Three reasons businesses are still afraid of the cloud

Every business can derive significant benefit from the cloud. Why, then, do so many businesses fail to do so – even with the help of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)? Aptronics’ business development manager Ian Russell sat down with David Funnell, cloud...

Firewall as a service aids cloud security

It’s time to take advantage of the full capability of the cloud to ensure uptime, scalability and reduced risk, says Ralph Berndt, director of sales at Syrex. In July 2016, Gartner introduced Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) as a new technology segment, entering it...

VAST Networks picks Cape to monitor WiFi performance

VAST Networks, South Africa’s first open access and leading WiFi provider has partnered with Cape, the WiFi monitoring company to deliver superior WiFi performance to locations across South Africa. Cape’s Sensors and Dashboard will assist VAST Networks in...

The rise of the information activist

Explosion of data, computing power and the rise of the information activists, are the top three distinctive and challenging trends in the business intelligence (BI) space in 2017, says Adam Barrie-Smith Cape Town branch manager and expert services llead at South...

Workplace sensing technology launches in SA

New workplace sensing technology has launched in South Africa that will allow businesses to accurately assess just how much of their workplaces they actually use, potentially saving companies millions of rands. The technology, called Sensor, has already saved a major...

Welcome to the age of ubiquitous IoT

People have been talking about it for years – the brave new world of the Internet of Things (IoT), which adds sensors and Internet capability to everyday physical objects. Predicted to be as transformational as the spread of the mobile Internet, IoT is rapidly...