IaaS leads public cloud growth

The worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 21,4% in 2018 to total $186,4-billion, up from $153,5-billion in 2017, according to Gartner. The fastest-growing segment of the market is cloud system infrastructure services (infrastructure as a service...

No clarity on Chinese VPN ban

Chinese businesses and Internet users are waiting for a ban on non-state sanctioned virtual private networks (VPNs), , to take effect. The ban was promulgated on 31 March, but so far authorities haven’t been forthcoming with much information about how and when...

Smart home will drive subscription economy

Which tech giant will win the smart home market, and how will it do it? Research company Forrester posed these questions in new research about how smart homes will advance the subscription economy. No one company can rule the market, according to the research....

Makhohliso takes top SA job at Software AG

Kholiwe Makhohliso has been appointed as Software AG’s country leader for South Africa, effective 1 April. She takes over from Mohamed Cassoojee, who decided to leave the business at the end of February. Makhohliso has more than 22 years of experience in various...

Death of HIV-linked prem babies on the rise

The problem of preterm babies is increasing in South Africa, with one in seven babies born prematurely. Furthermore, approximately 250 000 babies are born to HIV-positive mothers every year. Even if a baby is born HIV-negative, having been exposed to the virus in the...

Concern high as GDPR deadline looms

With less than weeks to go until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline on 25 May 2018, NetApp’s global research has found that the 1 106 IT decision makers surveyed across France, Germany, the United States, and the UK are united in their...