Digital transformation isn’t a buzz word because it sounds nice and looks good on the business CV. It is fundamental to long-term business success. IDC anticipates that 75% of enterprises will be on the path to digital transformation by 2027. However, digital transformation is not a process that ticks a box and moves to the next item on the agenda – it is defined by the organisation’s shift ... »
Digital transformation is the future of any business. If you aren’t on the path towards a digital environment, you’re probably already behind your competitors and will start to lose relevance. It is critical for any organisation to start automating processes and changing the way they interact with customers and employees – the norm has shifted. The emerging customer base will not deal with c... »
South Africa based mobile telecommunications major; MTN has chosen Oracle Cloud Applications to drive one of the largest digital transformations in the global telecom industry across all its core business operations. The implementation will help MTN drive efficiency, scale operations and integration across its local and regional operations. “MTN and Oracle partnered in 2018 to complete the design ... »
Digital transformation is an often-misunderstood concept – meaning different things to different people — as countries and companies redefine ‘digital’ for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. For starters, all countries and companies occupy different starting points in their technological capabilities and, therefore, take a wide array of paths in the ‘next’ step in their technology evolution. ... »
According to a recent survey by E-consultancy, customer experience will overtake price and product specifications as the key brand differentiator by 2020. Add to this the fact that customers are more digital than ever, demanding an omni-channel interaction model with products and services tailored specifically for them, and it’s safe to say that we are living in the era of the digitally evolved cu... »
Digital transformation is fast becoming an over-used term; the likely reason being that it is a catch-all phrase which means different things to different people, or organisations. For many, digital transformation can be summed up as any migration to Cloud solutions. However, for others it means leveraging any new or emerging technology to evolve one’s business. Yet, digital transformation can als... »
Companies in South Africa are increasingly under pressure to deliver digital solutions and services. Danny Drew, Managing Director for Avaya South Africa, explains how agile processes can help them deliver these faster Traditionally, agility was not usually a word readily associated with Africa’s technology market: the continent was seen as lagging far behind others in adopting new solutions. Toda... »
Digital transformation is no longer hype. Companies now realise that in order to keep up with their competitors, streamline their costs and improve their employees’ efficiency, digital transformation needs to be at the top of their agenda. Some organisations are already achieving new levels of performance with digital. Williams Martini Racing is a great example of this. In the highly competitive F... »
The evolution of technology is transforming the world. Digital technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Advanced Machinery and Artificial Intelligence are changing the way people work, making processes more efficient and helping to create innovative new products and services. The digital transformation of the agricultural sector will impact billions of people, impacting every part of the... »
At CeBIT 2017, Huawei Technologies clearly had the largest presence on the showroom floor. Not only did the company have an impressively built stand, which covered 3500 square metres and included fully functionally boardrooms, but it also went as far as to showcase a plethora of technology relating to the Internet of Things (IoT) While the Huawei CeBIT stand was indeed impressive, the IoT innovati... »
