Amazon tops European smart home space

The smart home market in Europe continued to grow in the third quarter of 2019, reaching almost 23,8-million units, an increase of 18,1% compared to the same quarter in the previous year. This is according to IDC which says that between July and September, more than...

Quantum computing set for key role in banking

Two inaugural reports from IDC indicate that quantum computing services will play an important role in banks’ infrastructure arsenal going forward, delivered through cloud services. The research group says that this initial research will help IT leaders within...
Will homes on the Moon and Mars be made of fungi?

Will homes on the Moon and Mars be made of fungi?

Science fiction often imagines our future on Mars and other planets as run by machines, with metallic cities and flying cars rising above dunes of red sand. But the reality may be even stranger – and “greener”. Instead of habitats made of metal and...

New head for Google SA

Google South Africa has appointed former Ogilvy SA chief executive Alistair Mokoena as its new country director. He will take up the position in April and oversee the commercial business for Google SA. Google Africa director Nitin Gajria says the company is excited to...
Microsoft plans to eliminate its carbon footprint

Microsoft plans to eliminate its carbon footprint

Microsoft has announced an ambitious goal and a new plan to reduce and ultimately remove its carbon footprint. By 2030 Microsoft will be carbon negative, and by 2050 will remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted either directly or by...

Cloud IT infrastructure spend declines but beats non-cloud

Vendor revenue from sales of IT infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud environments – including public and private cloud – declined in the third quarter of 2019 (3Q19). This was against the backdrop of the...