Secure the transformation to the SD-WAN powered branch
Traditional WAN infrastructures are struggling to keep up with the growth of SaaS applications providing critical business functions in enterprise branch offices–especially those that require reliable...
View ArticleThe future of smart buildings and cities is now
Cities cover only 2% of the Earth’s surface, but account for 50% of its population, 75% of its energy consumption and 80% of its carbon emissions. Commercial real estate consumes 53% of the worlds...
View ArticleTax tips for ICT sector staff
It’s tax season and taxpayers registered for SARS e-Filing can start filing their personal income tax returns from 1 July 2019. For the over 335 000 people employed within South Africa’s ICT...
View ArticleDigital empowerment won’t cut jobs
While there is a lot of information being published and debate taking place about the digital economy, the gig economy and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a lot of it is overhyped and needs to be...
View ArticleMetroFibre Networx starts micro-trenching in Nelson Mandela Bay
Summerstrand in Nelson Mandela Bay has become one of the first areas in the Eastern Cape to get fibre internet infrastructure installed using an innovative process called micro-trenching. The Nelson...
View ArticleKaspersky enables machine learning to protect against advanced threats
Kaspersky Internet Security for Android has been strengthened with a new feature for combating the evolving malware landscape – Cloud ML for Android. The new feature, based on machine learning...
View ArticleBritehouse launches Application Management Control Centre
Britehouse, a division of Dimension Data has launched the Application Management Control Centre (AMCC), offering a customised solution for new and existing clients. The AMCC aims to enhance the service...
View ArticleStreamline data management in a multi-cloud environment
Many organisations find themselves in a situation where they have multiple clouds to manage. By Gerhard Fourie, district channel manager for South Africa at Commvault This often results from using...
View ArticleOrange Business Services, Cisco in SD-LAN co-innovation
Orange Business Services and Cisco are co-innovating to help customers transform their enterprise local area network (LAN) into more flexible, powerful software defined LANs (SD-LAN). Building on its...
View ArticleTruecaller adds free audio call feature
Truecaller has announced the launch of its voice call feature, Truecaller Voice, globally. The in-app voice over internet protocol (VoIP) based feature will allow users to make free high quality (HD),...
View ArticleAI makes networks smarter, simpler and more secure
Digital transformation has become the biggest driver in organisations today, and those that don’t embrace it, risk being left behind by customers and competitors alike. Moreover, digital technologies...
View ArticleAtomic Access slashes business fibre pricing
Atomic Access, a Cape Town-based fibre-only service provider, has announced new FTTB packages on the Octotel fibre network, with pricing reduced by as much as 40%. This follows a major pricing decrease...
View ArticleVeritas abstracts complexity with Enterprise Data Services Platform
Veritas Technologies, the market share leader in enterprise data protection, has announced the Enterprise Data Services Platform, a unified set of technologies designed to abstract the complexity of...
View ArticleJIT is key to optimising the FMCG supply chain
The ability to manufacture ‘just enough’ stock to cover orders and deliver ‘just enough’ product to every retailer is the optimal supply chain scenario in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)...
View ArticleBravado unveils its first Fortnite team
They have been blazing trails in Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and FIFA. Now South Africa’s top esports group, sponsored by Dell, Alienware and Intel, has expanded into one of the...
View ArticleHelp is a tap away for Uber riders
Using Uber safely starts with riders checking their ride details. But what happens when an accident or an incident happens on a trip? With safety being a number one priority for Uber, they have...
View ArticleThe ABC of DevOps
Simon McCullough, major channel account manager at F5 Networks, simplifies one of the industry’s most intriguing and influential IT trends. What do you think about when you hear the term “DevOps”?...
View ArticleCheck Point debuts Malware DNA
Check Point Software Technologies has introduced a new artificial intelligence-based malware detection engine to its SandBlast Network threat prevention solution, to enable even faster, more accurate...
View ArticleData centres can be efficient and green
As the need for data centres continues to grow, this places a tremendous amount of pressure on the electrical power utility providers. In a typical data centre, which requires vast amounts of clean,...
View ArticleThe era of controlled intelligence
Connected intelligence and 5G technology are set to profoundly impact the way the industrial sector approaches quality control. The research that surrounds artificial intelligence (AI) is plentiful and...
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