There is a dark side to the managed services moon where what is delivered doesn't quite match what was promised, says Ralph Berndt, Director, Sales at Syrex.
Kevin Dherman, chief innovation officer at SYSPRO, lists the top technology trends for both hardware and software making a tangible impact this year.
The business intelligence strategy must not be restrictive, but should use a wide array of processes, technologies and stakeholders, says?Gustav Piater, sales director of Yellowfin SA.
Payroll and HR practitioners must understand that technology does not reduce the significance of their role;?rather, it enables manual processes, says James McKerrell, CEO of CRS Technologies.
Companies must work with their cloud service providers to choose the best solution for the business, and get the insight required to optimise systems, says Richard Vester, director of Cloud Services at EOH.?
Technology can enable the policyholders to own, manage and utilise the funds themselves, says?Richard Firth, CEO of MIP Holdings.
Technology and software are becoming integrated into every aspect of our personal and business lives, and every year this integration gets deeper and deeper, says Dr Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com.
Electronic Document Delivery makes it easier to do everything on the go, says Gavin Dunlop, CEO of ACTNET.
The best hope for enhanced mobile security lies in building security into the application development life cycle, says Godfrey Kutumela, head of the Security Division at IndigoCube.
Outsourcing can speed up a company's get-to-market strategies, by looking at automation possibilities for large-scale innovation projects, says?Saurabh Kumar, MD of In2IT Technologies SA.
Fingerprint, facial or voice recognition technologies can make the process of accessing a device significantly faster and simpler, says Paul Jeremias, MD of Morpho SA.
A modern financial IT infrastructure must deliver the right data to the right people at the right time in the right way, providing a solid data decision framework,?says Johani Marais, channel manager for Africa at Epicor Software.