The three biggest AI challenges for businesses
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming pervasive in everyday life but many businesses still apply AI for the sake of AI, rather than for the sake of real business value. This was one of the main...
View ArticleWhy risk managers are interested in flexible working
Risk managers have a new weapon in their arsenals – flexible working. The use of flexible working, and a connected property strategy, as tools for risk management is a relatively new trend, and one...
View ArticleBitCo levels the connectivity playing field for SMEs
National telecommunications service provider BitCo has released revised fibre broadband rates in a bid to future-proof small business in South Africa. It’s no secret that fast, reliable Internet...
View ArticleAnalytics and reporting for travel managers
FCM Travel Solution’s innovative, next-generation technology suite, FCM Connect, features Analytics and Reporting tools designed specifically to provide travel managers with meaningful travel data and...
View ArticleAnother reason to submit your tax return
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has created some nervousness in the South African tax base by embarking on an initiative to criminally prosecute taxpayers who fail to submit their tax returns,...
View ArticleBranders Printing Co boosts turnover by 35% with Xerox
Digital printing is one of the biggest innovations in the printing industry, and speed is the number one advantage. That’s what convinced Branders Printing Co, a family-owned print business in...
View ArticleIIoT drives competitiveness in African manufacturing
The manufacturing sector is set to evolve thanks to the rise of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Specifically focused on industries with machinery and production processes, Jeremy Potgieter,...
View ArticleSA distributors get Commvault’s HyperScale
Last year, Commvault, global leader in enterprise backup, recovery, archive and the cloud, launched its HyperScale Appliance and HyperScale Software across international markets. These powerful,...
View ArticleSamsung scoops AI accolades
Samsung Research, the R&D hub of Samsung Electronics’ SET (end-products) business, has ranked first in the global artificial intelligence (AI) machine reading comprehension competitions twice in a...
View ArticleCloud and partnerships key to survival for finservs
While financial services institutions have been able to collect huge volumes of data on customers and their behaviours, they need to turn to new technologies and strategic partnerships to improve...
View ArticleSpace: not the final frontier
Space. It may once have been the final frontier, but now it’s the one thing that anyone with technology runs out of. The sheer volume of data generated every day is staggering with the average for 2017...
View ArticleNokia, China Mobile in EUR 1bn frame agreement
Nokia and China Mobile have signed a one-year frame agreement – valued at up to EUR 1-billion – to support the Chinese mobile operator’s transition to a future-oriented network infrastructure, while...
View ArticleIT simplified for franchises
Unlike other start-up businesses that can survive on a shoestring budget, franchises require huge upfront investment. In exchange, the franchisor normally offers comprehensive support, business...
View ArticleWindows 10 as a Service: new opportunities.
The Windows environment is at the core of almost every organisation’s desktop computing strategy. Over time, the operating system has been augmented with various communication, collaboration and...
View ArticleT-Systems teams with VMware on VCN
VMware a leading innovator in enterprise software, has announced that T-Systems has added highly-integrated virtual cloud networking capabilities to its popular DSI vCloud service. Enabled by VMware...
View ArticleTaming data drift, preserving data integrity
Many companies are certainly seeing the advantages of capturing, analysing and using new sources of data in their business. By Barry de Waal, chief executive of strategy and sales at 9TH BIT Consulting...
View ArticleBuzzBox just changed the PABX game
For any South African business, the idea of setting up or changing a telephonic switchboard system is the stuff of nightmares. Dealing with expensive hardware and hearing things like QSIG and VOIP is...
View ArticleIndustry 4.0: hype or game changer?
Technology has played a major role in advancing most areas of our everyday lives – but it can also have a significant effect in the world of industry. In fact, if harnessed correctly, the industrial...
View ArticleOrganic growth of cloud to grow
There is still a lot for local businesses to learn about cloud before they see the true benefits, according to Andrew Cruise, MD of vendor-neutral cloud infrastructure provider Routed. Not a...
View ArticleSME opportunity in changing legal landscape
Small and medium law firms in South Africa have the unique opportunity to harness their agile decision-making and more efficient cost structures to take advantage of realities in the profession such as...
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