Delivering on the promise of HCI

Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) has become an attractive option for organisations looking to simplify the increasing complexity of managing their IT and data in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. This can at least partly be attributed to the pandemic and...

Technology, people, and purpose at the heart of 5IR

The African continent could proactively embrace the Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR) and drive the adoption thereof. To do so, however, requires investment in a combination of skills and technology as new job opportunities emerge. Speaking at the AEF Digital Energy...

Multi-cloud won the war – but multi-cloud isn’t easy

We aren’t putting modern applications on mainframes. Nor should we be shirking one cloud provider because another says they don’t believe in the multi-cloud. By Craigh Stuart, systems engineering manager: SADC & WECA at Nutanix If we have taken any...

Agile recruitment vital to the success of the gig economy

The gig economy has been growing worldwide for several decades, and is set to grow exponentially, propelled by technology and a growing preference for working from home (WFH). The Covid-19 lockdown has been the latest stimulus driving the change. Companies globally...

Online threats this Black Friday

Black Friday is around the corner and as always consumers are being warned to look out for scams while shopping online. But with more people shopping online in 2020, cybercriminals are likely to be out in full force. A new report by Mimecast called...

Help your employees thrive as remote workers

A lot can be said about 2020, but one of its most defining features is how well we’ve been able to adapt to the ‘Now Normal’. Businesses worldwide have implemented remote working, allowing employees to work from the comfort and safety of their own...