Are we entering a world of edge computing?

Despite what all the hype about cloud may lead you to believe, it’s about enabling business outcomes, not necessarily the concept of cloud computing. When we speak to clients, they only care about how cloud can enable their applications, which in turn, enable...

Farmers will benefit from agritech disruption

Technology is changing the face of agriculture by enabling farmers to increase production, reduce costs and streamline activity across the entire agricultural value chain to help ensure that long-term food security is maintained. Termed ‘disruptive...

Check for business case before jumping into IoT

The Internet of Things (IoT) offers numerous potential opportunities for businesses to improve operational efficiencies, generate new products and implement new ideas. However, it is important to bear in mind that many applications for IoT are still largely...

Drones in business – proactive, productive, powerful

The socioeconomic challenges faced by businesses across all sectors continue to multiply, whether it be the agricultural sector plagued by uncertain crop yields as a result of global warming, or storage facilities that find themselves at the mercy of increasingly...

Why buy when you can rent?

The creative destruction of the access economy is disrupting traditional industries and creating new opportunities, writes Refilwe Maluleke, MD of Yellowwood. The rent or buy conundrum is one usually faced by prospective home-owners but it is increasingly applicable...

Rentokil Initial achieves cost savings with Saicom

The implementation of a host of services from local supplier Saicom has provided significant performance improvements and cost savings to business services specialist Rentokil Initial in its sub-Saharan region. According to Tashwill Carelse, Rentokil Initial’s...