Earwear, wristbands drive wearables growth

Global shipments of wearable devices grew 29.7% year over year during the first quarter of 2020 (1Q20) as total device volume reached 72,6-million units according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker....

16,6% growth predicted for Open Compute Project

A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows worldwide revenue from the Open Compute Project (OCP) infrastructure market will reach $33,8-billion in 2024. While year-over-year growth will slow slightly in 2020 due to capital preservation strategies...

What you need to know about taking a flight in SA

Airports Company South Africa has put in place extensive physical measures, standard operating procedures and staff training necessary to give effect to the Alert Level 3 regulations announced by the Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. Gopolang Peme, spokesperson for...

Nutanix helps ‘industrialise’ work from home initiatives

Nutanix’s desktop as a service (DaaS) offering, now available in South Africa, will help companies to formalise the rollout of work-from-home (WFH) initiatives. Xi Frame lets CIOs deliver virtual apps and desktops to clients no matter where they are, provisioned...

Cloud conferencing will continue growing in 2020

Global end-user spending on cloud-based web conferencing solutions will grow 24,3% in 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Global workplace restrictions spurred by the coronavirus pandemic will expand the cloud conferencing user base throughout 2020, but...

The changing world of work

Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, 87% of companies revealed that flexible working is a focus for them in 2020. By Lesiba Mothata, head of strategic clients, and Craig Bentley, head of multinational consulting, both at Alexander Forbes This is according to the 2020...