Software can link compliance together into a tool for business, not just a way to stay within the rules and regulations, says Gerhard Hartman, Sage Africa and Middle East VP for medium business.

As COVID-19 adds more pressure onto backup systems, a clear strategy and knowledge of data assets are not requirements anyone can afford to ignore.

A single source of truth combines multiple types of data to make better decisions, says Gerhard Hartman, Sage Africa and Middle East’s VP for medium business

The channel demands a new approach, consisting of training and enablement, professional services, SaaS and cross-vendor solutions.

Half of the employees represented in a survey commissioned by Sage say they have never been asked about what would make them more productive.

Remote working has significant benefits, yet those only really come to fruition if it’s applied in the context of the business, says Daniel Jacobs, senior business development manager for VMware at Axiz.

The tech sector should focus more attention on the attitudes today that unintentionally keep people and businesses on the wrong side of the digital divide, says Richard Firth, CEO of MIP Holdings.

Police services and security clusters should use data analytics to help provide insights on crime trends.

Security is made worse by increasing complexity, and the sudden need to work from home has made things very complex, says Khipu Networks country manager Gareth Trollip.

By collecting and presenting monitoring findings, companies can see the cause and effect of their technology on their operations and strategy.

In a DevOps culture, micro-management is replaced by a trust in the team’s capabilities and focusing on the processes that support them.

Digital transformation can be taking a simple concept and automating it, says Sage.