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Ongoing Skills Development is Key to Staying Ahead of the Digital Curve

Image sourced from Marketing91. The dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) was always going to be fraught with challenges, but nobody could have predicted the massively disruptive event that was the COVID-19 pandemic. The world was thrown into turmoil and forced to adapt – it became a matter of ‘digital or die.’ The pandemic threw into stark relief the need to continually adapt skill sets to meet evolving requirements in a world where the only constant is change. With the future uncertain, one thing is for sure – ongoing skills development is the best defence to ensure organisations can pivot to handle digital disruption with ease. New World, New Skills The 2020 ‘Future of Jobs’ report from the World Economic Forum estimates that by 2025, on average, organisations will require 40% ...

Gerhard Fourie of Commvault Talks Challenges for Data Management in Africa

Gerhard Fourie, Channel Lead at Commvault Africa. Commvault is a recognised global enterprise leader in Intelligent Data Services across on-premises, cloud and SaaS (software-as-a-service) environments. The firm specialises in the management of data across these platforms. ITNA’s Luis Monzon had the opportunity to speak to Gerhard Fourie, recently appointed as Commvault Africa’s Channel Lead. Fourie joined Commvault in June 2016 as Channel Manager for South Africa, and says of his new position, “I am excited to concentrate on optimising our distribution landscape and increasing our resource coverage throughout the entire expanded region.” “This is instrumental in driving sales across Africa through our 100% channel focus.” While overseeing the entire Africa region and the Indian Ocean isla...