by TRACY BOLTON On 25 May this year, a new piece of legislation comes into effect in Europe that could have severe consequences for non-compliant South African businesses. The General Data Protection Regulation – or GDPR for short – is a regulation under European Union law that aims to give control over personal data back to […]
By DARREL ORSMOND WHEN the General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect on May 25th, financial services firms will face a new potential threat to the iron-going challenges with building strong customer relationships. The regulation – dubbed GDPR for short – is aimed at giving European citizens control back over their personal data. Any firm that […]
By MATTHEW BARKER CLOUD computing is reaching ubiquitous adoption among enterprises in Africa. Shrinking IT budgets and increasing pressure to ‘do more with less’ is making cloud computing an attractive option for businesses that want to scale their operations and digitally transform their infrastructure. As the cloud is more affordable and accessible than ever before, […]
by ADRIANA MARAIS WE are bringing information and devices online at an unprecedented rate, raising one of the fundamental questions of our time: how do we represent ourselves in this digital world that we are creating? And more importantly, how do we secure our identity in a digital world? We’ve heard about blockchain for currencies […]
By HANNES VENTER SUSTAINABLE energy consumption and ‘green’ energy production at home is becoming a new lifestyle. Today’s hyperconnected consumer expects a reduced environmental footprint while still enjoying seamless services and ease of use, improving their quality of life through fully digitised processes that give them complete control over every aspect of their lives. According […]
