ESKOM

making Eskom a key player in a South African equivalent of Silicon Valley . The main focus for Maritz is on peoples ’ skills and their ability to innovate , as this is what will push the company ever closer to being able to compete technologically on a global scale .

“ The challenge lies in creating the capabilities of people ,” he explains . “ We can overcome challenges by using what we have . We need to think outside the box and be a little more innovative , create innovation maps and hone our industry . This really is just the start for Eskom . We are creating IT technologists and industry experts to take the work forward , and there ’ s no reason our people can ’ t continue to innovate . They just need confidence and we need to give that to them .” To work its way towards the advancements required for Eskom to make a sizeable impact , the business needs to adopt cloud “ at a speed of knots ,” in Maritz ’ s words . “ Our big focus this year is the IT organisation , and by next year we want to turn our landscape into an infrastructure service landscape . That means lots of cloud adoption

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