De Jong Duke connects smart coffee machines
De Jong Duke has chosen Orange Business Services to provide global IoT connectivity to link its ConnectMe platform for connected coffee machines. The family-owned company, headquartered in the Netherlands, has a global presence. Its coffee machines are known for their...
Utilities companies embrace service, remain relevant to customer needs
Utilities companies should be used to the occasional existential threat. It happened when monolithic phone companies had to adapt globally to the arrival of the internet, smartphones and competition from digital-first competitors. By Claudia Johnston, sales director...
The vital role of managed services for secure networks
The exciting evolution of connectivity will undoubtedly touch every aspect of society and change it for the better. By Mohamed Elsokkary, head of managed services for Gulf countries at Ericsson With the deployment of 5G and the demand for reliable, secure, and robust...
Wesgro, Stellenbosch Network promote tech innovation in the Cape Winelands
Wesgro and Stellenbosch Network have formally partnered to extend this to the Cape Winelands with the development of a new digital economy strategy for Stellenbosch and its surrounds. Hanli Brink, operations manager at Stellenbosch Network, says: "Cape Town and...
The role of drones in our future
You call your Uber Elevate. Your drone taxi arrives and flies you to your meeting. While you're there, you organise the drone delivery of your business' cargo from ship to shore. You're feeling philanthropic, so you donate to an NPO with blood-delivering drones that...
Microsoft Surface and the ROI for IT departments
To stay competitive in this new business and economic environment requires new strategies and practices. Technology is being recognised for its strategic importance as a critical component of the business, not just a source of cost efficiencies. "It's against this...
5G mobile networks are ‘fibre networks in disguise’
Service providers are investing in 5G as it will deliver speeds approaching 10 gigabits per second. That is 600 times faster than standard 4G speeds, and more than 10 times faster than some residential fibre offerings. This is according to ProLabs, a global leader in...
New normal: converting a crisis into an opportunity
The world today is a different place from the one we knew before the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic has changed the way we live, work, socialise and transact. By Anupam Pahuja, vice-president: India, South East Asia, Middle East and Africa at PayPal Social distancing...
Unlocking data sets CIOs, companies and customers up for success
While companies used to build one to three year transformation plans, today technological advancements and customer expectations are changing much faster. By Robin Fisher, senior area vice-president of Salesforce Emerging Markets Everything companies do has to be...
BPO critical to ensuring business continuity
As companies attempt to recover after a rough 2020, their main objective is to do more, with less. By Gean Botha, MD of Programmed Process Outsourcing Budgets are stretched, human resources are stressed and the toll of working through a pandemic is evident in the...
How technology can drive farm profits
Agriculture is currently one of the most dynamic sectors to conduct business in. The expected economic growth rate coupled with the growth of the middle class in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the continent's untapped agricultural potential present role players in this...
The future of databases is maximally available invisible infrastructure
A data-driven culture is needed if a business wants to lead through digital innovation. By Craigh Stuart, systems engineering manager at Nutanix SADC & WECA But traditional data management infrastructures are rigid and unable to combine diverse data types. Then...