Bi-modal IT: Finding the perfect harmony

As the concept of bimodal, or ‘two-operations IT’ gains traction, chief information officers (CIOs) are grappling with the dilemma of how to keep existing systems humming, while simultaneously developing the agility and innovation capability to respond to...

Skilling for the fourth industrial revolution

In South Africa, there are an estimated 829 800 positions for highly-skilled workers that need to be filled, says recruitment specialist Adcorp. Of these, Cisco estimates that 30 000 to 70 000 of these fall within the category of skilled technology workers....

How SD-WAN helps you meet today’s business needs

As an increasing number of organisations migrate to the cloud, the gap between the needs and expectations of the business and IT’s ability to deliver is growing, writes Wimpie van Rensburg, country manager: sub Saharan Africa at Riverbed Technology. With apps,...

Malvertising: when advertising becomes dangerous

Over the last several months, the BBC, the New York Times, and other major news and commercial websites became victims of malvertising attacks, writes Doros Hadjizenonos, country manager of Check Point South Africa What exactly is malvertising? To understand this type...

Dell tackles remote workforce challenges

Dell has announced updates to the SonicWALL Secure Mobile Access (SMA) operating system (OS) that provide remote workers using smartphones, tablets or laptops – managed or unmanaged – with policy-enforced SSL VPN access to mission-critical applications,...

Deloitte Digital debuts the EnergyJourney

Deloitte Digital today announced the launch of its latest solution, the EnergyJourney, which enhances and sustains high levels of workforce engagement, strengthening the focus of employees and supports high levels of motivation, with direct bearing on business growth...