Hybrid leads in cloud arena

Hybrid leads in cloud arena

Almost every company is using the cloud, but not for everything, finds a new IBM study. Seventy-eight percent of respondents say their cloud initiatives are coordinated or fully integrated, compared to just 34% in 2012. And, among high performing organisations, that...

Eastern Lowland Gorillas on brink of extinction

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has placed the Eastern Lowland Gorilla in its “Critically Endangered” Red List category, meaning that the species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. This is the highest...

Telcos drive cloud through open networks

Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC in George – The telecommunications sector is facing a lot of challenges as it battles with additional traffic coupled with declining revenues. At the same time, Internet companies are bringing new products to market and tapping...

Disruption and the policy landscape

Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC in George – Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Dr Siyabonga Cwele failed to address the pressing concerns of spectrum allocation and the Broadband White Paper during his keynote address to today’s SATNAC...
Transformation has a dark side

Transformation has a dark side

Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC in George – The Internet of Things (IoT) is the buzzword of the day, and organisations around the world are rushing to get a foothold in this disruptive new world. But IoT raises massive issues that could prove damaging to...

University crisis impacts IT industry

Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC in George – Universities today are in a state of crisis, and new models will be needed if we are to address the relevant issues. Professor Andrew Leitch, deputy vice-chancellor of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, points...