Taking the pulse of the natural world

The rise of the Internet of Things and other mobile technologies offers humanity the opportunity to truly advance their efforts in preserving and saving the environment in more innovative and relevant ways, writes Reshaad Sha, CEO of SqwidNet. Humanity today finds...

Embracing a mobile ERP world

Stuart Scanlon, MD of epic ERP, examines the role mobility plays in digital transformation. The popular IT vernacular of last year — cloud computing, big data, and virtualisation — has been replaced with the likes of mobility and digital transformation....

How flexible is flexible working in Europe?

After years of many predicting remote working as the future for everybody, why is it not the norm, asks Duncan Greenwood, vice-president: end user computing at VMware EMEA. Initial promises of the age of nine to five working hours to be coming to an end, now feel...

Entrepreneurship a feasible answer to job security

While South Africa’s unemployment rates remain high at 27,7%, a number of opportunities to generate an income may exist, particularly in the informal sector. Frank Lenisa, director of credit bureau Compuscan, offers insight as to why entrepreneurship and job...

The promise of digital

We can change the world, writes Doug Woolley, Dell EMC GM: South Africa. “You are some of the world’s greatest organisations and you are leading through a time of unprecedented change and opportunity. This is your show. It’s about how you are...

How data-driven businesses are transforming our world

Niral Patel, MD Oracle SA, pens the second in a series of three blog posts discussing the role people, data and machines must play in forming the data-driven businesses of tomorrow. Many of the companies now racing to unlock the value of their data are undoubtedly...