Digital business key for African growth

Gartner’s Hype Cycle for ICT in Africa 2015 report identifies more than 30 key technologies and describes how they will impact business performance during the next 10 years. “The Hype Cycle aims to help global strategic officers and domestic CIOs from the...

Answering the digital business question

The event of digital business is disrupting organisations and processes like never before. According to research, an incredible 30% of big businesses have absolutely no big data plan in place, while a further 51% of these organisations are not aware of what can be...

Digital business requires different response

Digital business success will require organisations to take bold actions, including inventing new business models and changing the way they function, according to Gartner. Gartner predicts that, by 2017, 70% of successful digital business models will rely on...

Nexus of forces shapes the digital business

Kathy Gibson reports from Gartner Symposium – Mobile, cloud, social and information has reshaped IT forever, and this nexus of forces has given rise to the digital business. This is where the virtual and physical worlds come together via the Internet of Things,...
How to build a digital business

How to build a digital business

Digital business is changing the way organisations use and think about technology, moving technology from a supporting role to a leading player in innovation, revenue and market growth, according to Gartner. However, digital business should not be considered an IT...