A pragmatic approach to cloud in the age of hyperscale
Enterprise IT is sceptical about moving business critical internal operations to the cloud – and for good reason. Andrew Cruise, MD of vendor-neutral cloud infrastructure provider Routed, says that...
View ArticleBuilding the security baseline
At any given moment, a cybercrime victim is losing around R3.5 million a day, according to Action Fraud in the UK. The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2019 found that 60% of medium firms and 61% of...
View ArticleStop navel-gazing at encryption
We are so enthralled by our own brilliance in cryptography that we forget that most data at rest – tucked away inside databases – is unencrypted. By Lori MacVittie, principal technical evangelist at F5...
View ArticleDigital nomads are coming to SA
Have multiple mobile devices, will travel — and earn a living. Being a digital nomad is fast becoming a way of life and work for many people, allowing them to travel in their own back yards and the...
View ArticleKaspersky helps eliminate smart home controller vulnerabilities
Kaspersky researchers investigating the control device for an active smart home ecosystem have identified several critical vulnerabilities. These include bugs in the cloud infrastructure and potential...
View ArticleConnectivity key to leveraging digital technologies in education
Having adequate levels of education and digitals skills capacity and capability is pivotal in ensuring that South Africa maximizes the benefits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). By Vino...
View ArticleRuckus Networks debuts WiFi 6 in Africa
Ruckus Networks recently completed its first WiFi 6 use case in Africa at The Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) held in Nairobi Kenya. WiFi 6, also known as 802.11ax and the latest...
View ArticleeBucks members can book domestic, international flights
FNB has announced that, from 1 July 2019, eBucks Rewards members will be able to book domestic and international flights directly from the FNB app. Customers can now pay for all their travel needs via...
View ArticleDon’t be distracted from your pursuit of executive success
A growing mismatch is becoming apparent between the behaviour of international corporate achievers and their South African counterparts. By Auguste Coetzer, director of Signium Africa Offshore,...
View ArticleTips for keeping your business safe online
No business, whether large or small, can afford to ignore cybersecurity, and the pressure to protect businesses is mounting as cybercriminals hone their skills to target a company’s weakest points....
View ArticleAI regulation in SA
In many industries in South Africa, there has been a massive drive towards incorporating artificial intelligence and machine learning into business and products to streamline operations, analyse user...
View ArticleMake the change to self-service BI
The concept of self-service business intelligence (BI) is one that many companies are at odds with. As is often the case, you have those who want to embrace it while others are still struggling to get...
View ArticleStart thinking outside the cubicle
The INRIX 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard highlights that Johannesburg was South Africa’s most congested city in 2018, with commuters sitting in traffic for roughly 119 hours a year. In addition, the...
View ArticleRicoh to buy DocuWare
Ricoh has agreed to acquire DocuWare, the cloud and on-premise document management and workflow automation software business and long-term Ricoh partner. Ricoh SA was recently awarded DocuWare Diamond...
View ArticleThe future of working is here
The workforce of the future is a much talked about notion which conjures up images of robots manning the phones and commuters in flying cars. Yet while some of these ideas remain far-fetched, today’s...
View ArticleKaspersky extends co-operation with Interpol
Kaspersky and Interpol have signed a new five-year agreement to reinforce their collaboration in the fight against cybercrime around the world. This is the second agreement between the two parties...
View ArticleAddress the entire supply chain to drive consumer behaviour
Changing consumer behaviour and creating loyalty throughout the supply chain are areas every FMCG manufacturer is trying to achieve. By Jaco Saunders, unit lead at MacMobile However, these are the last...
View ArticleDigital transformation’s growing attack surface
Traditional business models need to be reimagined as digital transformation continues to enable businesses to innovate and find new ways to not only leverage data but keep abreast of customer’s...
View ArticleCybersecurity: focus on your people, lose the siloes
Ask any South African company what their major headaches are right now, and chances are that security will be near the top of the list. By Daniel Lotter, head of innovation at Itec South Africa Not...
View ArticleEricsson extends global supply chain with smart factory
Ericsson has announced plans to build its first fully-automated smart factory in the US. The state-of-the-art factory will produce Advanced Antenna System radios to boost network capacity and coverage,...
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