IT challenged to match business needs

Kathy Gibson is at IDC Directions 2020 in Sandton – The message from CIOs is very clear – there is money on the table as long as the industry offers value. This is according to Wilson Xavier, research director – IT services: META at IDC, who adds...

SA companies struggle with digital transformation

As digital disruption and transformation take hold across industry sectors and economies, speed-to-market pressure is growing. However, many organisations are struggling to ramp up transformation to deliver value at the velocity of business change securely, according...

How IT can help transform organisations

Kathy Gibson is at IDC Directions 2020 in Sandton – Attaining the future enterprise is the key outcome of all digital transformation exercises – and it’s up to the IT organisation to make sure it happens. Indeed, organisations are going to spend...

Fraudulent transactions surge on mobiles

Ninety three percent of total mobile transactions in 20 countries were blocked as fraudulent in 2019, according to a report on the state of malware and mobile ad fraud by mobile technology company, Upstream. The “Invisible Digital Threat” data is based on...
Not all gloom and doom for SA’s IT market

Not all gloom and doom for SA’s IT market

Kathy Gibson is at IDC Directions 2020 in Sandton – South Africa is no stranger to bad news. As 2020 unfolds, every day seems to bring another blow to the business community. But local companies still have to do business and move forward, despite – or...

Repair work begins on WACS

Openserve has issued an update on the cable repair situation that has bedevilled local Internet users for the past couple of weeks. “Contrary to what was initially advised, regarding the joint repair mission of the South Atlantic 3/West Africa Submarine Cable...