Tag: business continuity

Ransomware and malware have become part and parcel of business in today’s world. Organisations need to be adequately prepared, which means that their data protection strategy must go beyond the traditional backup, restore, and disaster recovery.

Pandemic-related uncertainty and stress saw human resource (HR) departments emerge as valuable partners in ensuring business continuity and success. The role of HR practitioners has evolved, and they are now more important than ever as crucial support structures for employees and facilitators of their overall wellbeing.

We have launched the Africa Cyber Security Outlook 2022 survey which unpacks the state of cybersecurity across the continent - highlighting that the cyber landscape in Africa is highly dynamic and rapidly evolving - propelled by widespread digitisation and matched by adequate investments in protecting assets and data from cyber threats.

Increasing geopolitical tensions and supply chain shocks have pushed executives to adopt and implement digital solutions like Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology to minimise disruptions and maintain business continuity.

Flexible work is likely to remain the standard for South African organisations beyond the pandemic as they seek to remain agile in the face of a range of business continuity challenges in the years to come. Getting the right workplace solutions in place will be essential for businesses of all sizes as they continue to navigate the complexities of a hybrid work world.

The pandemic has put a significant strain on all industry sectors none more so than in healthcare where there was a need to adopt more data-driven planning and decision-making at lightning speed. At a time when expanding remote care, telemedicine, and m-health initiatives have become the order of the day, the spotlight has turned to the safeguarding of sensitive information at a scale comparable to the financial services sector.

In March 2022, the Department of Communications, through ICASA, began auctioning off available spectrum to bidders, largely telecoms corporations. This auction netted more than R14 billion for the national fiscus and will hasten the roll-out of critical digital connectivity across the country while creating numerous job opportunities, particularly within the media and film industry.

Moving to the cloud is a huge decision, many factors need to be considered but ultimately, it's a smart move. Those who have already embraced cloud are thriving and the rest are dying. It not only empowers businesses, but does away with high costs associated with owning and maintaining on-premise hardware.

The role of the Managed Service Provider (MSP) is to take responsibility for looking after the organisation's infrastructure and tooling services, whether it be in cloud or on-premises. This frees up time from the organisation's resources to accelerate business value and time to market.

There is a perception among Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that data, while important, is not as critical as it is for a larger business. However, this could not be further from the truth. Data is literally the lifeblood of the modern organisation, no matter the size. Without it, productivity ceases, particularly in a world where work-from-home has become a requirement.