How to nail Black Friday during a pandemic

Black Friday – the American-born commercial holiday celebrated annually on the day after Thanksgiving – has gained significant local traction in recent years. From revenue of just under R2,5-billion in 2017, to almost R2,9-billion in 2018, last year saw...

Prevent a disaster from becoming a catastrophe

Every year, companies spend millions of rands mirroring their IT operations as a precaution against the possibility that their main data centre will fail. By Niƫl Malan, managing partner at Tangent Solutions The entire system is often replicated in a second physical...

Stay positive and find work in a post-Covid world

In the first quarter of 2020, the unemployment rate stood at 30,1% with the youth unemployment crisis showing little sign of improvement. By Jake Willis, CEO and co-founder of Lulaway But when the national economy was shut down due to Covid-19 restrictions, to reduce...

The rise of ransomware 2.0

Over the past couple of years, widespread ransomware attacks – where criminals use malware to encrypt your data and hold it for ransom – have been replaced by more targeted attacks against specific companies and industries. In these more targeted...

The ideal employer remuneration model for the Covid-19 era

What a company is prepared to pay its workers has always been a juggling act between three main considerations. These are: attracting, retaining and motivating talented employees; being fair; and keeping total remuneration costs from spiralling, according to Tanya...

Location intelligence can help telcos maximise 5G ROI

Telcos are faced with multiple challenges in a saturated market, where margins are low, competition is high and churn between networks is high. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management Now, as 5G gains momentum, intelligent network coverage becomes more...