Disruption and the future for Africa

Disruption and the future for Africa

Disruption happens when companies and industries are so greedy that they don’t want to innovate. That’s the word from musician and entrepreneur will.i.am, who explains: “They get so greedy, they don’t realise there is another way to do things like distributing music...
Cars poised for radical change

Cars poised for radical change

The automotive future will be very different – although with some noticeable similarities – as the convergence of disruptive technologies, government policies and new business models usher in a new era of multidimensional competition. This is among the...

Cell C aims to paint it black with data deals

Cell C has launched new data products designed for streaming or downloading on its newly-launched black entertainment platform. “The cost of data has often been cited as a barrier to entry for customers wanting to stream or download content using their mobile data,”...

How to help your company thrive

Data Thrivers are aggressively disruptive in the use of digital technologies to affect new markets, and this sets them apart from companies that are merely Data Survivors or even Data Resisters. A global research programme by NetApp and IDC, focused on helping...

No platform immune from ransomware

While ransomware predominately attacked Windows systems in the last six months, Android, Linux and MacOS platforms were not immune. This is among the findings of the SophosLabs 2018 Malware Forecast that recaps ransomware and other cybersecurity trends based on data...

Marketing budgets stalled in 2017

Growth in marketing budgets has stalled after continued increases over recent years, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey found that marketing budgets hit a plateau in 2017 after three years of growth, with budgets falling from 12,1% of company revenue in 2016...