7 secrets of successful remote IT teams – x
Don’t let geography diminish your IT team’s productivity. These simple tips will help you get everybody working collaboratively and effectively wherever they are. ipopba / Getty Images Today’s top stories The next digital disruption: The CIO… 10 most powerful data analytics… Real-world tips for ensuring digital ROI 7 secrets of successful remote IT teams Top 5 strategic priorities for CIOs in… SHOW MORE When there’s a contagious disease outbreak, a natural disaster or any other type of widespread emergency,…
10 ways South Africa is using tech to fight COVID-19
Businesses, government and vendors have stepped up to fight the coronavirus with a variety of apps and IT initiatives, in ways that will likely forever change the tech landscape in the country. BlackJack3D / Getty Images As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the world and South Africa enters its second week of lockdown, the internet and mobile communications have assumed even more of a central role in the lives of citizens forced to communicate online, work remotely and desperately…
Delays, deals and drastic actions: Microsoft responds to the pandemic
Because it makes Windows and Office, two tech cornerstones of most modern corporations, Microsoft’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak matters a lot. Here’s a rundown of what’s changed. smartboy10 / robertiez/ Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic has postponed the Tokyo Olympics, scrubbed all college sports and silenced presidential campaign rallies, so it shouldn’t be any surprise that the crisis has also upended plans Microsoft once had set in similar stone. But because of the work-at-home mandate set by…
Videoconferencing Security: It’s Operational Etiquette
These tips for companies and end users should help keep meetings private and safe from intruders. Zoom WHITE PAPERS SEE ALL WHITE PAPERS When any technology sees its popularity increase quickly, the number of bad actors taking advantage of new and untrained users also grows. The world is seeing this now with videoconferencing services and applications, as reports about the popular Zoom app being hijacked — known as “Zoom-bombing” — have surfaced. With multiple reports of…
22 free screen-sharing apps for work-at-home collaboration
Want to share your screen to collaborate with a colleague, or remotely access someone’s computer to troubleshoot a technical problem? Whatever your screen-sharing need, here are 22 free collaboration apps that do the job. Thinkstock WHITE PAPERS SEE ALL WHITE PAPERS The flood of employees working from home due to the Covid-19 outbreak has caused many companies to explore different ways for people to communicate and collaborate, with apps and services replacing in-person meetings or…
African CIOs: 4 key IT leader tips for handling the coronavirus crisis
CIOs can leverage their knowledge of the enterprise to ensure business continuity as COVID-19 hits, and lay a path to recovery. Portra / Getty Images The spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 disease has prompted many businesses in sub-Saharan Africa – often under government orders — to instruct their employees to work from home and restrict business travel. In this environment, enterprise IT leaders can, and should, exercise leadership that helps their businesses minimise disruption, according to tech executives polled by…
Data Analytics: 10 Top Contenders in the Industry.
Here’s our rundown of what makes these 10 analytics vendors the biggest power players within the enterprise. ipopba / Getty Images Enterprises are investing heavily in data analytics, business intelligence (BI), and cognitive capabilities. According to IDG’s State of the CIO 2020 report, 37 percent of IT leaders say that data/business analytics will drive the most IT investment at their organization this year. The landscape is in flux as web scale businesses continue to displace old-guard business analytics vendors…
5 hurdles to AI value — and how to overcome them
AI experimentation is high, but deriving value from deployments is challenging, say experts from BCG and Gartner, who recommend IT-business collaborate as a solution. Art24h / Getty Images The vast potential AI holds for businesses worldwide is of little doubt. But flawed strategy, poor approaches to process change, expertise shortfalls and a general lack of technical understanding prevent many enterprises from deriving value from artificial intelligence. Among the 90 percent of companies that have invested in AI fewer…
