What the future holds for business IT in 2018

Ronald Ravel, director: B2B South Africa at Toshiba South Africa, believes that organisations are embracing technology at an ever-greater pace to better equip, enable and empower their business for the future. From the creation of new business streams, to developing a...

Challenges of convergence, HCI

Converged infrastructure and hyper-convergence is gaining traction among business IT departments wishing to enable digital transformation while under the constant pressure of increasingly tightening budgets. However, transitioning to converged infrastructure can be...

Priorities for SME survival in the next 6 months

With 70-80% of SMEs failing within the first five years, and only 1% growing to employ more than 10 people, South African SMEs are struggling to realise their own growth potential and become active drivers of job creation. And with slow economic growth, on-going...

Alternative wireless connections

In certain instances it is not possible to connect network components utilised in industry with a fibre connection. Therefore alternative wireless connections must be made available. “When wireless connections are needed for the inter-networking of devices ie....

Convert digital disruption to competitive advantage

Technological development is outpacing the evolution of business processes. In the past, manufacturing and operations were linear processes and companies focused on the customer at the end of the sales cycle only. They lacked the ability to centre the entire...

Banking boards must hone their digital IQ skills

Banks and other financial institutions need to bolster the digital IQ around their boardroom tables if they want to deliver true digital solutions to customers, says Simon Blissett, Cisco’s head of financial services and innovation, EMEAR. A decade ago, digital...