IT gap leads to lost opportunity

A misalignment between business and IT carries significant ramifications for the performance, competitiveness and growth prospects of organisations. The reduced likelihood of innovation across all departments (39%), reduced staff productivity (36%) and loss of...

Secrets of good customer service

Customers value good service, and want to receive it via a phone call with a contact centre agent. This is according to findings from Interactive Intelligence Group’s second annual Global Customer Service Survey. The survey, which was administered by independent...

SA grapples with data monetisation

As South African enterprises grapple with the changes presented by the big four disruptive technologies, one of the most pressing issues emerging locally is how to monetise business data, and how to keep it secure. Hannes van Vuuren, director: Software Group at IBM...

SA users are Facebook-mad

South Africans who use Facebook are deeply engaged with the service from the moment they wake up until they go to sleep at night, according to research carried out by Ipsos. Among those surveyed, 40% check Facebook before getting out of bed and 36% check Facebook just...

Is SA happy with mobile service?

South African consumers’ satisfaction with mobile network service providers has remained unchanged from last year’s score, with consumers giving the mobile networks industry a satisfaction score of 76.7 out of 100. Their satisfaction with mobile telecoms retail stores...

IoT to reach $7tn

While the interest and buzz around the Internet of Things (IoT) has grown steadily in recent years, the seemingly endless market promise continues to become reality. According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), a transformation is underway that...