A few weeks ago, president Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in parliament. And, unsurprisingly, Ramaphosa’s colleagues in the house responded to these comments and commitments with mixed reviews.. If you watched the annual speech, and the debate that followed, you would have seen that many of the different political partiesRead more
Forbes put the digitalisation challenge currently facing modern CFOs succinctly: “Sadly, CFOs are spread too thin to fully embrace the technological revolution”. The publication goes on to say that innovations like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, robotics and crypto currency may offer amazing potential to CFOs and their teams but many are simply too overwhelmedRead more
Heathrow is Europe’s largest airport. Run by a team of 6500 employees, this global transport hub welcomes close to 80 million passengers every year. Given the scale of the facility, it is critical that processes are put in place to ensure that everything runs as smoothly as possible. The non-stop nature of work at Heathrow,Read more
During his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), South African president Cyril Ramaphosa described the digital economy as a very important driver of future growth and an asset in government’s fight against poverty and unemployment. As part of his focus on the role of digital innovation, he discussed everything from the need for improvedRead more
Business automation can improve just about every process particularly repetitive work. Where these less complex manual tasks can be replaced entirely, valuable human time is freed up and employees are given new opportunities to learn, grow and further develop their skills; so much so that some members of the workforce are even able to recreateRead more
We all know that the “traditional” workforce is transforming. In its place we are seeing the emergence of a new, flexible mobile workforce enabled by digital technologies and mobility solutions. To make sure that this change is as effective and smooth as possible, companies need to develop the right transition techniques and strategies. Enterprise mobilityRead more
French military and political leader, Napoleon Bonaparte, once said: “War is 90% information”. The leader of several successful campaigns during the French Revolution, Bonaparte was around way before the information age and yet, he consistently attributed much of his battle success to having the right information. And, perhaps more importantly, he used that data toRead more
Half of organisations will re-examine their mobile device use by 2022, according to Ventana Research. As part of this reassessment, the research firm forecasts that these same enterprise businesses will conclude that the technology they are currently using fails to adequately address the needs of their workers. In line with this, industry experts predict thatRead more
Over the festive season, I spent a lot of time reading Mark Sandborn’s book The Potential Principle. When I wasn’t reading Sandborn’s theories about reaching your potential, I was cleaning out my garage. While unpacking everything I came across a file from a course I did back in 1991. As part of this course, IRead more
Managing IT telecoms, and cloud costs optimally is complicated. But the benefits are huge. When an enterprise has a comprehensive understanding of their entire technology ecosystem, not only does it become easier to reduce the costs, it’s also possible to minimise the risks associated with bringing these new technologies into an organisation. This is whereRead more
