The way the business world operates has undergone a major shift, affecting the CIO role in particular, says Emmanuel Obadia, senior VP of Enterprise Products, Sage ERP X3.
Outsourcing gives companies access to a pool of skilled resources and provides efficiency gains, says Riaan Terblanche, MD of HRO, an EOH company.
The emphasis for data centres is on redundancy, and moving into the cloud for cost-efficiency and other benefits, says Shane Chorley, executive head of Vox Telecom's Core Division.
People must use restraint with regard to the type of information they share, says Richard Broeke, security consultant at Securicom.
Reliance on weak project information leads to a breakdown of trust between execs and the projects environment, says Barend Cronj'e, CEO of CoLAB Project Implementation.
Secure electronic delivery for B2B organisations can also include statements, bills, invoices and collection notices, says Alison Treadaway, MD of Striata SA.
Businesses of all sizes are now free to explore the benefits cloud computing has to offer, says Andre Joubert, GM of MWeb Business.
The SMS is approaching its 20th birthday and has stood the test of time, says Dr Pieter Streicher, MD of BulkSMS.com.
Companies must implement an integrated business management strategy that incorporates a sales and operations planning process, says Neil Cormack, supply chain director at EOH's Softworx.
Overload resulting from exponential data growth creates new challenges and opportunities, says Mervyn Mooi, director at Knowledge Integration Dynamics.
Almost any kind of business application and productivity tool is available in the cloud, provided there is enough bandwidth, says Andre Joubert, GM of MWeb Business.
Organisations must create a unified data architecture across the entire business, says Sean Paine, COO of EnterpriseWorx.
ERP is giving way to the concept of the integrated business platform, says Andre Wiid, sales and channel manager at HansaWorld SA.