In 2002, Jeff Bezos issued what is now known as the API mandate: ‘The new direction at Amazon is that all capabilities will be designed and exposed as APIs’. This is an early version of what is today called API-first. The growing maturity of cloud, with its virtually unlimited processing power, and the reality of […]
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Digitisation in Mining
Technology is fast becoming a source of competitive advantage and the convergence of the digital and physical worlds is one of the fundamental aspects underlying the digital transformation of business and the economy…
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Digital Trends in Mining
The mining industry is accustomed to operating in an unstable environment: constantly battling a volatile global economy, fuctuations in demand, availability of resources, a shortage of skilled labour, government regulations and social responsibility requirements, all while experiencing cost pressures and pro tability demands from shareholders…
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CIO CONNECT: Enabling the Mobile Enterprise
The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend is changing the organisation at many levels, from the users who expect the same ease of use at the office as they have at home, to executives who are excited by – and in some cases – equally bewildered by, the opportunity BYOD brings.
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CIO as business leader: technology managers a dying breed
CIOs are currently feeling the effects of a tug-of-war – they’re called on to deliver services, but need to figure out a way of doing so while keeping everyone in the business, from the top down, involved and in line with overall strategy. More and more South African companies are transforming their IT departments into […]
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CIO CONNECT: Data-centricity
The amount of digital data in the world is growing at an exponential rate: doubling every two years, with 44 times more data growth over the next 10 years. This is providing both opportunities and challenges for businesses. Modern business requires a new architectural approach to IT, one that focuses on data-centricity, in order for […]
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Zero Trust
Chris Visagie, Solutions Executive, iOCO Security Solutions, unpacks Zero Trust Covid-19, and the worldwide lockdown that followed, saw the focus shift overnight to remote work with executives scurrying to adopt a remote work strategy. Now, hybrid work has introduced new challenges, particularly on the security front. An analysis of the current operating environment shows a […]
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