Bringing the cloud to Africa

Accelerit is partnering with a number of fibre operators to double its fibre subscribers’ speed, at no additional cost, during the lockdown period, says Mandla Ngcobo, founder of Accelerit Technologies.

The same solutions implemented in shopping malls to provide free WiFi connectivity can help track the movement of people, thus helping to prevent the spread of the virus, says Quentin Daffarn, MD at UC-Wireless.

A modern business environment requires the flexibility an optimised network infrastructure can provide, says James Ndegwa, business and architecture lead manager at Comstor Africa.

ITWeb is prioritising the health and safety of all delegates, and has set the new date of the Johannesburg summit for August, says Angela Mace, CRM and Events director at ITWeb.

There are three main categories of skills development that companies should focus on: technical training, soft skills training and leadership development, says Erin Meehan, Learning and Development Facilitator at Ovations.

Organisations need to seek out collaborative opportunities that allow them to scale and pivot to deliver implementations that have long-term, sustainable value, says Ushal Moonsamy, Chief Solutions Officer at SqwidNet.

Quickchat will enable faster connectivity for groups of any size, at no cost, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, says Mandla Ngcobo, founder of Accelerit Technologies.

Collaboration and information-sharing using various workplace tools are crucial to the long-term success of any remote working exercise, says Nicholas Bell, CEO at Decision Inc.

Once overwhelmingly based on volume and long-term projects, the B2B market has recognised the rising prominence of services and customer-centricity, says Rory Twort, Managing Executive of Sales at Axiz.

AI is not reinventing insurance, but it is part of the mix of technologies that is causing a shift in insurance today, says Bill Hoggarth, national sales manager: digital business solutions at Datacentrix.

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Digital document signing, e-mail encryption solutions and cloud have made it easier for businesses to run more functionally during this period, says Herman Kriel, GM of CyberTech.