IoT to connect more than 50bn devices in next decade

IOT is expected to drive the proliferation of connected devices from about a billion plus today to over 50-billion in the next decade. By Willie Oosthuysen, chief strategic business officer at Liquid Telecom While the Internet of Things (IoT) may still be an emerging...

A new way to monitor powertrain equipment in hazardous areas

Operators can carry out remote real-time health checks on powertrain equipment in hazardous areas with ABB Ability Smart Sensors that offer improved analytics, functionality and communications. ABB’ Smart Sensor for rotating machines operating in hazardous areas...

Sophos launches ‘Xstream’ version of XG firewall

Sophos has introduced a new “Xstream” architecture for Sophos XG Firewall with high performance Transport Layer Security (TLS) traffic decryption capabilities that eliminate significant security risk associated with encrypted network traffic, which is...

Prepare your organisation for AI-powered ERP

There’s a term in psychology and science fiction that describes when technology advances too fast for the individual to understand or respond to it: technoshock. By Swami Natarajan, Saas sales developer and strategy leader at Oracle ECEMEA All industries are...

Countdown to DevConf

The countdown to South Africa’s annual software engineering event, DevConf, has begun. To be held for the fifth time this year – in Cape Town on 31 March and in Johannesburg on 2 April – DevConf will feature international and local experts in the...

The power of data in logistics

Faster and better data ultimately benefits the entire supply chain, making the flow of goods and information more predictable, efficient, and sustainable in times of scarce resources, according to Michael Schilling, chief operating officer of road logistics at...