Never one to back down in the face of a challenge, Dimension Data has a long track record of success using its extensive portfolio of IT solutions and services to solve complex problems. Part of the NTT Group, Dimension Data provides enterprises throughout Africa and the Middle East with everything from a full array of…
Good news: You’ve landed an interview for a project manager job. Maybe it’s the first step in a new career, or maybe you’re a seasoned PM looking for greener pastures. Either way, you’ve gotten your resume through the hoops and now have a chance to talk to real people about your qualifications for this job.…
Today’s cloud strategies revolve around two distinct poles: the “lift and shift” approach, in which applications and associated data are moved to the cloud without being redesigned; and the “cloud-first” approach, in which applications are developed or redesigned specifically for the cloud. By far the fastest approach is to lift and shift the whole environment,…
Hiring for US IT roles slowed dramatically in February 2022, according to CompTIA, even as US Bureau of Labor Statistics figures showed non-farm employment growing across the rest of the economy. The US non-farm workforce grew by 678,000 in February 2022, compared to an increase of 481,000 in January, according to seasonally adjusted BLS figures.…
Africa leads the rest of the world when it comes to female business owners. In fact, women in Africa are more likely to be entrepreneurs than their male counterparts. And yet, conversations with South African female founders of technology companies reveal that the business world is still not wired to support them. While almost 50%…
The rapid evolution of cloud services is forcing IT organisations to scramble to attract the right skills and fight fires reactively rather than taking time to devise a proper cloud-first strategy. Fewer than 11% of enterprises in APAC today use a single cloud. Instead, organisations are settling on multi-cloud, hybrid strategy with interoperability between cloud…
Digitization is a never-ending journey; in this age of the new normal, brands and organizations are embracing digital-first solutions as a must-have instead of a good-to-have. And when it comes to navigating this ever-changing digital landscape, the telecom industry is leading the way to the cloud. According to McKinsey, today’s ICT industry, represented by telcos,…
Applying artificial intelligence (AI) to data analytics for deeper, better insights and automation is a growing enterprise IT priority. But the data repository options that have been around for a while tend to fall short in their ability to serve as the foundation for big data analytics powered by AI. Traditional data warehouses, for example, support…
Matt Mehlbrech, Vice President of Information Technology at CoorsTek, Inc., joins host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss IT leadership, business strategy, the latest technologies and more. Watch this episode: Listen to this episode: Read More from This Article: CIO Leadership…
Return on investment (ROI) in the form of both cost and time savings is expected to boost the RPA (robotic process automation) software and services market from $13.9 billion to $22 billion by 2025, a new report from Forrester shows. “It is the very direct ROI that still attracts enterprises or C-suite executives,” said Leslie…