Tag: automation

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved quickly from pilot projects to boardroom discussions across South Africa. For mid-market businesses, the pressure is very real. Costs are rising. Teams are stretched. Operational efficiency is no longer optional. What is becoming clear is that most organisations do not need ambitious AI programmes to see value. Instead, they need practical applications that reduce friction in existing work.

If your supply chain still depends on people chasing spreadsheets and calling warehouses, you are at risk. When your team reacts to crises instead of strategically positioning the organisation to manage risk, inefficiency becomes a liability. South African business leaders must now confront a hard truth. Autonomy is not a futuristic concept. It is a present-day necessity.

The near future holds the potential for a transformative scenario where a procurement AI platform negotiates directly with another company's AI platform. AI interaction could lead to seamless supply agreements with no delays, coffee breaks or human intervention.

Holding onto spreadsheets and resisting digital transformation creates a barrier to growth. Businesses in every sector share one critical trait - their finance teams sit at the heart of the organisation. However, despite rapid global evolution and increasingly dynamic industries, most finance teams still rely on manual processes and spreadsheet-driven decision-making.

Multitasking comes naturally to you as the owner or manager of a small, growing business. But when it comes to recruitment, many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) feel stretched. Without an internal recruiter or a dedicated HR team, it is difficult to know where to start.

Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) are not new in the automation and control industry. They are also not new in many adjacent industries. However, they remain one of the most important aspects for any business that relies on complex automation, control, and electrical systems.

Will your business still be alive in 10 years? Many will not. The pace of change is leaving even Moore’s Law behind. Nvidia’s AI hardware supremo, Jensen Huang, recently claimed that AI capability has increased a million-fold in the last decade. He also suggested this growth may continue at the same pace. To say established businesses face disruption would be an understatement

Does solving business problems with creative ideas motivate you? Are you inspired by deadlines and accurate results? Do you like working with people as much as numbers? These questions paint a specific picture for a specific role: people who manage payroll.

South Africa’s manufacturing sector is moving quickly to adopt AI-powered digital automation tools. These tools enhance efficiency, product precision and workforce optimisation. I explore the economy’s journey to automated factories as we host our first annual ‘Technology in Manufacturing Conference’ in Cape Town, in partnership with Zebra Technologies.

Cybersecurity teams today face increasingly sophisticated attacks powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation and Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). Traditional reactive security measures are no longer sufficient.