In pursuit of the future data centre

Kathy Gibson at Lenovo’s MEA Summit, Cape Town – CIOs around the world share a number of challenges: the need to do more with less, a need to perform analytics, and the dilemma of how to move to the cloud. Wilfredo Sotolongo, vice-president and GM: data...
IBM Z mainframe debuts in SA

IBM Z mainframe debuts in SA

IBM’s new mainframe computer, the IBM Z, was introduced to South African customers today. Capable of running more than 12-billion encrypted transactions per day, it also features an encryption engine that, for the first time, makes it possible to pervasively...

Zero-day attacks increase 40%

The second quarter of 2017 reveals some worrying trends in cybercrime that have organisations reassessing their cybersecurity. In their Q2 Report, research facility PandaLabs reveals a startling increase in zero-day attacks – up 40% from the previous...

Retailers pounce on retrenched employees

Recent findings show that the retail sector has the capacity and need to absorb staff on a regular basis, according to entry-level youth employment organisation, Lulaway. This is despite crippling nationwide unemployment and recent statistics, which reveal that...

Cybercriminals target mobile devices

With individuals and businesses becoming increasingly dependent on mobile devices for everything from email to banking, cybercriminals have turned their attention to mobile platforms as a new target for attack. Colin Thornton, CEO of Dial a Nerd, says that one of...

Innovation guides Lenovo’s vision for the future

Kathy Gibson at Lenovo’s MEA Summit, Cape Town – Still a young company, Lenovo has had an interesting journey so far – and it’s not finished changing and adapting yet. “The company has its roots in the PC industry, ” says Marc...