Top game changers n 2018

Gordon Thomson, MD of digital acceleration: EMEAR at Cisco, shares what he thinks are the top tech trends for digital leaders to invest in next year. * Put data to work – Organisations now collect more data than a human brain could possibly process in a lifetime...

What the future holds for business IT in 2018

Ronald Ravel, director: B2B South Africa at Toshiba South Africa, believes that organisations are embracing technology at an ever-greater pace to better equip, enable and empower their business for the future. From the creation of new business streams, to developing a...

A tool to plan safer journeys

Holiday travellers making use of SANRAL’s i-Traffic system now have access to new features that will enable them to better plan their journeys and avoid congestion on the country’s freeways. “Realtime information on road conditions, congestion and...

Freight looting a growing concern

The escalating voracity of freight looting — the theft of goods off the back of fleet vehicles, sometimes while moving was highlighted in a recent Carte Blanche insert. This criminal act has massive financial repercussions for the fleet and insurance industries,...

Retailers’ systems need to handle the pressure

This year’s shopping season ‘officially’ kicked off with a staggering 348 transactions per minute taking place on Black Friday (24 November), and 201 transactions per minute on Cyber Monday (27 November). And that’s just the beginning –...

Backup, shift gears and change direction

There is an interesting quote by Andrea Mauro on a vinfrastructure.it blog, where he states, “We are in a new era where business is driving change within IT. Solutions must first match business needs and then technical needs.” This is especially true when...