Tag: cloud

Given the rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape, there is a growing sense that South African companies will rethink their cloud approaches to better prepare for rapid recovery in the event of potential ransomware and other cyberattacks in 2023.

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.

Technology adoption has played a huge role in how Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) navigated the past two years. Some businesses have used their tech to stay connected to their team and customers, while others found digital solutions to be the difference between closing their doors and maintaining a regular income.

An entire continuum of cloud solutions now exists across the organisation, spanning public and private clouds, applications, data, edge devices, and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity. They were combined with the need for flexible 'anywhere, everywhere' access.

Sustainability will permeate everything we do, driving new value and growth along the way. But most South African companies have been slow to adopt sustainability. So how can companies extend the capabilities of key technologies to enable sustainable practices?

The country’s SMBs have had a tough 18 months, and unfortunately it seems that challenges are set to continue. The first quarter of 2021 saw one of the highest jobless rates since records began – 32.6 percent – and the latest projections show that South Africa’s economy is only expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2025.

The past few months have seen local organisations migrate towards the cloud and its usage/consumption model. While part of this can be attributed to the need for continued innovation, a major factor has been the difficult economic times. Companies can no longer afford to do business in the traditional way. Instead, they are turning to the cloud to reinvent themselves for a digital environment.

Labour discontent, taxi strikes, protests, xenophobia … the incidences of general unrest across South Africa are rising and, while some are peaceful, the numbers that are escalating to violence and looting are alarming. In these chaotic scenes, criminals take advantage. Intelligent, analytics-enabled CCTV systems can make all the difference when it comes to identifying them, getting justice and claiming from insurance.

From digital transformation through to the arrival of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), decision-makers are changing their views on how technology can benefit the organisation. But while much attention is placed on things like data analysis, the cloud, and automation, cyber security has fallen by the wayside.

Speed testing is commonplace in South Africa, with several online tools available to measure internet speed in addition to regular well-read reports from local publications. This fascination with connectivity speed probably stems from our history of bandwidth-limited legacy technologies coupled with highly oversubscribed networks, which have led to a great deal of frustration and distrust on the part of consumers in the past.