Cognitive systems alleviate loneliness

Cognitive systems alleviate loneliness

Despite the societal impact of a rapidly growing aging population struggling with loneliness, a recent study by IBM finds there is also a tremendous opportunity for new and existing organisations to create solutions that improve how older adults engage with the...

What’s holding you back from digitalisation?

Kathy Gibson at IDC’s CIO Summit in Johannesburg – When we talk about digital transformation, it means more than a technology refresh or a new system – it is about a continuous process by which enterprises adapt to or drive disruptive changes. Jon Tullet, research...

The ‘black sheep of the family’

Mark Davison at Dell EMC World in Las Vegas – If he hadn’t started tinkering with computers while at college, things could have worked out very differently for Michael Dell – a totally different vocation, for instance. It’s one of those questions everyone wants to...

The reality of smart cities

Urbanisation is a reality – by 2050, eight out of 10 South Africans will be living in cities. Smart cities could help to manage this move, but budget and resource constraints are also a reality. “So technology needs to step up,” says Mark Walker, associate...

The key to entrepreneurial success?

Mark Davison at Dell EMC World in Las Vegas – In an era of budding entrepreneurs, one of the IT industry’s greatest – Dell Technologies chairman and CEO Michael Dell – has some sage advice for those eager to follow in his footsteps. At a Press Q&A at Dell...

Digital disruption is happening everywhere

Kathy Gibson at IDC’s CIO Summit in Johannesburg – A major transition is underway, and the disruption is bigger than ever before – on the social, political, economic and technology fronts. The political and economic changes are driving how companies need transform,...