Modern licensing models look promising

As medium sized companies start to embrace the cloud, setting themselves up for faster growth and success, it is critical that they don’t end up in a siloed software licensing situation that limits them. This is according to One Channel CEO Bernard Ford, who...

Be prepared – and honest – for a new job in 2017

While many South Africans see the New Year as the perfect time to look for a job, temptation to throw a few exaggerations – and lies – into your resume in order to stand out from all other applicants may be at an all-time high. “With a national...

Why doesn’t a 13th cheque give me double my pay?

As the Christmas season approaches, some lucky employees will be looking forward to a bonus or a thirteenth cheque. Frequently, however, people express surprise that their thirteenth cheque doesn’t translate into double their typical take-home pay. The reason...

The rise of consulting services at accounting firms

The last few years have seen a rise of advisory and consulting services at today’s largest audit firms. However, despite the trusted status of these firms, such activity may pose risks to audit quality and investor protection in days to come. So says Richard...

HPE removes barriers to IoT adoption

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced new innovations that help organisations rapidly, securely and cost-effectively deploy Internet of Things (IoT) devices in wide area, enterprise and industrial deployments. The solutions include: * HPE Mobile...

Data backups can save you from hackers

Over the past few years, millions of PCs from around the world have been locked or had their files encrypted as a result of devious malware. According to Kaspersky Security Bulletin, in 2015 there were 1,966,324 registered notifications for attempted malware...