By 2030, 80 per cent of the work of today’s project management (PM) discipline will be eliminated as artificial intelligence (AI) takes on traditional PM functions such as data collection, tracking and reporting, according to Gartner, Inc. “AI is...
March 12, 2019 •
General •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Poor customer experiences will destroy 30% of digital business projects – Gartner
Gartner predicts that, by 2020, poor customer experiences will destroy 30% of digital business projects. Will yours be one of them? What does it mean to be customer-centric? Customer-centric organisations understand the unique problems and expectations of...
December 22, 2018 •
Security •
Fundi Maseko •
Comments Off on Don’t let fraud naivety sink your digital business
The success of the recent Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend is testament to the opportunity offered by digital commerce. But local entrepreneurs should not underestimate the threat of online fraud, which has the potential to ruin an unsuspecting business....
December 14, 2018 •
Lists, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Top 10 personal technologies to support digital business
The idea of an assistant that can schedule meetings and arrange a calendar, order lunch and remind you that you need to leave the office before 4:30 on Thursday to make it across the city to dinner with colleagues doesn’t seem too extraordinary–until you...
November 27, 2018 •
Cloud Computing, Security •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Service providers need to embrace digital business touch points – Gartner
Digital business initiatives are forcing infrastructure service providers to expand their offerings beyond edge computing technologies in order to deliver digital touchpoint services, according to Gartner, Inc. A digital touchpoint can be any kind of...
November 9, 2018 •
Finance •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on IT Spending in EMEA to total $973 Billion in 2019 – Gartner
IT spending in EMEA is projected to total $973 billion in 2019, an increase of 2 per cent from the estimated spending of $954 billion in 2018, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. “2018 is not a good year for IT spending in EMEA,”...
There’s no doubt that, to progress their digital transformation, enterprises are going to need to deploy multi-cloud environments. According to research by Dell EMC, companies that aggressively adopt hybrid cloud are three times more likely than...
September 19, 2018 •
General •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on CIOs in Africa play a central role in defining new business models
Digital business is maturing and forcing organisations to change their business models and look to IT to help. Half of the CIOs in Africa said their organisation has changed or is in the process of changing their business models, and the CIO will have a...
May 2, 2018 •
General, Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on CEO priorities shifting to embrace digital business says Gartner
A recent survey by Gartner has shown that growth tops the list of CEO top business priorities in 2018 and 2019. The survey also found that as simple, implemental growth becomes harder to achieve, CEOs are concentrating on changing and upgrading the structure...
March 13, 2018 •
General •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Benefiting from an Information Landscape Audit
The explosive growth of big data means companies can gain greater insights across the entire organisation. Thanks to the real-time nature of the digital world, decision-makers can more dynamically react to market conditions than in the past. A vital tool,...
January 29, 2018 •
Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Gig economy disrupts status quo, presenting an opportunity for Africa
Freelancing has found a new name in the digital era. A ‘Gig’ is simply a task performed as a once-off freelancing job, but because the trend towards freelancing has grown so significantly, a new economy has been born: the ‘Gig Economy’....
December 27, 2017 •
General, Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Wi-Fi to be seen as a “utility” in 2018 says Ruckus
According to Gartner, artificial intelligence, immersive experiences, digital twins, event-thinking and continuous adaptive security, create a foundation for the next generation of digital business models and ecosystems will be the top strategic trends for...
December 27, 2017 •
Features •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on True digital enlightenment lies in data
The start of a year inevitably brings discussions around upcoming trends – with people debating what businesses should be taking on board to remain relevant. This is especially true within the technology space, as businesses continue to move towards...
The development sector could learn a lot from the approaches being used in instructive digital organisations. The digital approach promotes the idea that organisations can and will thrive by understanding their customers, being data driven, and using...
September 13, 2017 •
Features •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Addressing the risks of data loss
Every organisation understands the value of having always-on access to its mission-critical data. In fact, data has become the currency driving the digital business landscape, without which, an enterprise loses its relevancy. But how does a decision-maker...
September 12, 2017 •
Security •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Organisations must disrupt cyber attacks before they become a business disrupt
ICT services and solutions provider, Dimension Data, and Cisco, have joined forces and published a white paper to help organisations stay ahead of ransomware threats. The Ransomware: The Pervasive Business Disruptor looks at ransomware trends and impacts,...
