When it comes to digital, meaningful data is everything

There are, at present, more bytes of stored data than there are stars in the observable universe. And that number keeps growing, with quintillions of bytes of data produced every day. By Brent Haumann, MD of Striata Africa In fact, it’s estimated that by 2025...

Meet your new weather forecaster: the supercomputer

The science of weather forecasting has changed beyond recognition, in fact, today, thanks to supercomputers, it’s possible to make much more accurate predictions about the weather. Jim Holland, regional director: Africa at Lenovo But, how do these supercomputers...

ERSBio partners with ALCO-Safe to incorporate alcohol testing

ERSBio, a leading South African specialist in customised biometric time and attendance solutions, has partnered with ALCO-Safe to incorporate standalone breathalysers with advanced reporting capabilities into its offering. “Alcohol testing is a natural extension...

The future of DevOps and QA

There is little doubt that DevOps has evolved. It has become one of the foundational pillars of the agile organisation, delivering measurable value to the organisation across the important metrics of quality, speed of delivery, reliability and customer experiences. It...

Virtual agents can be a win for SA’s BPO sector

South Africa’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector has built its reputation on the quality of its people. Our contact centre agents are some of the best in the world, offering warm, efficient customer service experiences via voice channels. Ryan...