Agricultural best practice benefits from cloud technology

The continued improvement of labour conditions, environmental sustainability, ethical compliance through the value chain, and adherence to best practice in agriculture are all factors that the best farmers and producers in South Africa strive to achieve – and...

Key considerations when embarking on your modernisation journey

Some old technologies still have a purpose, grudgingly so, rather than by design. A number of organisations have what is now deemed ‘legacy’ technology, but in some cases there-in lies the ‘heritage’ for those organisations as those core...

How to know if your digital maturity isn’t progressing

Innovation and agility. These are the characteristics of a business that have become crucial to not only its survival but its long-term success as a result of a dynamic and constantly changing market environment. By Brent Haumann, MD of Striata We all know the famous...

The way we work: from ‘all change’ to ‘you choose’

In 2020, we saw a generation’s worth of change to working habits unfold at an accelerated pace over a few months. Alain Tshal, district manager at F5, Sub-Saharan Africa Remote work – which many parts of the business world had been gradually moving towards...

Digital transformation crucial to the future of mining in SA

Mining has played a crucial role in South Africa’s economy for the best part of two centuries. And while it may not play as big a role as it once did, it still contributed R400-billion to GDP in 2020 and employed more than 450 000 people. But if the sector is to...

Creating factories of the future

Industry 4.0 technologies will increasingly be incorporated into the design of factories of the future. Digitalisation, intelligent automation and smartisation will allow these factories to operate more productivity, efficiently and cost-effectively. Raymond...