COVID-19 has accelerated how digital transformation might alter the future of work for companies in the oil & gas, MMM, petrochemical, food & beverage and energy sectors. We live in an age of disruption, the demands on these sectors for [...]
The focus on cybersecurity has intensified as businesses accelerate their digital transformation initiatives in a new work-from-home era. The reliance on cloud-based platforms and online collaboration tools has stressed the need to secure sensitive data and avoid malicious data [...]
As working-from-home becomes the ‘new’ normal, chief technology officers are trying to figure out how to securely extend their business platforms and tools to employees distributed far beyond the traditional workplace. Certainly, there is no question that enterprises will sink [...]
Even though local organisations are starting to take employee enablement more seriously, there is still much work to be done to truly transform how staff work. A fundamental challenge plaguing companies is how they can break beyond the traditional limitations [...]
A few weeks ago, discussions at the World Economic Forum (WEF) have highlighted how society finds itself in a time of accelerated change and disruption, with increasing pressure to evolve societal systems and processes to meet the demands of the [...]
Even though artificial intelligence (AI) provides businesses with significant short-term benefits, it can also ensure a vital competitive advantage. While reducing costs and increasing profits are key drivers for applying the technology, AI also provides for new business approaches. The [...]
Businesses today understand that customer service is king, and improving interaction with customers, and offering the best possible customer experience, can mean the difference between staying in business or closing the doors. Barely a day passes by without a story [...]
Don’t lose your proprietary cables on a business trip These may be easy to replace in major urban areas, but venture even a little off the beaten track and it becomes an entirely different situation. Most people can offer you [...]
The latest education statistics show that top universities have seen international enrolment figures drop significantly in response to new restrictions on student visas in the US, and tuition hikes in both the US and the UK. Non- citizens can pay [...]
Long, unpredictable hours. Unrelenting stress. Finding the balance between work and life. Being a doctor today is not always like an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, but for these five extraordinary physicians the sacrifice and commitment is worth it SA’s medical [...]
