Big data analytics revenues set to surge

According to the new Worldwide Semiannual Big Data and Analytics Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide revenues for big data and business analytics will grow from nearly $122-billion in 2015 to more than $187-billion in 2019, an increase...

Cell C offers WiFi Calling on iPhone

iPhone customers on Cell C can now initiate calls over WiFi using their own phone number even when a celluar signal is not available. Wi-Fi Calling is available on the iPhone 5C, 5S, 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus and 5SE, using iOS 9.3.2. With Cell C’s WiFi Calling,...

Governments should embrace 3rd Platform

The integration of 3rd Platform technologies are initiating a major change in the way that technology implements business modernisation. The new IDC MarketScape, Western European Government System Integrators 2016 Vendor Assessment, exclusively examines Western...

Standard Bank customers ‘not affected’

As news broke globally that South Africa’s Standard Bank had confirmed it may have lost up to R300-million ($19-million) in a “sophisticated, coordinated fraud incident” which allegedly involved around 100 people drawing money from ATMs and other...

What you need to know before signing up FTTH

Fibre to the home (FTTH) is a trending buzzword in South Africa at the moment. Affluent suburbs are a hive of activity as trenches are dug and fibre laid, with the goal of delivering high speed connectivity to a person’s doorstep, writes Calvin Collett, CEO of...
Stay skeptical of Blockchain

Stay skeptical of Blockchain

While Blockchain technology is certainly worth investigating, CIOs should not be fooled into thinking it is the panacea for all the potential use cases currently under discussion. In fact, Forrester principal analyst Martha Bennett is advising a healthy dose of...