Mar 17, 2016
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBit in Hannover – There can be no doubt that we have become a data-driven society – but the way we do analytics today is arguably wrong, having already led to some major disasters and more on the horizon if we don’t learn...
Mar 16, 2016
Africa’s economy has seen modest growth in the wake of falling commodity prices, slowing revenues and volatile currencies. The moderation in growth impacts a range of industries and sectors, including retail and consumer products that must contend with rising...
Mar 15, 2016
The tropical Pacific Ocean isn’t flat like a pond. Instead, it regularly has a high side and a low side. Natural cycles such as El Niño and La Niña events cause this sea level seesaw to tip back and forth, with the ocean near Asia on one end and the ocean near...
Mar 14, 2016
The outlook for PC shipments continues to indicate eventual stabilisation as competition from other devices eases, upgrades to new models and Windows 10 boost demand, and economic conditions around the world stabilize or improve. However, the decline in PC volume...
Mar 11, 2016
Pretoria-based Netshield South Africa has developed a renewable energy (RE) solution that will increase the power production capabilities of a solar panel array by up to 45%. The Netshield NPVT5 dual-axis solar tracker enables a solar panel array to follow the sun...
Mar 10, 2016
The average cost of downtime globally for mission-critical applications is almost $80 000 per hour. For non-mission-critical applications, this decreased to just under $60,000 per hour. This is according to the Veeam Availability Report for 2016, which finds that it...
