Parking meter sensors on growth trajectory

The installed base of wirelessly connected in-ground and surface-mounted parking sensors reached 1,3-million worldwide in 2019, according to Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19,9%, this number will more than double by 2023. Europe and...

Two submarine cable breaks impact international connectivity

Infrastructure provider Openserve today confirmed that it has been liaising with both the WACS and SAT3/WASC undersea cable consortiums in order to determine the loss of service on both submarine cable systems. The WACS and SAT3/WASC cable systems are deployed in the...
The past decade was Earth’s warmest ever

The past decade was Earth’s warmest ever

Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2019 were the second warmest since modern recordkeeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Globally, 2019 temperatures were second only...

Cyber attacks the top risk for SA businesses

Cyber-security attacks are once again the top risk faced by South African businesses, according to the ninth Allianz Risk Barometer 2020. Cyber incidents (46% of responses) ranks as the most important business risk in South Africa for the fourth time since the launch...

Global IT spend to reach $3,9trn in 2020

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,9-trillion in 2020, an increase of 3,4% from 2019, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Global IT spending is expected to cross into $4-trillion territory next year. “Although political uncertainties pushed...

Retailers look to hybrid cloud

The vast majority of retailers (87,5%) have identified hybrid cloud as the ideal IT operating model. These are among the retail industry findings of Nutanix’s second Enterprise Cloud Index Report, measuring retailers’ plans for adopting private, hybrid and...