Hyperscale data centre opens

Hyperscale data centre opens

Africa’s first hyperscale data centre, Teraco’s JB2-Bredell, will be completed by the end of 2017 — just one year after the build started. The Bredell Hyperscale Data Centre Facility located in Bredell features over 24 MW of power and 6000m² of...

How to value crypto-currencies

Cryptocurrency traders are using a new kind of valuation measure — the NVT ratio — but some financial traditionalists are questioning whether this helps people understand cryptocurrency valuations. A primary concern with cryptocurrencies is that there...
Yacht racing goes digital

Yacht racing goes digital

SAP has partnered with the AkzoNobel Volvo Ocean Race team to provide biometric solutions based on its Leonardo technology to monitor crew members and conditions on board the ocean-going yacht. The yacht is taking part in the round-the-world race, currently on its...
Emotions drive loyalty schemes

Emotions drive loyalty schemes

Marketers are showing signs of trying to mature and expand their approach to customer loyalty beyond just points, discounts and incentives. This is one of the findings from a recent Forrester survey of business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing decision-makers who own their...
Blockchain for Moscow e-voting

Blockchain for Moscow e-voting

Moscow authorities will be implementing blockchain in the Active Citizen e-voting system. Active Citizen is a platform that allows citizens to influence city management decisions and its urban transformation. Since its launch in 2014, 1,9-million users have voted in 2...

Bitcoin for CT equity deal

A Cape Town-based technology business has conducted an equity deal entirely in bitcoin. Nona Creative, a digital consultancy and product development firm, recently bought out a significant shareholder in what may be the first ever bitcoin equity transaction in the...