Riverbed introduces Network-as-a-Service products
Riverbed Technology has introduced the Riverbed Service Delivery Platform, designed to enable service providers to deliver Network-as-a-Service, with the speed and flexibility expected by today's digital enterprises. Current Network Function Virtualization (NFV)...
A smart approach to investing in innovation
That innovation is important and necessary for survival goes without saying. While there is no universal solution for organisations looking to improve their ability to generate, develop, and disseminate new ideas, some strategies are superior to others. "The process...
Riverbed launches SD-WAN updates
Riverbed Technology, the application performance company, today announced major updates to its SD-WAN offering Riverbed SteelConnect, an app-defined, cloud networking solution that provides an intelligent and simplified approach to designing, deploying and managing...
Plan for disruption by putting the platform first
We live and work in the age of disruption, writes Danny Drew, Avaya's MD for South Africa. Disruption is not only about finding a unique commercial model or rethinking the way a particular industry operates, but can be simply about how the entire experience of...
Digitisation and the rise of Generation C
Charles Darwin said that it won't be the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it's the one that is the most adaptable to change. With the rapid evolution of digitisation, and Cisco's predictions that 40% of business will die in the next...
Carbon tax is no silver bullet
Reducing greenhouse gases is a commitment under the Paris Agreement, but the proposed carbon tax will not yield the desired results on its own. The delay in implementing the proposed legislation provides a great opportunity to come up with a better solution. Ettiene...
Managing organisational knowledge to be agile
Today's workplace is very dynamic, requiring companies to up their knowledge management game in order to drive efficiency, productivity and compete effectively within their respective markets, writes Lionel Moyal, office business group lead at Microsoft South Africa....
Enterprise-class drones available online
South Africa's first online portal dedicated to the disruptive application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) across key economic sectors; including agriculture, security and energy; has been unveiled by TeleEye SA. The company is a leading provider of sensing and...
Next-generation robots guarantee a workplace revolution
Robotic technologies have certainly transformed substantially since the first idea for a mechanical knight was sketched by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1459. Even then, those with an understanding of the benefits of automation and robotics saw the significant advantages of...
Prepare for robots in the workplace
Artificial intelligence (AI)--including robotics and cognitive computing--has been one of the top discussions on the minds of business leaders, organisations and consumers in the past few months, writes Dr Roze Phillips, MD of Accenture Consulting. Mark Zuckerberg...
So what is modernisation really?
Don't sweat digitalisation, sweat assets, advises Rick Parry, chairman and CEO of AIGS. In a previous article, we stated that a failure to embrace digital transformation can cause companies financial harm within a year. But replacing core systems with new digital...
2017: A year of discontent and disruption?
With the arrival of the 17th year of the third millennium, many welcome the fresh start a new year brings after a tough 2016, writes Aaron Burton, Datta Burton & Associates. It is also an opportunity to take stock of the previous year, learn from it, and use that...