Big three dominate the 2019 PC market

The global PC market recorded its first full year of growth in eight years in 2019. Inclusive of desktops, notebooks and workstations, 268,1-million units were shipped, up 2,7% on 2018, according to Canalys. The growth, though, is focused on the largest three vendors,...

What you should know about the new coronavirus

University of the Western Cape’s Professor Burtram Fielding unpacks what we need to know about the Corona virus. Viruses are quick studies. They’re prolific at adapting to new environments and infecting new hosts. As a result they are able to jump the...
Vampire star undergoes a super-outburst

Vampire star undergoes a super-outburst

NASA’s Kepler spacecraft was designed to find exoplanets by looking for stars that dim as a planet crosses the star’s face. Fortuitously, the same design makes it ideal for spotting other astronomical transients – objects that brighten or dim over...

How to ensure your cloud projects thrive in 2020

Cloud computing is firmly established as the new normal for enterprise IT. Across industries, cloud continues to be one of the fastest-growing segments of IT spend. With greater spend, however, comes greater responsibility for CIOs to invest budgets wisely, and a...

Slow start for blockchain use cases in the supply chain

A massive 80% of supply chain blockchain initiatives will remain at a proof-of-concept (POC) or pilot stage for at least the next two years or more, according to Gartner. One of the main reasons for this development is that early blockchain pilots for supply chain...

Robust growth for PC sales

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) grew YoY in 2019Q4 (+5,7% YoY) and totaled 20-million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Commercial demand remained strong as Windows 10...