Mobile continues to play a defining role within the banking sector: There’s no denying that we are operating in a 24-hour society. And it is in this always-on
Time is a valuable currency in the distraction economy: In a world where distractions are in heavy supply and where marketing is in low demand, companies
Finance Divisions need to step up to changing demands: We often convince ourselves that change is only required when something is not working. We all know
Wi-Fi is an Answer for Africa: Across Africa demands are changing, access models are changing and consumers are blurring the lines between corporate
Social media: changing the face of modern recruitment: There’s no doubt about it, social media has revolutionised recruitment. Whether it is candidates uploading CVs, connecting
The importance of Directors and Officers Liability Insurance in spite of the new Companies Act and King 3: The introduction of The Companies Act No. 71 in 2008 and the subsequent King III Report have
Shortage of Information Security skills in South Africa a cause for concern: The Information Security field is extremely fast moving, however the scarcity of skills in South Africa remain
SA Companies affected by new financial reporting standards on financial instruments: The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) notes that profitability, liquidity, key financial ratios and headline
STOP damaging your personal brand!: You have a personal brand, whether you think about it or not. Your personal brand is what
Tips to ensure mobile safety: Today, we cannot live without our mobile phones. We use our phone as an alarm clock, to
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Self-Service tools and education combine to reduce the data management skills gap

Self-Service tools and education combine to reduce the data management skills gap

Gartner’s recent prediction that the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) will soon spend more on IT than the Chief Information Officer (CIO) is based on the ongoing shift towards the data driven enterprise. As marketing, and other business decisions, move away from ‘seat of the pants’ decision-making to factual assessments based…
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Is South Africa ready for Big Data?

Is South Africa ready for Big Data?

In early April 2014 I chaired the Big Data and Analytics in Financial Services event in Dubai. To kick off the event I posed two questions to the speakers to explore two of the key myths surrounding Big Data. These were: 1. Is Big Data just hype, or does it…
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Backup: If accountants and lawyers aren’t getting it right, how well are you doing?

Backup: If accountants and lawyers aren’t getting it right, how well are you doing?

On the back of recent research conducted by Alto Africa, a fascinating glimpse has been taken into the data backup habits of some of the most regulated industries in the country: the legal and accounting professions. What we found is that while most practitioners have some measures in place, information…
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Multi-tenancy no longer limited to MSP arena

Multi-tenancy no longer limited to MSP arena

In the Managed Service Provider (MSP) arena, multi-tenancy is becoming increasingly popular. More and more, MSP's are starting to use converged infrastructures to support multiple customers on one integrated platform. This trend is supported by various suppliers of software for infrastructure management, data management and security. It is obvious that…
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Know your NAS

Know your NAS

Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a fast-growing technology in today’s data driven world, and has become something of a buzzword as it gains popularity. But what exactly is NAS? How does it differ from a file server? What benefits does it offer and what is RAID? What drives should one…
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Backup, archiving and records management – different solutions for different challenges

Backup, archiving and records management – different solutions for different challenges

There is no doubt that data management and preservation are critically important to business. However, there may be misconceptions when it comes to the process around the differences between backup, archiving and records management. While all three are important, depending on the size of the organisation, they are not the…
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