Work through the outage, not around it

Work through the outage, not around it

By Brandon Bekker, Managing Director at Mimecast South Africa In the last few years, load shedding has become a reality in South Africa and a very regular occurrence within many businesses. It leaves organisations battling to keep operations up and running when the...
Could Raspberry Pi work for your business?

Could Raspberry Pi work for your business?

By Ruan Venter, Principal Consultant at Ovations The consumerisation of IT and, more importantly, IT infrastructure is a growing trend in an industry where the application is fast becoming king. In short, CIOs need infrastructure that supports open standards, is...
IT should be focusing on great customer experience

IT should be focusing on great customer experience

By Derek Martin, a principal consultant at BSG A customer’s perception of an organisation is determined by the journey the customer undertakes, from consideration to requesting and ultimately using a product or a service. This journey defines the customer experience...
Top five CIO tips for working with C-Suite

Top five CIO tips for working with C-Suite

By David Jamieson, CIO, OpenText CIOs across all industries require a deep understanding of the technology deployed in their business. They should understand the limitations of the current network and applications; the multiple contractual relationships with...
FutureWave BusinessIT call for content

FutureWave BusinessIT call for content

The long-established BusinessIT magazine is set for a major revamp, and a new name -FutureWave BusinessIT. We’re looking for South African thought leaders and opinion makers to contribute – contact us as soon as possible if you want to be heard by South...