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Back in April we provided insights into the unprecedented surge in mobile data costs experienced across industries. Now as remote work integrates into the new normal and relief initiatives start to subside, are you optmising your mobile data environment? While service providers have been doing their best to save you money during the pandemic, thereRead more

I’ve spoken about a BHAG before. Pronounced “Bee Hag” and short for a “Big Hairy Audacious Goal”, the concept calls on people, and businesses, to build for the long term by working today and tomorrow and the next day with strict and steadfast focus. It’s usually something that seems impossible. We’ve always had a dreamRead more

In recent months we’ve all been exposed to our fair share of medical jargon – from pandemics and PPE to antibodies and active cases. While I’m sure we’re all so tired of hearing about COVID-19 and everything that goes along with it, all of this talk got me thinking about an interview author and successfulRead more

In recent months, workers around the world have been asked to work remotely and follow strict social distancing regulations. According to CIO, these mandates have caused major changes across organisations and put unique pressure on IT departments and IT decision makers to make the situation work. As a result, CIOs are being asked to spearheadRead more

Legacy applications can be a major hurdle for organisations looking to use emerging technologies to grow, up efficiency, outdo their competitors and take their operations to the next level. If your legacy systems don’t play nicely with your modern software applications, your digital transformation efforts are likely to be quite bumpy. It’s a bit likeRead more

We recently wrote a blog about how to avoid some of the common pitfalls of migrating to the cloud. In the post, we highlighted the findings of 2019 Gartner research, which stated that the growth in South African IT spend is the fastest in the world. We may still be behind in terms of overallRead more

Traditional offline purchasing and procurement is changing and being replaced by the B2B marketplace. Fully business-to-business oriented, a B2B marketplace is an online environment, typically run on a digital platform designed to make the business smarter. These marketplaces make it simpler to meet the supply and procurement needs of the organisation by allowing companies toRead more

Many South African businesses aren’t able to access the ICT skills they need to succeed in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). This is according to the South African ICT Skills Survey, which was released in September last year and was carried out by the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) at Wits University, in partnershipRead more

Efficiency is defined as the ability to produce something with a minimum amount of effort. Depending on what you’re doing, efficiency is based on different metrics. In sport, for example, achieving greater efficiency is all about how much energy you expend while performing a certain action – like moving through the water when swimming or travellingRead more

The role of the chief information officer, or CIO, has transformed. In the future, CIOs are likely to spend more time on using technology services to achieve business needs to meet business goals and to compete more effectively and respond to ever-changing market demands. “It’s like when you build a house: you need plumbing, butRead more