Global capability centres move up the value chain
Ask the average person what a global capability centre (GCC) looks like, and they'll probably describe an old-fashioned call centre, with rows of cubicles filled with people frantically making and receiving calls. Nothing could be further from the reality of GCCs in...
Private 5G redefines digital efficiency with network modernisation
From the network to the business. From the edge to the cloud. Dr Setumo Mohapi, MEA managed networks and collaboration services executive from Dimension Data, explains why it's time to define success by design, with solutions that meet the demands of the...
Learn how to adapt and thrive
The past months have demonstrated how important the healthcare, finance, and logistics industries are to the world – and the critical role technology plays in ensuring organisations operate, learn and adapt. InterSystems offers key insights into how organisations can...
Build back better with edge computing
Locations seeking to drive recovery from the impacts of the pandemic are turning to digital transformation in their quest to ensure economic growth and accelerate the transition to carbon-neutral societies. By Tony Bartlett, director of data centre compute at Dell...
Can data drive the success of SA’s cities?
If data is the new gold or oil, how well are South African cities doing in using this precious resource to drive development and improve the delivery of services to citizens? By Percy Letwaba, head of sales for public sector: southern Africa at SAP Globally, local and...
Why 70% of digital transformations fail
Prior to the pandemic, digital transformation was likely a top goal for many companies, but for a handful, it was not. By Greg Gatherer, account manager at Liferay However, businesses seeking to flourish and remain relevant in a changing world have been forced to...
Why is digital infrastructure so important for real estate investing?
The digital revolution represents a shift in the way we live and work, and offers a compelling, long-term global investment opportunity, writes Tom Walker, co-head of global real estate securities at Schroders. The future is digital, and the Covid-19 pandemic has both...
Digital, I want a divorce …
It's time to move on from digital transformation and embrace a whole new business life with digital evolution, writes Colin Thornton, chief financial officer of Turrito Networks. Digital transformation was, up until the end of 2020, the ultimate buzzword goal for the...
Embrace work from anywhere with SD-WAN
If there's one thing the last year has taught us, it's the need for flexibility. By Nirav Shah, vice-president: products at Fortinet The IT teams working at businesses around the world didn't have "global pandemic" on their radar, yet they had to work to shift...
Wits DigiMine to host annual digital mining seminar
Mining's digital future comes under the spotlight again at the University of the Witwatersrand in September, with the Wits Mining Institute's annual digital mining technology seminar. Hosted by the Wits Sibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining Laboratory (DigiMine), the...
Manage post-Covid multi-cloud complexity
Ask anyone in the technology field to name the phenomenon, which most encapsulates IT today and they will most likely name Moore's Law - where doubling the number of transistors on silicon every two years has enabled the exponential growth in processing capabilities....
Remote work highlights the pain points of paper-based processes
Despite the rapid move towards remote work during the pandemic, even Covid-19 hasn't been able to kill off paper in the enterprise. The result is that most businesses are facing the twin challenges of ensuring that remote employees manage hardcopy documents with due...