Why you need disaster recovery

Why you need disaster recovery

The average cost of downtime globally for mission-critical applications is almost $80 000 per hour. For non-mission-critical applications, this decreased to just under $60,000 per hour. This is according to the Veeam Availability Report for 2016, which finds that it...

Technology meets education at EduWeek

Intel is once again throwing its weight behind the EduWeek conference and exhibition, which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary. The event will take place on 29 and 30 June at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg. EduWeek has signed a new...

UCT physics department chills right down

The Physics Department at the University of Cape Town (UCT) recently acquired a Dilution Fridge, which is officially the coldest place in Africa with a temperature of 8,190mK (milli Kelvin) – or 122 times colder than the known naturally coldest place in the...

AR system could help predict flooding

Fujitsu has built a river information system that incorporates augmented reality (AR) technology to help monitor water levels and warn against impending disasters. The system was developed for Manado in Indonesia, at the request of the Japan International Cooperation...

City, business can help to relieve M1 impact

The Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) urges both business and the City of Johannebsueg take a proactive approach to minimise the significant impact that the M1 freeway rehabilitation is going to have on road traffic. “While this is an...

Free WiFi for Cape Town Carnival

VAST Networks working with the City of Cape Town to provide all Cape Town Carnival spectators with free WiFi for the event on Saturday 12 March 2016. Grant Marais, CEO of VAST Networks, says: “We are thrilled to be able to work with the Carnival organisers for...