Equipping Gen Z for the 4th Industrial Revolution
Generation Z — those born between 1996 and the present — are watching less television than their predecessors. Instead they are spending all that free time on their phones – in fact, they are spending...
View ArticleCloud archiving versus tape
Data management and specifically data archiving is critical to businesses in their quest to gain better control over their IT environments. There are two distinct ways to do this: tape archiving or...
View ArticleShopping online is a big deal
Increasingly, South Africans are enjoying the convenience of shopping online. And at this time of year, when the jingly tunes and bright baubles joyfully adorn the tangible aisles of brick-and-mortar...
View ArticleHit the ground running in the new year
Widely touted as an organisation’s biggest asset, data is on the minds of a lot of companies. It’s being hailed as the secret to customer satisfaction, sales and marketing efforts, and a bird’s eye...
View ArticleInnovation-led business transformation starts in the cloud
No matter your industry sector or geographic location, all businesses today have one overriding thing in common: to be successful and sustainable you must be digital. by Cameron Beveridge, director:...
View ArticleCA expands portfolio to support DevSecOps
CA Technologies has announced an expanded portfolio that allows companies to integrate security into the earliest stages of development. This also assures security in deployment — an emerging practice...
View ArticleThe importance of trust
Trust is a must for professional accountants, writes Bongani Coka, CE of the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) A good reputation is hard to build, but can be destroyed...
View ArticleFocus on employees’ mental health
Heidi Duvenage, head of Sage Talent Solutions, believes that keeping an eye on mental health will help companies to have happy employees. There’s a feed on Bored Panda showcasing photos that prove that...
View ArticleCybersecurity is everyone’s business
The future of work very much revolves around the future of security, writes Brendan McAravey, country manager of Citrix South Africa. New ways of working offer exciting opportunities to boost employee...
View ArticleSecure the enterprise network with AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) often throws up visions of a futuristic Earth, where self-aware robots are programmed to be ethical in their behaviour and protect human lives at all costs, writes Pieter...
View ArticleIoT drives business for the telco sector
The Internet of Things (IoT) started as a great marketing buzzword with the promise of business benefits and new services, much like cloud. In fact, the concept of connected edge peripherals, has been...
View ArticleUse Computer Security Day to strengthen resilience
All organisations should use Computer Security Day on 30 November 2017 as an opportunity to improve their ability to recover from disaster. This is according to Padma Naidoo, head: advisory services at...
View ArticleMigrating to the planet of the apps
Let’s go back in time, say 20 years. The phone in hand is most likely a Nokia 6110. Staring intently at the screen with a resolution no higher than 240 x 320 pixels, a whole lot of Generation Xers are...
View ArticleLG, Apple in display alliance
LG Electronics (LG) and Apple have announced a first-of-its-kind alliance unrivalled for new MacBook Pro users who demand high-quality resolution at all times. The two companies will collaborate in...
View ArticleHCL cited as outsourcing leader
HCL Technologies is among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in its Q4, 2017 Forrester Wave evaluation of Next-Generation Infrastructure Outsourcing. In this evaluation, HCL was...
View ArticleVideo surveillance demand set to increase
Mimicking global trends, South Africa can expect an increased demand for cloud storage on the back of several trends including Microsoft’s recent Azure announcement. It is estimated that more than 50%...
View ArticleSatellite closes SA’s digital divide
Internet usage is surging in urban areas of South Africa. According to Stats SA, 59% of South Africans in urban areas use the internet at home, work, or in a public place such as a café. However, the...
View ArticleRefurbished electronics as good as new
The speedy introduction of new technologies and consumers wanting to stay current with the latest tech trends has led to masses of perfectly good second user equipment entering the market. Computers,...
View ArticleFibre benefits surpass 133-year-old copper
Copper wire telecoms technology is another year old next year, with the emphasis on ‘old’. That’s the message from fibre-based independent broadband provider, Otel Communications, which says businesses...
View ArticleRefurbished electronics as good as new
The speedy introduction of new technologies and consumers wanting to stay current with the latest tech trends has led to masses of perfectly good second user equipment entering the market. Computers,...
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