The journey to intelligent data management

Kathy Gibson at VeeamOn Forum in Johannesburg – Data has never been more important than it is today: in fact, Veeam believes that data is hyper-critical. Compounding the issue is the rapid growth of data, the hyper-sprawl of data, say Jason Buffington, senior...

Innovation in a time of change

Kathy Gibson at VeeamOn Forum in Johannesburg – There nothing new about using new technology to find better ways are doing things – what is now is the pace of change. This is the word from Author Ryan Hogarth, who points out that people today are...

Airport asset tracking base to grow 50%

Berg Insight estimates that the global installed base of active airport asset tracking systems was less than 200 000 units in 2017. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12,5%, the active installed base is estimated to reach close to 300 000 units...
SALT sheds light on Hourglass Nebula

SALT sheds light on Hourglass Nebula

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) in Sutherland has discovered a binary star system in the Hourglass Nebula, one of the most famous nebulae captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hourglass Nebula...

Social media firms hit by GDPR complaints

Technology companies have already fallen foul of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) that came into force in Europe on Friday (25 May). Noyb.eu – European Center for Digital Rights has filed four complaints over “forced consent” against...

Global smartphone sales return to growth

Global sales of smartphones to end users returned to growth in the first quarter of 2018 with a 1,3% increase over the same period in 2017, according to Gartner. Compared to the first quarter of 2017 sales of total mobile phones stalled and reached 455-million units...