Microsoft adds Afrikaans, Zulu to OCR

Microsoft has added, in public preview, optical character recognition (OCR) support for two of South Africa’s official languages, Afrikaans and Zulu. “Adding support for these languages is part of Microsoft’s mission to build meaningful cognitive...

Covid-19 closed many doors, but innovation offers a window of hope

Covid-19 has had a massive impact on countries, enterprises, and people around the world, as well as the role technology plays in combatting the pandemic. “Innovation isn’t just about solving the challenges we face today,” says Huawei’s deputy...

Zero-trust networking approach needed for work-from-anywhere

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, many businesses restructured their entire office strategy by locking or reducing their office footprint, others introducing hot desks policies and some going completely remote. By Simeon Tassev, MD and QSA at Galix This shift brings...

Practical steps to gain independence from the grid

As Eskom announces load shedding on an almost-weekly basis, which wreaks havoc with the economy, more and more businesses and households are investigating how to become less dependent on the national grid – at least during the power outages. Besides the obvious...

The capex versus opex storage dilemma

With Covid-19 rapidly accelerating the pace of digital transformation last year, many organisations were forced to invest in data storage infrastructure. By Hayden Sadler, country manager for South Africa at Infinidat However, these businesses often face the dilemma...

Private APNs: not dead just yet

Companies have until 30 June 2021 to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) or risk significant financial fines or even jail time for their executives. By Justin Hövener, senior product manager: carrier and communications at Vox Much focus will...