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IDU NEWS AND INSIGHTS


Slow down, you move too fast
“Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run...
Mar 15, 20235 min read


Welcome to our workplace, please invade carefully
Welcome to our workplace, please invade carefully Back in 2017 I wrote an article on succession planning in the digital age with a...
Feb 21, 20234 min read


True innovation isn’t self-centred
Too many companies seem to be rolling out one-sided innovation that only benefits them, and not their customers. This is especially...
Feb 8, 20232 min read


Africa, ESG and tech: three themes for 2023
Africa, ESG and tech: three themes for 2023 So here we are 2023. I am sure each of you reading this has a number of opportunities and...
Jan 26, 20234 min read


IDU reports a record year of growth in 2022
Cape Town, South Africa, 17 January 2023 – IDU, the trusted financial planning and analysis platform, has reported record growth during...
Jan 17, 20231 min read


IDU-Concept announces new integration with Sage Intacct in Australia
IDU announces an expanded partnership with Sage to integrate IDU-Concept with Sage Intacct in Australia. IDU, a leading financial...
Dec 6, 20222 min read


Whose budget is it, anyway?
Death, taxes and annual budgets. Possibly the only certainties in life today. And the annual budget has hung in there, despite a year...
Nov 25, 20223 min read


Spreadsheets are your ideal FP&A tool
Not what you expected to hear from someone who founded and runs a financial budgeting, forecasting and reporting software firm, right?...
Nov 10, 20223 min read


Harnessing Optimism and Investing In Technology to Accelerate Growth
Despite the world’s love affair with technology over the past two years – for the most part, it allowed us to continue working, and, for...
Oct 27, 20225 min read


Taxing new working
I’ve been wondering what changes in the way we work mean for national tax regimes. From chasing an endless summer as we work from...
Oct 17, 20223 min read


IDU a silver partner at Finance Indaba Africa 2022
We are very excited to announce that IDU will be a Silver Partner at Finance Indaba Africa on 20 October 2022. Finance Indaba Africa is...
Oct 11, 20221 min read


Who are you implementing digital technology for?
The trump card in any debate around the challenges of doing business today is digital technology. Whatever the question is, the clever...
Sep 28, 20224 min read


Squaring the four-day work week circle
It long was the case that when considering a new job, the salary was negotiable, but everything else was one-size-fits-all for all...
Aug 31, 20225 min read


We’re only at the start of this rollercoaster ride
This is the final in a series of three articles considering whether budgeting and planning is now an outdated discipline. Previous...
Aug 18, 20223 min read


Employ the right technology to help retain talent
Between the proverbial rock and a hard place might sound quite appealing to many companies trying to attract and retain top talent today...
Aug 5, 20223 min read


IDU Makes Budgeting Easier Across Africa
Margie Whitten to drive IDU’s expansion plans Cape Town, South Africa – 20 July 2022 - IDU Holdings, the financial planning and analysis...
Jul 20, 20223 min read


Save your software from the scrapyard
What do you do when your car starts driving a little sluggishly, your fuel consumption skyrockets or your air con is not bringing the...
Jul 14, 20223 min read


IDU Holdings & IDU KZN merge
FP&A customers to benefit from the combined strength of the two businesses Cape Town, South Africa – 5 July 2022 - IDU Holdings, the...
Jul 5, 20222 min read


Sure, those hors d'oeuvres look tasty but don’t miss the main course
Monty Python suggests that we should “always look on the bright side of life”. You might be finding that a bit difficult today, given...
Jul 4, 20223 min read


IDU announces a new partnership with Sage to integrate IDU-Concept with Sage Intacct.
IDU announces a new partnership with Sage to integrate IDU-Concept with Sage Intacct. Integration brings together IDU’s powerful FP&A...
Jun 28, 20222 min read
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