IT moves to cross-cloud

IT moves to cross-cloud

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2016 in Barcelona – The greatest period of disruption in IT is also the greatest period of opportunity. This is the word from Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware, who says that digital transformation is the new buzzword. “Often...
A solution to #FeesMustFall?

A solution to #FeesMustFall?

As students around South Africa continue to disrupt universities demanding free tertiary education, one solution to the crisis could be Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, according to Frost & Sullivan ICT research analyst, Mauritz Venter. “Higher...
SA companies slow to innovate

SA companies slow to innovate

The pace at which South Africa is innovating needs to accelerate if the country hopes to continue to compete in the 21st century, according to the latest Accenture Innovation Index, which shows that innovation has increased by four points in 2016, a pace not required...
Mobile workplace open to threats

Mobile workplace open to threats

Enterprises that fail to offer employees a flexible, autonomous, and creative work environment are at risk of not attracting and retaining next-generation talent – however, most workspaces are not ready for the cyber threats of tomorrow. This is among the...
US vision: to Mars and back

US vision: to Mars and back

US president Barack Obama has outlined a vision for the future of space exploration, with Mars firmly on the agenda. Echoing what he said in the 2015 State of the Union address, the President wrote: “We have set a clear goal vital to the next chapter of...
Rover breaks new ground on Mars

Rover breaks new ground on Mars

NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover will drive down a gully carved long ago by a fluid that might have been water, according to the latest plans for the 12-year-old mission. No Mars rover has done that before. The longest-active rover on Mars also will, for the first...