Africa on the brink of investment decade

Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – Africa is standing on the edge of an “investment decade” as it brings to market large infrastructure projects that can be financed by interested investors. That’s the message from Gordon...

Three key priorities for IT execs

Cloud computing, a more open approach from Microsoft and enterprise IT security dominate the second quarter Technology Radar report released last night by ThoughtWorks. The Technology Radar is a regular update from the ThoughtWorks Technology Advisory Board to provide...

What governments should spend on

Technologies that enable new service models for digital government must be at the top of the list for government organisations as they prioritise technology investments, according to Gartner.Gartner has identified the 10 most important technology trends for government...

How to prevent a cyber-attack

Given the ever-increasing sophistication of cybercrime methods, organisations must employ advanced assessment tools and practices to reduce or eliminate security gaps. The first step to a successful security posture is to know what your current security network looks...

Shipments of small storage devices decline

Research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that 6,7-million personal and entry-level storage devices shipped in EMEA in the first quarter of 2015, a decline of 8,8% from a year ago. IDC’s Worldwide Personal and Entry-Level Storage Tracker also...

SAB extends KickStart Boost entries

The South African Breweries (SAB) youth entrepreneurship programme, SAB KickStart Boost 2015, has extended entry into the competition to young business owners between the ages of 18 and 35 years who participated in the programme prior to 2015. This will allow them to...