The opportunity for Microsoft’s African data centres

Chris Hathaway, founder and director of Soarsoft International, explores the opportunities and implications of local data centre availability for African enterprises already using Office 365 and Azure. Microsoft’s May 2017 announcement detailing their plans for...

Cloud value proposition reaches critical mass

A number of recent developments in the broader information and communication technology (ICT) sector have converged, signifying a massive step change for cloud computing in the country. Of great importance, has been the aggressive expansion of terrestrial fibre...

Argility’s SkyData fast-tracks IoT optimisation

South African technology innovator, Argility, has launched its comprehensive IoT framework, SkyData, to enable local enterprises to integrate, manage and optimise their growing IoT ecosystems. Already successfully implemented in local enterprises of major...

ZTE expands 5G capabilities

ZTE South Africa is expanding its 5G technology offerings in the face of the booming development of mobile internet and the popularity of new applications such as Internet of Things (IOT) strongly motivate 5G development and standardisation. According to Fu Zhen,...

Magic quadrant for Oracle ERP Cloud

Oracle has been named a Leader in Gartner’s 2017 “Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large and Global Enterprises” research report. Out of 11 products evaluated, Oracle ERP Cloud is positioned the highest for both...

Can the data lake replace the data warehouse?

Analytics has become essential to drive the intelligent businesses. However, with the addition of this multitude of unstructured data – think email, videos, photos, audio files, presentations, webpages – businesses have had to find a new way to pool,...