Skills gap, infrastructure readiness hamper IoT

The majority of organisations that have deployed Internet of Things (IoT) projects have determined the KPIs to measure success – however, the specific KPIs differ significantly by industry. Respondents of IDC’s seventh Global IoT Decision Maker Survey include IT...

Hypersonic weapons blur the nuclear line

As hypersonic weapons fly at extremely high speeds and some are manoeuvrable, they are more likely to disrupt the international offense-defense balance of technology, increasingly blurring the line between nuclear and conventional weapons. This is the word from Rahul...

Economic transactions flat in July

The real value of underlying economic transactions in South Africa showed no monthly change in July and reflects the persisting stagnant state of the South African economy, says BankservAfrica. “The BETI for July was 129,9, the same as the index figure for June,...

Jaguar seeks to change the car’s definition

Jaguar is spearheading a campaign for the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and Oxford Dictionaries (OxfordDictionaries.com) to change their official online definitions of the word “car”. The I-PACE, Jaguar’s all-electric performance SUV, is the 2019...

Beware phishing during tax filing season

Tax season is phishing season, and cybercriminals are preying on unsuspecting taxpayers through a range of sophisticated phishing techniques that could put their personal and financial information at risk. This according to Brian Pinnock, cybersecurity expert at...
The Data Centre is (almost) Dead

The Data Centre is (almost) Dead

In the past, when business units requested new applications or services, IT organisations would first ask themselves: “How can we build it?” Now, the question is: “Where can we find it?” Gartner predicts that by 2025, 80% of enterprises will...