Service providers need to adapt

The need for greater IT agility is driven by businesses moving to digital business models, in order to meet changing business strategies and requirements in a highly digitalised world. Traditional sourcing strategies that are either too centralised or not centralised...

Sluggish first quarter for storage

The external disk storage systems market value saw a 1,4% year-over-year decline in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), according to the latest EMEA Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). The dollar per gigabyte...
Challenges of digital learning

Challenges of digital learning

South African educators believe ICT can help to solve some of the country’s education challenges, but most schools are not yet ready to benefit from new technologies. This is one of the findings from the Via Afrika Snapshot of eLearning in South African Schools...

SA tablets set for sustained growth

The South African tablet market, currently dominated by Samsung and Apple, is expected to see sustained growth over the coming years, according to the latest forecasts from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global research and advisory services firm sees...

Users don’t look after personal data

Internet privacy has taken centre stage in recent months, thanks to a steady stream of revelations about government snooping and the privacy of social networks. Yet, despite this, users still reveal much of their personal information. The EMC Privacy Index is a...

Telkom stabilises revenue, increases profit

Telkom has reported a profit after tax from continuing operations of R1,577-billion for the year ended 31 March 2014. This excludes the net curtailment gain in respect of the post-retirement medical aid liability and related tax benefit, which is a 5,6% increase from...