SA banks post solid results

South Africa’s major banks produced a solid set of financial results for the reporting period ended 31 December 2017, despite an operating environment marked by intense levels of policy and economic uncertainty. Johannes Grosskopf, financial services leader for...

Employees want consumer-like cloud access

The proliferation of cloud applications and use of a disparate range of devices within businesses has led to nearly two-thirds (64%) of IT leaders admitting that their security teams are considering implementing consumer-grade access to cloud services for employees....

Company culture unlocks gender equality

New research from Accenture has identified 40 workplace factors that create a culture of equality — including 14 factors that matter the most. The research, published today in the company’s “Getting to Equal 2018” report, details the...

Why more women don’t work in cybersecurity

In recent years, more and more women have climbed the corporate ladder to occupy important positions in the business world serving as role models for young girls. However, according to Kaspersky Lab’s “Beyond 11 Percent: A Study into Why Women Are Not...

Nuclear would contribute to SA’s economy, says expert

Nuclear energy is not any more expensive than any other energy source. This is the word from nuclear expert Dr Anthonie Cilliers, who points out that “the large 9600MW nuclear programme has created an impression of a single expensive mega-project, when in fact...

Server sales, revenue turn the corner

The worldwide server market continued to grow through 2017 as worldwide server revenue increased 25,7% in the fourth quarter of 2017, while shipments grew 8,8% year over year, according to Gartner. In all of 2017, worldwide server shipments grew 3,1% and server...