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29Nov

By Marilyn MoodleyNo Comments

How software decisions can reduce business costs

By: Marilyn Moodley - Country Leader for South Africa and WECA (West, East, Central Africa) at SoftwareONE The IDC forecasts that South Africa’s IT spend will be $12.78 billion (R197 billion) in 2021, an increase of 5.2% over the previous year. One of the biggest contributors to this figure is software and cloud spend, which has grown exponentially since the start of the pandemic. As organisations rushed to enable remote working, many companies hastily procured software without being fully informed of their longer-term needs. This has potentially resulted in rigid multi-year contracts, overspend on licensing, limited processes in place to manage and control usage and therefore spend, leading to severe implications for future budgets. As the local business world settles into a ...

24Nov

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Fintech, Tech

The CIO’s roadmap for digital transformation

As the pandemic dispersed the workforce, necessitating more sophisticated means to connect, collaborate and communicate, digital transformation became a business imperative. Fikile Sibiya, CIO at fintech specialist e4, explains why a roadmap for the future is essential in this transformation, and elaborates on what it should entail. Organisations in diverse industries are transforming their business models by embracing modern technologies to enhance their product offerings, client experiences and ways of doing business. Though this shift was already happening pre-pandemic, it has sped up considerably since 2019. As all this analogue-to-digital transformation is occurring, and occurring at a fast pace, the existing workforce often does not have the requisite skills to keep up with t...

21Nov

By Quentyn TaylorNo Comments

Business, South Africa News, Tech

Navigating a hybrid work environment – how can businesses remain secure?

By Quentyn Taylor, Director of Information Security at Canon for Europe, Middle East and Africa A central office has typically been most business’s default working location, but the role of the office has significantly changed over the last year. Today, over 90% of organisations say they’ll allow employees to work remotely, at least part of the time, going forward. Changes that were brought about in haste to deal with the pandemic are crystallising into permanent fixtures. The expectation is that employees will have the freedom to move between multiple working environments and connect to a company’s network from each one. But this shift to a hybrid working model poses potential security risks for your organisation and employees. Your business’s network perimeter has evolved to not only...

15Nov

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

South Africa News, Tech

Vote for Stellenbosch’s Smartest City Solutions: Finalists announced in Stellenbosch Network’s second annual #IdeasForChange Challenge

For the past few weeks, Stellenbosch’s best and brightest minds have been pitching their novel ideas to turn Stellenbosch into a 'Smarter City' as part of the second annual #IdeasForChange Challenge. After much deliberation, the judges have announced their top three finalists who will now be entered into a poll on social media and vie for the chance to win the R20,000 grand prize and be named this years’ winner. Organised by Stellenbosch Network – and sponsored by Stellenbosch University and the SU Launchlab – the competition seeks to uncover creative, innovative and scalable ideas to improve municipal decision-making and the quality of life of citizens across a range of services and sectors. Says Stellenbosch Network Operations Manager and organiser of this years’ Challenge, Hanli Brink...

1Nov

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Tech

Half of enterprises cannot trust their CRM data for a single source of truth on customers

Independent research shows firms are lacking basic data management capabilities; CRM data is of limited use Half of large enterprises worldwide (47%) feel they cannot rely on their CRM data to provide a single source of truth regarding customer data, according to the State of Enterprise CRM Data Management: 2021 study released in October. Commissioned by Odaseva, the #1 enterprise data platform for Salesforce, the study reveals that high expectations for actionable insights from CRM data are rarely being met. Although over eight out of 10 organizations (85%) say they are prioritizing data insights for business decision-making, roughly half that number (44%) are unable to perform advanced customer analytics with CRM data. A similar number (40%) are unable to use CRM data to drive improve...

1Nov

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

South Africa News, Tech

Only 20% of companies reported not getting attacked in 2021 compared to 32% in 2020

Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, has released its annual Cyber Readiness Report, providing a comprehensive overview of the modern cybersecurity landscape and the key pain points faced by businesses and remote employees worldwide amid the global pandemic. Acronis’ research from last year revealed more than 80% of global companies admitted they were not prepared to transition to remote work – exposing key vulnerabilities businesses must quickly plan and implement solutions for. Based on findings from this year’s independent survey of 3,600 IT managers and remote employees at small and medium-sized companies in 18 countries across the globe, including the South Africa. The report states that 53% of global companies have a false sense of security when it comes to supply chain ...

31Oct

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

GITEX, Tech

Etisalat hosts Acronis partner world’s first electric flying racing car Airspeeder at GITEX Global

Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, and UAE’s leading telco Etisalat together hosted the first electric flying racing car prototype Airspeeder at the just concluded GITEX Technology Week held in Dubai. Etisalat, one of the world's leading telecom groups in emerging markets, meets the best-in-class innovative technology from sport. Etisalat enables the impossible, proving it once again today by being the first to bring Airspeeder to this side of the world. Airspeeder electric racing series, created by performance electric flying car manufacturer Alauda, receives cyber protection support from Acronis, with some of the services delivered by Acronis #CyberFit Delivery Partner, a global provider of cybersecurity solutions, Teknov8. Acronis solutions protect Airspeeder’s real-t...

31Oct

By Lee MoulderNo Comments

Tech

How Robotic Logistics Are the Key to Automated Warehouses

Robotic logistics are the future of supply chain management, according to Yaskawa Nordic Sales Director Lee Moulder. In 2018 American companies spent approximately $1.5 trillion on logistical expenses. It's a jaw-dropping number that underpins the importance of supply chain management to businesses. At the heart of any logistics system is the warehouse. "The food and beverage industry, for example, often consists of mixed case warehouses," says Moulder. "These are the centres to distribute pallets to the different stores, and they house various products and items under the same roof." Moulder explains that each store has its own unique set of requirements and not all of them will order the exact same items from the warehouse. As a result, the centres will need to pack different orders e...

26Oct

By Carl MetelerkampNo Comments

Tech

Getting the best out of inkjet through process optimisation

By Carl Metelerkamp, Head of Commercial Print at Canon South Africa To remain competitive in today’s print production market, commercial printers need to be agile and adapt to the ongoing changes being driven predominantly by the impact of digital transformation and accelerated by the pandemic. The increase in digitally driven on-demand printing, combined with the uptake in online ordering, has multiplied the number of print jobs at lower volumes that a print service provider (PSP) must manage and produce. In fact, according to Keypoint Intelligence research, the average number of monthly print orders received by European PSPs in 2020 surpassed 3,500 – that’s 117 per day. Meeting customer demands for the progressively faster turnaround of these shorter run jobs requires the right print p...

22Oct

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Tech

ESET’s Intelligent Solutions Updated for Greater Online Protection

Heading into the festive season, it is more important than ever to ensure that computer and smartphone users are protected from increases in brute force attacks, instances of banking malware, and cryptocurrency threats. ESET, the global cybersecurity leader, has launched a new version of its consumer security line-up, which does just that along with its brand new ESET HOME feature. This web or Android-based platform is placed at the centre of the suite of ESET consumer solutions – allowing users to manage the security of all their Windows and Android devices from one seamless and convenient interface. Smartphones are central to people’s lives, with multiple internet-connected devices in their homes. Simple and efficient protection and management of these devices is critical amidst a ...