Video conferencing vital for business

Video and teleconferencing enable people to become techno-commuters, and this flexibility often equates to greater productivity and effectiveness, says Lubabalo Dyantyi, Senior National GM, public sector, Dimension Data MEA.

Dimension Data South Africa

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Social media recruitment

Apr 5, 2013

Social media as a recruitment tool

When used effectively, social media can give an unprecedented boost to a company's recruiting capabilities, says Yolandi Nortje, executive of Intuate Group.

Obtaining executive buy-in for data quality

Any significant change to an organisation needs to come from the top, says Gary Allemann, MD at Master Data Management.

Master Data Management

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Software testing

Apr 2, 2013

Better software testing saves costs

The key to improving software quality is better testing, but traditional testing approaches are proving inadequate, says Ziaan Hattingh, MD of IndigoCube.

IndigoCube

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Corporate network security

Apr 2, 2013

Home IT insecurity threatens corporate networks

The use of corporate laptops in the home environment, where security is secondary to convenience and fun, opens the network up to threats, says Hedley Hurwitz, MD of Magix Security.

Magix Security

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Unified Communications

Apr 1, 2013

Unified communications: the way forward for enterprises?

Enterprises must look to a more streamlined and all-inclusive way to handle their communication traffic, says Deon Scheepers, regional business development manager at Interactive Intelligence Africa.

Interactive Intelligence

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Business Continuity

Mar 28, 2013

Don't become a victim of cable faults

A faulty submarine cable doesn't have to be the end of the working day, says Heino Gevers, senior sales engineer and security specialist at Mimecast.

Music streaming wherever you are

Connect to the devices you want, says Matthew Thackrah, deputy MD and head of Consumer Electronics and IT Solutions at Samsung SA.

Orange Ink

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Business Continuity Management

Mar 28, 2013

IBCM leads business continuity profession

There is an absolute need for skills competence certification standards for business continuity practitioners at differing levels, says Dr David J Smith, chairman of the IBCM.

Actionable insight from data boosts competitiveness

In a business environment where prices and products are so alike, a company's data, and how it is used, is one of the last remaining differentiators between mediocrity and excellence, says Tracy Dunbar, director of BITanium Analytics.

Beware the walled gardens

In today's world of access anything, anywhere, the walled garden should be an outdated concept, yet it still informs the approach of many of the world's biggest technology companies, says Richard Firth, CEO of MIP Holdings.

Three steps to enterprise cloud migration

Colocation, managed services and the actual move should be considered by companies wanting to implement cloud computing, says Shaheen Kalla, managed services manager at ContinuitySA.

Big Brother is analysing you

Although many details are available online about customers, human sensitivity is still required, says Nick Bell, CEO of BusinessIntelligent.

Nick Bell

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