The road to flash storage

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu Day in Johannesburg – Data is the reason why IT exists and needs to take pride of place at the centre of the IT universe. “It is the new capital, the new currency for business,” says Michael Marticke, evangelist: data...

2bn more people on earth by 2050

The world population will reach 9,9-billion by 2050, up 2,3-billion or 29% from an estimated 7,6-billion people now, according to projections by Population Reference Bureau (PRB) in its 2018 World Population Data Sheet. The world population will also continue to age...

Chinese hackers lead attacks on IoT devices

New research from F5 Labs has shed light on the fact that Telnet brute force attacks against IoT devices have risen a staggering 249% year over year (2016-2017) and dominated by traffic originating from China. Research from F5 Labs reveals 44% of attack traffic...

Impersonation attacks on email soar

Mimecast has announced its latest quarterly Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA), an aggregated report of tests that measure the efficacy of widely used email security systems. A Mimecast ESRA helps participating organisations better understand the number and type of...

FoodShare helps to feed the hungry

FoodForward SA has introduced the FoodShare Digital Platform, a technology answer to the logistical demands of an organisation that recovers surplus food in the supply chain for redistribution to registered non-profit organisations. Usually, FoodForward SA requires a...

Programme to prepare managers for digital transformation

Enrolment is now open for places in the first Masters in Management in the field of Digital Business course at Wits Business School. The one-year course is designed to equip managers with the knowledge and skills required to guide their organisations through the...