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What impact does your business have on waste, e-waste, and water usage - and are you holding yourselves accountable to reduce consumption? Data centres have the ominous task of needing to reduce latency, even while watching the staggering plumes of diesel bellow out of buildings as another session of loadshedding is endured. Learn how to manage the emission scope of your business, as Jaco chats to...

Technology is how small businesses become medium and large businesses. Can you imagine the positive economic impact if every SME in SA recruits one or two extra staff members? The fundamentals of business do not change, but the importance of educating yourself as an SME and embracing technology to avoid stagnating is key. Do not try to be resilient to the point of fatigue. Grow beyond the numbers...

Avoid being the business that thrives on break-fix maintenance! The risks of downtime increase as businesses skimp on and neglect maintenance. With a necessary uptake of using pre-loved equipment and 'sweating assets' for longer, the benefits of using a third party for maintenance starts making sense. As Covid, loadshedding challenges and fuel increases are causing derailed business roadmaps, each...

You would think that the funeral industry made huge profits because of the pandemic, but it was a financial strain with the challenge of new governance like PPE, time frames of 48 hours to handle the deceased’s body, and burying people on the premise of a promise to be paid. Traditional culture, rituals and beliefs could also no longer be observed, which complicated every emotional transaction wit...

Do you have the tin-hugger mentality of needing to see the flickering lights of your server? Is your business geared for the fundamental shift? Your business’ Cloud solution needs to be fit for purpose... it is no longer about listening to your 'IT guy' and being tech-savvy – you need to partner correctly and be deliberate about the how, what, when and where. There is value in testing the complexi...

A job spec vs the actual new world of work are completely different. It’s all about flexibility, adaptability and collaboration that ensures you as an employee finding a workspace to learn and grow at, instead of just doing a job. Single defined roles are no longer how you ensure a well-rounded skillset to add value to your position. Jaco Voigt has a candid conversation with three dynamic women ab...

Is your server room also the storage room, hideaway spot for extended tea breaks, and a spot with messy cables for rats to chew on? Stop, and consider the value of your stored data – the risk of losing it due to loadshedding, fire, flooding or theft. Data storage is not your core business, so why not leave it to the professionals who ensure redundancy, stability and flexibility? It’s nonsensical t...

Have you ever thought about stationery being a commodity tool helping you through your life journey? Thuto Stationery is a local specialist manufacturer and distributor of quality driven stationery products. The company was founded with a creative spirit and a focused objective – to offer students, schools, and businesses alike, a stylish, authentic stationery line that encompasses cultural indivi...

Your staff or suppliers are often your business’ weakest link. What is your line of defense? Have you ever considered a passphrase rather than a password? How security savvy is your team? Your business is not too small to consider email vulnerability and the threat of credential harvesting. You need to be vigilant - it’s not only ransomware but also redirects, DNS hijacking, sharing personal infor...

When last did you stretch yourself by getting out of your comfort zone to try something for the first time? Did you know that is actually takes 60 days to imbed a habit? As a leader; are you creating a space for staff to thrive? When last did you self-reflect and ask for feedback from others? Are you able to reflect rather than defend feedback? It's time to replace the word “failing” with “learnin...

How much of your business data would be exposed if you were hacked? Would you even know if you were hacked? Jaco Voigt chats to Craigh Stuart from Endemik about API (Application Programming Interface). Do you have human intervention controlling your APIs? Access control when all staff were office-based was easier, but there is now a change of landscape due to workforce distribution - which escalat...

Does your business invest in ongoing learning? What motivates your staff to better themselves? Turn e-learning into your competitive advantage! E-learning is not just about dumping courses and files onto a platform and expecting a take-up by your staff. Jaco Voigt chats to Michael Gullan from G&G Advocacy about skilling – both UP and RE! G&G are a bespoke consultancy that ensures end to end online...

Are you keen to change and ensure the agility of your business? What changes are you making to keep your business running in a real-time world with the South African challenges of power outages, stolen cables, and outdated servers? Learn a few more technology acronyms to get your business working smarter! Jaco Voigt chats to Andy Brauer about EPN (end-point virtualisation). This workstation virtua...

Are your business and employees ready to engage with purpose to spot the opportunities of the future? It’s all about the hard job of soft skills, design thinking and learning agility. A conversation for employers and employees about the new behaviours and 15 critical skills to develop to ensure relevance and adding value in the new world of work. Jaco Voigt and Dr Eric Albertini of FutureFit discu...

Email as a communication platform does not excite anyone, yet everyone uses it. It was created when the internet was a far safer place, but today there are fundamental security flaws. Your company’s email real estate is never static, and your email ecosystem requires constant monitoring and updating. Once again, we are reminded that your business’ security should never be an afterthought and no bu...

This week it’s all things C! Clarity, carats, cut and colour. Jaco Voigt chats to Kate from Bespoke by Kate about diamonds. As a business, Kate will assist in not only gauging and guessing (almost always correctly) a ring size, but she will source, design, and custom make bespoke jewellery pieces to suit both your style and pocket. They discuss the trend of synthetic diamonds, moissanites, and wha...

What is your business printing and scanning, and how secure is that information? Jaco Voigt chats to Jonathan Osbourne from Altron about true digitisation and document solutions. Print suppression is a buzzword, but habit and human nature will always influence workflow integration aspirations. In a world where data security and layers of security for compliance are critical – this podcast looks at...

Jaco Voigt and Amanda Rogaly chat all things #BabyYumYum! A passionate platform for anyone vested in parenting and caregiving, or being an expert in the baby and parenting community. It’s about trusting your gut, being flexible, not being overwhelmed, and having an expert online for virtual advice - with the convenience of online shopping! An added bonus to the incredible online portal and social...

Jaco Voigt is joined by Juan Paul from Mustek this week, for an interesting conversation about how Taipei's water and container shortages, influenced by the pandemic, caused shortages in chip manufacturing. A reminder that synching is not a back-up - and the answer to backing up your data is always a "YES". The world has seen double digit growth in cloud storage, and it is set to continue on this...

Jaco chats to Dr Asvat from Regent Business School – iLeadLAB. Focusing on the 4th Industrial Revolution, this education platform ensures that business education is accessible, accredited and affordable. Hear about their offering of coding, open-source, robotics and app development as well as design, laser cutting, 3D printing and more. Catalytic

“We have a cyber breach - should we not just pay”? Jaco Voigt chats to Rudie from Razrtec, who educates us about the dangers of just shutting down a server which could hide the footprints of the attack. POPIA probed your business about data security – but is it just paper-based, or have you done a real live malware/cyber attack readiness test? You need to be in the know – who has access to your da...

Wealth protection is always number one! The principles for investing do not change because technology improves. What technology does do, is give the investor the freedom to make choices and empower the 99% of the world to manage wealth like the top 1% of the world. Jaco Voigt chats to Scott Picken from Wealth Migrate about the power of the crowd. The discussion includes goals, platform credibility...

It’s Deep, it’s Dark, it’s Dirty and it’s Dangerous! When a passion for data becomes a solution to “go where no human or drone can go” – you then have a product that can 'last the blast'. Jaco Voigt chats to Jamie van Schoor from Dwyka Mining Services about Spot the yellow robotic dog and unlocking the value in African mines with remote sensing, by ensuring safety and efficiency of data delivery....

Do you know where all your business’ data is located? Why should your business have different apps for meetings, phone calls, and texting... when you can have one consolidated, secure encrypted app that does it all (and more)? With audio collaboration and app integration, you get to lose the PABX, the desk phone and suddenly you have a “productivity anywhere” work model. Jaco Voigt chats to AJ fro...

A techie B2B application that matches individual skills to form teams or just gets that tech stuff done. Andre from MyTechie SA has a tsunami of skills with a distributed workforce to help tackle the jobless growth conundrum. Much of what they do is community and village based, with a pay-off line of 'We give you the edge because we live there'. Training and skills development is a core focus. To...