Global demand for Linux skills grows

Professionals with experience in open source operating systems are in high demand, according to the annual Jobs Report by the Linux Foundation. The report shows that enterprises around the world are increasingly dependent on Linux in all corners of their business and...

Big data is pointless without analytics

Talk of “big data” challenges is making a lot of noise. Data is growing at an almost unmanageable pace. In fact, data types and sources of all kinds – from enterprise resource planning or software, server logs and social media, and even unstructured data from voice...

CA Technologies integrates with Samsung Knox

CA Southern Africa has unveiled CA Technologies’ solutions aimed at securing the mobile enterprise and accelerating innovation to capture growth in the global mobile economy. CA Mobile Device Management (CA MDM) is to be compatible with Samsung Knox – Samsung’s...

Avoiding the common failure points of ITSM

Many organisations embark on service management improvement programmes, particularly with regard to IT service management (ITSM), only for the projects to fail to deliver the anticipated benefits, says Edward Carbutt, executive director at Marval South Africa. This...

Maximise CCTV solutions using the right HDD

Closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras have long been a core component of security solutions for retailers and businesses. However, as security in the home has become more of a concern and technology evolution has made CCTV technology more affordable, many...

The ultrabook: where laptop meets tablet

There can be no doubt that the emergence of the tablet changed the face of computing dramatically, offering unprecedented levels of portability, intuitive touch screen technology and the ability to complete certain tasks on the move with ease, says Farhad Alli, Dell...