Everyone is talking about digital transformation. It may be somewhat of a buzz phrase at the moment as companies around the world navigate the realities of distributed work, but the digital transformation trend is nothing new. Back in 2017, the IDC reported that global spend on transformation technologies – hardware, software, and services – hadRead more
Last year, a survey of 400 local IT decision makers revealed that 77% of South African businesses have embraced cloud. Unsurprisingly, as usage grows, so do cloud-related expenses. This is especially true when businesses don’t have processes or solutions in place to monitor the cloud services they’re using. If you don’t understand the value ofRead more
South African businesses are spending a lot of money on IT. In fact, when it comes to IT spend, SA was one of the fastest-growing countries globally, according to Gartner. “South Africa is still behind in terms of overall IT spending and continues to have a technology debt to pay off. However, by achieving 3.9%Read more
There is no denying that the tech world has evolved incredibly in recent years and will only continue to evolve. Accompanying the introduction of new and innovative technologies come changes in the role of chief technology officer or CTO. For the modern chief technology officer, it’s essential to meet the business’ needs based on theRead more
With large gatherings on hold for the rest of the year, many tech conference event organisers have taken the decision to go virtual. Accompanying this virtual trend is a rise in webinars, online panels and podcasts and these are often available at lower sign up fees or even free of charge. People are more receptiveRead more
“COVID-19 has shattered economies worldwide. However, these challenges provide an opportunity for new businesses to flourish based on a new reality— to become completely digital and contactless.” This is according to Deloitte, who go on to say that this is an opportune time to focus on digital transformation because now, more so than ever, thereRead more
The entire world has taken a knock thanks to the coronavirus. And the IT industry is no exception. According to research from Buyshares.co.uk, global spending on enterprise software for 2020 will reach $426 billion, which indicates the first drop in IT spend in a decade. A tough pill to swallow considering the fact that spendingRead more
A few years ago, Statista predicted that global e-commerce sales would rise from 1.3 trillion sales in 2014 to an impressive 4.5 trillion in 2021. This was before the world was hit by the coronavirus pandemic and global lockdowns and social distancing measures changed how we work, interact and shop. Today, many of the self-isolationRead more
COVID- 19 has disrupted the lives and lifestyles of billions of people around the world, with most governments enforcing some form of national lockdown to curb the spread of the virus. Information and communication technologies are playing, and have played, a crucial role in keeping our society functional in a time of lockdowns, quarantines, remoteRead more
The African banking sector has a big problem. This problem, according to a report by Genesis Analytics, is that African banks tend to have a cost to income ratio that is much higher than their international counterparts. Why is this a problem? Well, if the overall cost of providing banking services is higher, then theRead more
