Shift to hybrid infrastructure gets going

The growth of cloud and industrialised services, together with the decline of traditional data centre outsourcing (DCO), indicates a massive shift toward hybrid infrastructure services, according to Gartner. In a report containing a series of predictions about IT...

Datatec plans to sell Westcon-Comstor

Datatec plans to sell a major share of Westcon-Comstor’s operations for $800-million, and has warned that earnings will be 50% lower than last year. The group updated a recent cautionary announcement with news of the pending sell-off, and published a trading...

Backup the best defence for ransomware

Ransomware has emerged as the most serious malware threat of the 21st century, with criminals projected to extort billions from their victims in 2017. Acronis partner One Channel warns that, with the help of a hard-drive-encrypting virus, cyber-criminals force users...

FNB extends free WiFi access

The number of FNB branches with active free WiFi connection has reached 383 as at February 2017, this is as the bank continues to offer free Internet connectivity to customers in its branches. Lee-Anne van Zyl, CEO of FNB Points of Presence, says: “By January...

Treasury reacts to Fitch downgrade

Treasury has comments on Friday’s new that Fitch Ratings (Fitch) has downgraded government’s long-term foreign and local currency debt to ‘BB+’ from ‘BBB-‘ with a stable outlook, a non-investment grade rating. “The...
15 years of Take a Girl Child to Work

15 years of Take a Girl Child to Work

Over the years Cell C’s Take a Girl Child to Work Day has become a movement that affords grade 10-12 girl learners, from all walks of life, the chance to experience a day in the workplace first-hand and a glimpse at the possibilities available to them. For many,...