Mobile BI supports African development

Mobile devices assist in making information more ubiquitous so that workers are no longer dependent on working from a stationary location, says Kudzai Kashora, SAP Consultant at ConVista Consulting.

ConVista Consulting

2:40

IPads in education

Sept 26, 2013

iPads in education: where to draw the line?

High school pupils who are learning IT or programming, or any other kind of problem solving, should not be using a media consumption device as the platform to do so, says Richard Firth, CEO of MIP Holdings.

Getting the right bandwidth for cloud services

To ensure that scheduled replication takes place successfully, the correct type and quality of connection between the production environment and the business continuity data centre must be determined, says Shaheen Kalla, manager of the Managed Services Department at ContinuitySA.

ContinuitySA

4:40

Mobile apps and client interaction

Sept 26, 2013

Mobile apps unlock better client interaction

Companies that fall to the wayside are those that underestimate the ability of mobile technology and that aren't connected to customers via the platforms they choose, says Iain Ravenhill, sales executive at Notafy.

No such thing as security by obscurity

Many businesses may never even realise their network has been compromised until real damage has been done, says Derek Hershaw, CEO of MWEB.

Open source vendors not too small

Open source players don't adopt the working in a 'child-safe sandbox' scenario provided by many vendors, says Johann Evans, CTO of Cherry Olive.

Proactively managing risk

The only risk mitigation strategies that work are those that identify suspicious events and raise the alarm before any damage is done, says Hedley Hurwitz, MD of Magix Security.

The power of project governance

Project governance provides the management framework within which decisions are made, ensuring successful projects, says Anita Potgieter, COO of FOXit.

Reducing govt costs using IT

Government CIOs are pressured to secure applications while providing public servants and citizens with access to information via numerous access channels, says Gordon Hayden, sales manager at CA Southern Africa.

CASA Software

3:30

Enterprise resource planning

Sept 19, 2013

Signs your business is ready for ERP

When a business reaches a certain point of complexity, sure signs will emerge that things can be done better with an integrated, modular system, says Taryn Cromie, sales manager, HansaWorld SA.

HansaWorld

3:40

SAFe software development

Sept 19, 2013

Unpacking SAFe

Scaled Agile Framework values alignment, code quality, transparency and programme execution, says Jaco Viljoen, SAFe program consultant at IndigoCube.

IndigoCube

2:40

Database management outsourcing

Sept 19, 2013

Database providers must add value

Realistic service levels that align with business goals, as well as proper planning, ongoing focus and good project management techniques, are essential to the success of any outsourced model, says Jaroslav Cerny, CEO of RDB Consulting.

RDB Consulting

4:10

Corporate network design

Sept 18, 2013

The corporate network as a strategic business asset

Network design has to be driven by an organisation's core business needs, says Martin May, regional director at Enterasys Networks.

Extreme Networks

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