SDx, hybrid cloud drive enterprise IT

Kathy Gibson at SUSEcon, Prague — Enterprises are embracing the concepts of software defined infrastructure and hybrid cloud, which plays into the open source value proposition. “At the same time, developers and IT people are coming closer together and IT...

AI disrupting investment management

Robo-advice and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are fast-tracking new investment opportunities at a lower cost than traditional investment options — disrupting financial institutions’ approach to customer interaction. These automated platforms,...

Saving your reputation …

It’s top-of-mind in South Africa at present but, like any other potentially damaging business risk, reputational risk must be accounted for and mitigated against. In a corporate sense, reputational risk is defined as the potential for losses in terms of lost...

No silver bullet for cybersecurity

In recent months, the cybersecurity industry has seen many organisations fall victim to global cyberattacks with the WannaCry and ExPetr ransomware attacks proving that it doesn’t always take a hugely sophisticated targeted attack to cause extensive damage....

SA no longer first choice for investors

Global multinationals seeking to invest in Africa are no longer automatically opting to first dip their toes in South African waters before spreading their wings to the rest of the continent, but are increasingly setting up shop directly in the market they wish to...

Impressive growth for 3D printers

Driven by soaring growth in a new Professional sub-category which straddles the traditional Industrial and Personal/Desktop markets, 3D printer shipments increased 38% year-on-year in the first half of 2017, according to market analyst Context. At first glance, the...