. It has been estimated that, around the world, the current pandemic...
Jun 30, 2020
As Covid-19 restrictions continue to lift in some countries while others remain in lockdown, PwC’s latest Covid-19 CFO Pulse Survey reveals that chief financial officers (CFOs) are most concerned about the effects of a global economic downturn (Africa: 51%;...
Jun 30, 2020
E-commerce is providing a ray of hope for the local economy with transactions hitting a record high in May and June. And, while there will be some leveling off, South Africa’s largest payment provider, DPO South Africa, says the new love affair with digital...
Jun 30, 2020
Organisations across the mining industry are struggling to take full advantage of Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled applications due to a lack of reliable connectivity. This is according to a new global study by Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite...
Jun 30, 2020
A Gartner survey of more than 382 strategic initiative leaders quantified the cost of missing risks in strategic initiatives. For an average $5-billion revenue company it amounts to $99-million annually in opportunity cost from delayed new product launches alone....
