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January 12, 2021SAFM Market Update. Nompu Siziba interviews Mary-Lyn Raath iOCO Cluster Executive on “The importance of ethical design within software development”. https://ioco.tech/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/safm_market_update_with_moneyweb_15_dec_the_importance_of_ethical_design_within_software_development_medium.mp3 Featured on Money Web on 16 December 2020 -
December 10, 2020The second season of the iOCO Inspire Series featured local and international speakers and was a resounding success. The five-week series focused on transformation through technology and communication, with... -
December 1, 2020Within the current context of the global Covid-19 Pandemic, the face of the workforce is rapidly and continually changing. Organisations may be facing increased challenges when it comes to... -
December 1, 2020Human Capital Management (HCM) offers organisations advanced capabilities that provide reliable, real people solutions. These capabilities afford businesses the opportunity to overcome the wide variety of challenges that arise... -
December 1, 2020Netsuite SRP fosters team support and business growth from any location. Globally, there is a marked, increasing demand for flexibility and mobility. The requirements for rapid communication, visibility, and work... -
November 30, 2020The “New Banking Platform” is driven by Application Performance Interfaces (APIs) that sit between a bank’s backend services and the front-end experiences provided by the bank plus third-party providers... -
November 30, 2020According to Gartner*, banks should be banking on application programming interfaces (APIs) and Apps and not applications; the argument is that application portfolios are preventing banks from achieving the... -
November 30, 2020Michael Brink, CTO CA Southern Africa explains what is driving the use of APIs in banking and finance Banking on digital transformation Digital transformation has become a way of life in... -
November 25, 2020By Mark Bannerman, Managing Director – Infor Services at iOCO Infor’s Master Partner in Africa (operating as a Gold Partner) As we’ve seen in the recent stock-market crash, cloud business has... -
November 24, 2020Our dedication to YOUR digital transformation journey. We are continuously upskilling and improving. We have achieved our hundredth Amazon Web Services (AWS) certification. Our AWS certifications range from solutions architect... -
November 23, 2020Trimming the fat and making room for growth: A South African bank case study There’s more pressure than ever to do more. Be more. Go faster. Get it done. This is... -
November 23, 2020It used to be that getting value from software in a business was mostly about what technologies were available, and your ability to develop those that weren’t. Creativity –... -
November 23, 2020🔊 Listen to this The world is converging, and this convergence is increasingly held together by the API... -
November 23, 2020Rapid digital advancement has seen an evolution in the roles and expectations across all ranges of industries and professions. This role adaptation and advancement can be seen in the... -
November 19, 2020iOCO forms strategic partnership with global player Salesforce Johannesburg, 19 November 2020: Leading ICT services company iOCO has entered into a strategic partnership with Salesforce, the world’s leading vendor of... -
November 18, 2020Ever since the advent of industrialisation we’ve been fearful that machines are about to put us out of work. In South Africa, in the face of increasing, widespread unemployment,... -
November 12, 2020iOCO has been named the AWS Microsoft Workloads Partner of the Year for 2020. Each year, AWS honours members of the AWS Partner Network (APN) who are leaders in the channel... -
October 29, 2020The thing that makes us essentially human is the ability to think for ourselves, to reason, and to make decisions. Yet this cognitive ability risks being compromised by the...
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October 28, 2020Chris Visagie, iOCO Manager, Security Software unpacks the true impact of not protecting the most vulnerable system in your organisation Email is such an integral part of everyday life that... -
October 20, 2020The future happens all the time The future happens all the time. Technology is fuelling a fourth industrial revolution that is exponentially increasing the rate of change and threatening the... -
October 19, 2020Creating competitive advantage through custom, design-led development Traditional drivers of custom software development – building additional revenue streams and cutting costs – consistently motivate our clients. But business sustainability in... -
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October 1, 2020Tony Saldanha – Topic: Why Digital Transformations fail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etFGVJpCYSw -
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September 30, 2020Today’s global economic upheaval underscores the critical need for enterprises to be agile and resilient. In most industries, change is constant and dramatic. It can also be debilitating for... -
September 30, 2020Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialised by industry, recently announced that Gartner Inc. has positioned Infor CloudSuite in the Visionaries quadrant of the 2020 Gartner Magic... -
September 30, 2020As the African hospitality industry slowly returns to full operations, the demand for meeting lockdown requirements, social distancing protocols, and enhanced health and safety obligations can become overwhelming. Fortuitously,... -
September 28, 2020Johannesburg, 28 September 2020: Technology solutions leader iOCO has partnered with Locstat, a company specialising in graph-powered AI and event processing for augmented intelligence, to bring clients a cost-effective... -
September 16, 2020Andrew Baker – Topic: Transforming Financial Services https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etFGVJpCYSw -
September 14, 2020In this economy, improvements and efficiencies are crucial for not only success, but mere survival. To achieve this in services businesses, leaders must learn how to manage their services... -
September 14, 2020Today, completing projects faster, generating invoices more accurately and efficiently, and decreasing accounts receivable cycles are essential elements to success for service businesses across the globe. With improved cash-flow... -
September 10, 2020Gina Bianchini – Topic: Using Digital Communities to Transform https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv9_--PWQ68 -
September 3, 2020Stephen van Coller – Topic: Transforming EOH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq3lf03Keew -
September 3, 2020As companies around the world struggle with Covid-19, I can’t help but draw parallels between managing a company in crisis, and a country in crisis. Strictly speaking, financial systems are... -
August 27, 2020India Gary-Martin – Topic: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ekTaSYEMY -
August 27, 2020Digital transformation is no longer a ‘nice to have’. The global pandemic has catapulted the fourth industrial revolution into the present, forcing many businesses across the globe to digitise... -
August 24, 2020The South African lockdown has had an immense impact on the recruitment industry. The long-term effects of this economic shutdown are yet to be seen – but predictions are... -
July 28, 2020The beauty of technology often lies in the added benefits that a simple upgrade or implementation can offer. When managed correctly, innovations should deliver far more than the surface... -
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July 22, 20202020 has not been the year anyone imagined it would be. The world has been forced to digitise, evolve, and adapt and job scarcity is at an all-time high.... -
July 22, 2020Hyperscale Computing is the way f the future, but companies need expert guidance when adopting this exciting new model. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byzk7xTYepM&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1Ebu15GIIy94WUWLtyRNh-iRPx_dSswo0JioP4U0cxBXE5rNdg3Kn_EGk -
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July 16, 2020Harnessing the power of a secure digital identity has become more important than ever before. As South Africa’s Covid-19 cases continue to spike it has become alarmingly clear that... -
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July 10, 2020Covid-19 and the Workforce The current situation has no doubt forced us to reflect on how different life will be once we start to return to normality. While we face... -
July 10, 2020As we continue to embrace work-from-home solutions across South Africa, it has become absolutely essential to learn how to manage services business better, with cloud-based Professional Services Automation. As organisations... -
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June 29, 2020For years, the industry has been talking about cloud as an enabler of business. What that actually means differs for every company because it depends on their specific needs... -
June 29, 2020Back-up – Free 120 days 5TB back-up In the rush to set-up remote workstations, many organisations did not have time to set up proper backup platforms and systems. Now you... -
June 23, 2020Many companies today are using big data and analytics to make real-time, data-driven decisions. Even those companies that have only just embarked on their analytics journeys are looking to... -
June 17, 2020In South Africa, the technologies of Industry 4.0 are being leveraged for success. Emerging technologies like Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), the Internet of Things (IoT), the Industrial Internet of Things... -
June 17, 2020In the pre-Covid-19 world, Industry 4.0 was driving automation and data exchange trends in manufacturing technologies and processes at an exponential rate. Now, as manufacturers across the globe face... -
June 17, 2020It is officially time to put electronic signatures on the agenda. Many organisations needed to embrace operating remotely overnight and they now recognise the importance of electronic signatures, even... -
June 12, 2020Many people may not know this, but South Africa has a long history with AWS. The launch of the new local region in Cape Town is just the latest... -
June 9, 2020EOH subsidiary, MPC Connect successfully transitions online language training centre into a remote working environment, just in time for COVID-19. The way we work has been fundamentally changed by COVID-19,... -
June 9, 2020Living in an ever-evolving digital era – one where the Covid-19 pandemic currently looms large – organisations are being challenged in how they access their applications and enable remote... -
June 3, 2020Mobile money will be even more relevant in SA after COVID-19 In 2018, four out of five South Africans - 80% - had bank accounts, according to non-profit research organisation... -
May 20, 2020Chris Hewitt, iOCO Solutions Manager, explains why a robust cash management system is crucial in Covid times. Managing cashflow has always been important to ensure prosperity and sustainability. This has... -
May 18, 2020COVID-19 has changed the world of work, but also presented us with many opportunities In the Business Beyond Covid series, CEOs and other business leaders and experts in their sectors... -
May 15, 2020In South Africa, food and beverage manufacturers are hard pressed to seize opportunities for product innovation. To achieve this, the elimination of IT silos between R&D, planning, procurement, manufacturing,... -
May 15, 2020Spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the sudden demand for remote work, South African organisations are taking the necessary steps to move their applications to the cloud. To... -
May 12, 2020COVID-19 has disrupted the world of work. Businesses now have no choice but to equip their people to work from home and provide the tools to be productive without... -
April 28, 2020In the long-forgotten pre-COVID world, electronic signature solutions were considered a “nice to have” by many South African businesses. Why not print and hand deliver documents for signature? After... -
April 22, 2020Gartner predicts that CRM will be the single largest revenue area of spending in enterprise software by 2021. Do you have an effective strategy for the future? According to Salesforce,... -
April 22, 2020The right Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool will turn leads into wins, boosting sales and promoting business growth. Here’s how Salesforce CRM increases efficiencies across the board for sales... -
April 17, 2020Michael Brink, CTO of CA Southern Africa shares technology insights and explains what it is like to ‘Have your 3D Printed Cake but not Eat it’. In keeping with the...
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April 15, 2020What is “XBRL”? The acronym stands for “eXtensible Business Reporting Language”. According to iOCO, “XBRL is a freely available electronic language for financial reporting that is based on Extensible... -
April 15, 2020If your Financial Reporting process consists of manic monthly “fire-drills”, comprising time-consuming manual efforts, it’s time to embrace the Cloud. Earnings are becoming more volatile, data is changing at... -
March 26, 2020The COVID-19 outbreak has been devastating global markets since the Coronavirus spread to the rest of the world in mid-January. Now with more than 170 countries reporting infections, many... -
March 19, 2020At Aspen Pharma, the management of its Databases is of critical importance. With the help of Oracle Services at iOCO, the Aspen Pharma team enjoys unprecedented, 24/7/365 support on... -
March 18, 2020Automation is on the tip of one’s tongue for anyone keeping track of the Fourth Industrial Revolution – and it happens to be one of our specialities. We encounter... -
March 10, 2020The effective management of ever evolving and complex IT environments is becoming increasingly difficult. In the wake of Industry 4.0, traditional methods simply do not make the grade. They... -
March 3, 2020Modern businesses need an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution that is integrated, can scale with future plans, and encourages the tearing down of silos. Enter NetSuite’s superior ERP Cloud... -
March 2, 2020In most industries, efficient supply chain collaboration is essential to success. It’s not only the key to profitability and operational excellence, it’s also becoming a prerequisite for building lasting... -
March 2, 2020Across the globe, manufacturers are looking for innovative ways to enhance Supply Chain Management (SCM). Thankfully, emerging technology is forging a path for streamlined collaboration with suppliers. Why? To... -
February 27, 2020What is the link between data quality and customer centricity? There’s no doubt that organisations across the globe are shifting towards a customer-centric approach. Knowing this, reliance on customer... -
February 25, 2020In a digital world it is critical that industries move beyond traditional asset management. In 2020, it’s time to embrace predictive analytics to strategise capital investments more effectively. Managers... -
February 25, 2020As we approach the next decade, it is crucial to acknowledge that the journey to prescriptive maintenance begins with a change in mindset - and an investment in technology.... -
February 20, 2020Technology is progressing exponentially and with the arrival of local hyperscale availability, the cloud brings significant opportunities to the commercial industry. The market is moving swiftly towards business functions being... -
February 7, 2020Caterpillar (CAT) recently successfully elevated its supply chain visibility to network collaboration. Using Infor Nexus’ real-time supply chain management visibility solution, it has combined SCM with the internet of... -
February 7, 2020Many organisations experience real challenges when it comes to insufficient insight into their actual cash position. When managing cash forecasting manually on spreadsheets with no real-time data at hand,... -
February 2, 2020BusinessLive questions EOH CEO, Stephen van Coller, on his top tip for doing a deal, how he copes with load-shedding and his biggest regret. This is what he had to... -
January 30, 2020We have achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) End-User Computing (EUC) Competency status. As one of the first AWS Partner Network (APN) Partners in Sub-Saharan Africa to do so, this... -
January 30, 2020We are proud to announce that we are now a Google Cloud Distributor Authorised Reseller (DAR), in partnership with Google Cloud’s distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa, Digicloud Africa. DARs demonstrate... -
January 15, 2020In 2017, digital services company EOH was a market favourite trading at R170 a share. It was then hit by a series of corruption charges and the share price... -
January 14, 2020Around the world, there are increasing calls for purpose beyond profit. In South Africa, these calls are especially loud – and they are related to the President’s idea of a... -
December 18, 2019Vanilla Ice told everyone to ‘stop, collaborate and listen’ because he had a brand new invention. He may have been a one hit wonder, but perhaps Vanilla’s advice is worth... -
December 17, 2019More than three decades ago, articles arose touting the need for CFOs to become strategic: “a business partner and not just a bean counter.” Finance professionals must operate the... -
December 12, 2019“The question that needs to be asked is not what the best technology is, but what technology will fit in best for the needs of your organisation”. This was... -
December 9, 2019The world around us is changing, devices are getting smarter, jobs are being replaced by machines and technology is growing exponentially and becoming ever more present in our daily... -
December 6, 2019The 2019 Academy officially kicked off in February with a renewed commitment to skills development and job creation. Throughout the year students have truly excelled by successfully completing multiple... -
December 5, 2019With such phenomenal disruption taking place around us recently, thinking differently and working differently should be a priority for everyone. Why? Because changing the world starts with an exchange. Imagine... -
November 29, 2019Within the hospitality sector the guest experience is vital to the success of organisations. In today’s market, hospitality organisations are being met with the very real challenge of having... -
November 28, 2019Modern day technological advances have seen a radical transformation in the culture of guest experiences. In order for hospitality businesses to keep abreast with, and create, the demanded technologically... -
November 25, 2019The self-service capabilities of cloud services like AWS have greatly simplified the lives of business users and technical teams alike. However, those same self-service capabilities are creating new challenges... -
November 22, 2019With spending on data and analytics projects projected to rise above $200bn in 2020 the need for a data literate workforce has never been more important. Gartner’s 3rd annual... -
November 19, 2019Today’s distributed environments are challenging previous notions of end-user computing and creating chaos for enterprise IT planners and administrators. There are so many permutations and combinations of computing environments,... -
November 18, 2019In a modern business world driven by technology, businesses are looking towards working smarter, greener and more efficiently. We are proud to announce OpenText Content Suite mobile is now... -
November 14, 2019A cost-effective and convenient way to quickly gain insights into fuel, vehicle parts, tollgates and vehicle service expenses. View all your corporate travel data in a centralised, online reporting and... -
November 12, 2019In today’s digital cloud era, organisations are actively pursuing the agility they need to stay ahead of competitors, leveraging new technologies to drive digital transformation. This is resulting in a... -
November 11, 2019There’s a common perception among businesses that shifting their infrastructure into the public cloud will produce immediate cost savings. It won’t. On the journey to the public cloud, businesses need... -
November 8, 2019SAP, in cooperation with iOCO Enterprise Applications, hosted the SAP Retail in Motion event in Century City, Cape Town recently. This event allowed delegates the opportunity to hear from... -
November 7, 2019Ask any cyber security specialist about their biggest network safety concern, and it’s likely to be the human element. No matter how resilient or intelligent the cyber security solution,... -
November 6, 2019We could run the world if only we applied the same resilience; innovation and cohesive spirit to leadership that we do to dealing with the challenges facing South Africa. ... -
November 5, 2019Fresh from a successful call-centre automation project at one of the largest insurers in South Africa, we leading the pack in helping clients realise how a blended digital and... -
November 4, 2019Our Cluster Executive for Advisory, Clients & Solutions, Simon Just, was recently interviewed about his take on the digital evolution. His view is that we can’t just throw away... -
November 1, 2019Content and the information around it is not just a corporate asset to be controlled and protected, but rather the fuel that drives business processes. These business processes can... -
October 23, 2019In addition to nurturing and developing skills, mentorship remains a key strategy for us to connect, build our leadership skills and share knowledge across our business. As iOCO transforms, our... -
October 15, 2019As our customers drive their digital transformation journeys, legacy ERPs may not be enabling innovation or intelligent automation of processes which enterprises are seeking, and traditional ERP systems are... -
October 7, 2019In order to gain all the benefits offered by the constantly evolving cloud ecosystem, companies are using the expertise of Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Traditionally, MSPs provided attractive alternatives... -
October 7, 2019Building IT systems is much like building a house – it has to have a strong foundation, and all of the elements have to be put in place in... -
June 26, 2019iOCO joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Well-Architected Partner Programme to gain the expertise needed to help AWS customers build solutions, implement best practices, audit workloads, and make improvements... -
February 6, 2019iOCO has announced that it has achieved Advanced Consulting Partner status in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon Partner Network (APN). iOCO is among the first South African Partners...