Companies will abandon IT projects to cut costs

Companies will axe IT projects throughout the remainder of 2020 and into 2021 as the recession bites. This is according to GlobalData’s latest report, “Covid-19 Impact on IT infrastructure Equipment”, which reveals that there will be a long-term need...

Africa Data Centres completes purchase of Joburg data centre

Africa Data Centres, part of the Liquid Telecom Group, has completed the acquisition of a Tier IV data centre in Johannesburg from Standard Bank. The acquisition has been unconditionally approved by the South African Competition Commission. Stephane Duproz, CEO of...

Covid-19 continues to affect IT spend

According to the latest release of the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide ICT Spending Guide Industry and Company Size, European IT spending (including software, hardware, and IT services) will decline 4,7% in 2020 and reach $487-billion as the Covid-19...

Social media monitoring is OK, say 38% of SA users

Thirty-eight percent (38%) of South African consumers say they are happy for the government to monitor social media activity to keep its citizens safe. This is according to Kaspersky’s latest report, Social credits and security: Embracing the world of ratings,...

Public cloud bucks pandemic spending trends

Public cloud spending in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) will increase to $2,8-billion this year as demand increases following the spread of Covid-19. That’s according to the latest research update from International Data Corporation (IDC), which...

PayFast sees spike in new registrations

Online payment gateway PayFast has seen a 226% year-on-year increase in new business account registrations in the food industry since Covid-19 led restrictions were put in place in mid-March. In order to continue trading during the lockdown, many businesses have...