Keeping wheels turning with spanner in works

Keeping wheels turning with spanner in works

Starting a business is a huge achievement, while the greatest challenge is to sustain and develop it. There are many threats to a business that can take it from profitability to extreme financial hardship in an instant, and many risks are entirely beyond our...
Robo-Bosses: Future is here and it’s not scary

Robo-Bosses: Future is here and it’s not scary

By Rudraksh Bhawalkar, Practice Manager, Analytics, Africa Region, Wipro Limited and Gavin Holme, Wipro Limited’s Africa Country Manager A robot-driven future is closer than we think. According to Gartner’s “Top Predictions for IT Organisations and Users for 2016 and...
CIOs, CMOs focus on customer experience

CIOs, CMOs focus on customer experience

By Rich Hillebrecht, Chief Information Officer, Riverbed Technology The engine of the global economy is increasingly transitioning towards digital services. Businesses are shifting focus from mass-manufactured, mass-marketed products to an immersive market of custom...
Cyberattacks: Writing your own ransom note?

Cyberattacks: Writing your own ransom note?

According to International Data Corporation (IDC), 66% of CEOs will have digital transformation at the heart of their corporate strategy. That said, 70% of siloed digital transformation initiatives will fail by 2018 due to insufficient collaboration, integration,...
$12-bn case for open innovation in South Africa

$12-bn case for open innovation in South Africa

By William Mzimba, Chief Executive South and Sub-Saharan Africa at Accenture In South Africa, there are some tough economic challenges ahead. Unemployment remains high and rating agencies believe that a downgrade of the country’s credit ratings to junk status is still...
Case Study: iConnect fibre delivers savings

Case Study: iConnect fibre delivers savings

MoreCorp Group, the parent company of ProShop, Cycle Lab and a number of related outdoor venues, has found an efficient solution to its connectivity challenges with a full house fibre broadband and VoIP offering from iConnect. The solution, first piloted four years...