Digital to drive IT growth in 2017

The focus on digital is set to remain the key trend in the industry for the next 12 months, according to Dimension Data’s top IT predictions for 12017. Dimension Data’s chief technology officer, Ettienne Reinecke says digital is about building truly...

Data, digital services drive African telecoms

Africa is expected to cross 1-billion mobile subscriptions in the fourth quarter of 2016, reaching 1,02-billion by year-end. This is acccording to global data, market research and advisory firm Ovum, which also forecasts that the total number of mobile subscriptions...
IoT silver bullet in manufacturing

IoT silver bullet in manufacturing

The South African manufacturing industry has come under significant pressure in the last decade, but the Internet of Things (IoT) offers a glimmer of hope. According to Deloitte’s Global Manufacturing Competitiveness survey, South Africa is ranked 27th in the...

Resellers: make your voice heard

ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2016 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for SME and Consumer resellers in the 2016 Channelwise Awards is now...

Tips for preventing payroll identity fraud

Payroll identity fraud is a reality in South Africa. Provincial departments, municipalities and the national departments are just a few of the examples where millions has been lost to ghost employees and other fraudulent payroll activities. Often, the payroll...

Anglo American halves data centre floor space

Anglo American has consolidated three separate data rooms into one smaller, more efficient and easier to monitor data centre. This project has allowed the globally diversified mining business to reduce floor space used at its Marshall Street head office in...