Data backups: start with what you can’t afford to lose

Toy Story 2 almost didn’t happen. Somewhere during the 3D animated movie’s production, an administrator accidentally destroyed all of the movie’s data assets, including the meticulously crafted models and animations. Were it not for the technical...

Smart cities are needed now

The 2019 World Economic Forum on Africa, held last week in Cape Town, had set as its theme “Shaping inclusive growth and shared futures in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)”. “Central to this 4IR growth is the rise of smart cities that will be...

Real transformation involves the entire enterprise

The concept of digital transformation has received significant attention in recent years, touted for its ability to revolutionise businesses and drive innovation and enhanced competitiveness. By Allana Barber, digital practice manager: Africa at Wipro The reality...

Hyperscale – putting secondary storage to work

It is a myth that organisations have to be huge to leverage hyperscale solutions. The simple truth is that data is growing a lot faster than storage budgets, which is proving challenging to businesses that do not have the resources of their larger counterparts. By...

Surviving the digital app-ocalypse

The modern smartphone user has an average of 35 mobile applications installed on their devices. However, only five of these are used most often, and many of them are removed after the first use. It seems like a paradox: people are sick of downloading apps, but apps...