Generation R?

Companies can effectively operate from multiple locations and traditional urban planning will be significantly altered, says Paulo de Matos, chief product officer at SYSPRO.

Companies typically have experience gaps in three key areas: the digital gap, the employee gap and the perception gap, says Cameron Beveridge, regional director for southern Africa at SAP.

The COVID-19 pandemic will not stop businesses that have embraced the ERP way to work, says Heinrich de Leeuw, MD of Seidor Africa.

Companies must become more responsive to unanticipated future requirements as a new technology landscape emerges, says James Ndegwa, business manager at Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa.

Publish metrics that mean something and contribute to business results. Or don’t publish at all, says Terry White, Netsurit executive consultant.

Companies must go back to basics and prioritise what’s important, ensuring they are covered by the basic principles of data management, says Johan Scheepers, country head at Commvault South Africa.

KPIs for any requests for information should focus on depth and quality of the consulting partner’s discovery process, says Gerrit Olivier, founder and CEO of About IT.

PCI DSS presents the framework for developing a sensitive data security process that encompasses prevention, detection and appropriate reaction to security incidents, says Simeon Tassev, MD and qualified security assessor at Galix.

Leaders shouldn’t underestimate how frustrating it must be for employees to work with technology that doesn’t meet their needs, says Daniel Nel, CEO of Nebula.

Companies must carefully assess ongoing running costs, risks and real-world resource challenges, says Martin Potgieter, co-founder and technical director at Nclose.

The uBreach functionality within Securicom’s uSecure can identify exposed e-mail accounts and identities that have been publicly disclosed online, says Douw Gerber, business development manager at Securicom.

Technology partners, vendors, suppliers and customers must combine forces and leverage their respective expertise in more innovative ways, says Alain Bertrand Aka, system engineer lead at Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa.