Shadow IT: cause for concern or business enabler?

Shadow IT is not a new concept. It emerged as a result of employee frustration from IT departments’ often rigid rules and inflexible standards. These issues impacted IT’s speed to deliver services and meet employee requirements. Unfortunately, while Shadow...

Rise of the machines

Vian Chinner, CEO of Xineoh,, discusses how AI is changing the world as we know it. Imagine a world ruled by robots, where artificial intelligence is used to wield commercial influence and drive our daily decisions. Imagine if your every move was predictable, your...

Technology can increase profitability for law firms

According to a national survey of law firms and legal professionals by LexisNexis and the Law Society of South Africa, around 92% of respondents believe that improved use of technology is a priority for the growth of their businesses. Two technologies, in particular,...

Collaboration: fostering innovation on the factory floor

Digital transformation is impacting everything around us, but can it really change the manufacturing industry? Can collaborative software really help innovate working practices? Collaborative software isn’t new, but has migrated from desktop PCs buried in back...

Digitalisation: the end game

Digitalisation has done so much more than just shift expectation and transform innovation. It has created digital divides, rifts between internal pillar and external deliverables, and redefined the ideals of engagement and growth. The fundamental business models are...

Strong ICT infrastructure the first step in transformation

Digitalisation must be the engine for South Africa’s future development, underpinned by a strong ICT policy framework, including a firm commitment to investment from government and the private sector. That’s the message delivered by the global ICT...