Companies who need marketing need BI

As someone who has been in marketing in some way or other for many years, I am always interested in trends and predictions and how the role of marketing is ever changing. We are probably showing our age, but remember the 4Ps? These days we have the 7Ps. I recently...

Companies unprepared for cyber threats

The results of a new survey suggest that the majority of organisations are not following incident response best practices and are not well prepared to face the challenges of today’s advanced cyber threats. RSA, The Security Division of EMC, released the results of its...

Companies slow to address gender diversity

ThoughtWorks, a multinational software delivery and technology company, says achieving gender diversity in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) working environments will contribute to improved business revenue. According to Lindy Stephens, Global...

How the channel can capitalise on IoT

Gadgets are becoming increasingly “smarter”. Some of today’s cellphones pack more processing power than desktops of a decade ago. Even those devices and objects that never had to be particularly clever – such as smoke alarms, house alarms and...

The mobility gap in corporate security

Mobility and BYOD are some of the fastest growing trends, both locally and across the globe, says Fred Mitchell, software division manager, Drive Control Corporation. From laptops and notebooks to ultrabooks, smartphones and tablets, the sheer number of mobile devices available today is driving the requirement for networks to open their borders, potentially creating significant holes in the fabric of corporate security.