There is no escaping the fact that the ramifications ofthe COVID-19 pandemic will be felt in markets for along time to come.
Recent headlines paint a rather sombre picture of whatis unfolding globally. Tech start-ups worldwide retrenchedalmost 70 000 employees between March and July.ITWebreported that South Africa’s tech sector “has seen a jobsbloodbath” as companies battled to stay afloat within aweak economy, ravaged by the pandemic.

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Little wonder that the focus in August 2020 is onbusiness continuity and protecting vital resources,especially data.Over 90% of local businesses that tookpart in a cloud data security survey listed businesscontinuity as the number one priority for theirorganisation.
Insight from Duxbury Networking director PaulStuttard helps unpack the value that technology holdsduring a crisis. He details how resources like IOT, AI andcloud can help.
This and a lot more, including why technology holdspromise – and hope – for South Africa’s SMEs.

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Chris Tredger
Editor