EMEA external enterprise storage was down in 2019

EMEA external storage systems market value in 2019Q4 was down 5.4% year on year in dollars and 2,5% in euros, according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) EMEA Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker. The market closed 2019 down 2% in dollar terms for the...
Coronavirus plunges SA’s economic transactions to 2008 levels

Coronavirus plunges SA’s economic transactions to 2008 levels

Economic transactions in South Africa plunged to their lowest levels as Covid-19 took severe effect on the economy and consumers in March. The BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI) is the quickest and broadest monthly indicator of economic activity in the...

Network underestimated despite its role in security

Given the increasing strategic focus on the network for delivering connectivity, intrinsic security, and app delivery, almost two-thirds (59%) of European IT heads believe it is really challenging to gain end-to-end visibility of their network, with almost half saying...

Covid-19 could change car ownership, insurance in SA forever

The global novel coronavirus outbreak could bring about dramatic changes in South African car owner’s behaviour that outlast the pandemic itself – in the process bringing about significant disruption for the car insurance sector. New-generation insurers...

Global semiconductor revenue down 12% in 2019

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled $419,1-billion in 2019, down 12% from 2018, according to final results by Gartner. “Oversupply in the DRAM market helped push the overall memory market down 32.7% 2019. The memory market accounted for 26.1% of...

The top names in brand phishing are …

Apple is the most imitated brand when it comes to phishing attempts. This is according to Check Point Research’s new Brand Phishing Report for Q1 2020, highlighting the brands which were most frequently imitated by criminals in their attempts to steal...