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By Sunjay Ramessur, Cybersecurity Specialist at iOCO Advisory While most of us are familiar with cybersecurity processes related to information technology (IT), the same cannot be said of those relating to operational technology (OT). This is understandable: OT cybersecurity is a more recent field, and it’s complex. I’m a certified information systems security professional with […]

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In today’s fast moving, quick changing, increasingly competitive business environment, good enough is no longer good enough. Manufacturers must achieve enterprise-wide visibility, total collaborate, agility and flexibility to respond to a changing market and grow. Taking advantage of new opportunities before the competition requires an innovative approach. Organizations that rely on aging systems and manual […]

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Data-centric security must be embedded across hybrid IT, so that risk to sensitive data is reduced and safe migration to cloud environments is accelerated. By Charl Behrens, Principal technical consultant (security), iOCO Application Management. A holistic view of data privacy and protection will take data security into the picture. It’s important to understand that protection […]

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My previous article made the case for data integration within the context of business’s need to compete in a fast-changing global marketplace. Now I want to look more specifically at why data governance is so important and how getting it right can help African companies gain a definite advantage. Africa has leapfrogged straight into the […]

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By Paul BouchierSales Director at iOCO, within iOCO Software Distribution, an Infor Gold PartnerIn modern warehouse management, the need to support omni-channel commerce (B2B/B2C) from a single site cannot be overstated. Warehouses today face greater challenges than ever before as they aim to satisfy a constantly increasing demand for speed, availability, and low costs to […]

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Today, new business models, products, locations, and regulatory concerns are driving change across the manufacturing industry. Old technology simply can’t support businesses in the new environment.Flexibility to Support Growth As businesses change through the years, solutions must offer flexibility and agility, growing with the business with true scalability. With advanced technology, enterprise resource planning (ERP) […]

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According to McKinsey Africa is the World’s Next Big Growth Market, despite misperceptions that the continent lags in the technology area. In fact, the continent has become an eager adopter and innovator in all things digital, and mobile in particular. There are already 122 million active users of mobile financial services on the continent. McKinsey […]

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Businesses globally have been moving to the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model even for core applications, over several years. Over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the emergence of a hybrid working model that looks like it will endure. Both trends have enormous implications for CIOs and their colleagues in IT from all sorts […]

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