Signs your business model might be ripe for disruption

Disruption is the buzzword on everyone’s lips at the moment with traditional brands in industries as diverse as telecoms, retail, transport, media and financial services facing competition from new entrants into their markets. These aggressive new players use...

HEVC: the future of video encoding

HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding or “H.265” as it has become known) is arguably one of the most significant advancements in video compression technology that has been made in the industry in the last ten years. Why? Think about how much video we consume,...

Control of enterprise-connected mobile devices is possible

The evolution of the BYOD movement demands that organisations make the progression to effective and efficient control of information. Charlene Munilall, GM: Consumer Business Group, South Africa says this has resulted in a greater focus on implementing mobile device...

Smart metering catalyst to achieving smart city vision

Smart cities are best defined as urban ecosystems that leverage technology and connectivity to deliver services to citizens, writes Martin Vergunst, business solutions executive at T-Systems South Africa. They touch on almost every aspect of public life: basic service...

Take control of MDM

Master data management (MDM) has a critical role to play in the pursuit of gaining that elusive single view of a customer. But are organisations effectively capitalising on the technology at their disposal or are they missing out on key opportunities? Petr Havlik,...

Digital transformation – threat or opportunity?

The concepts of digitisation and digital transformation have been floated in endless conversations about the future of commerce. However, while we tend to refer to these concepts in abstract terms, the hard realities of digital disruption are starting to hit...