Edge computing for manufacturers helps minimise downtime

In the years since cloud computing has become the norm, another phenomenon has taken over which promises to overcome the drawbacks of off-site data processing: edge computing. By Jonathan Duncan, Schneider Electric anglophone Africa vice-president: IT division This...

Clickatell celebrates 20th anniversary

Twenty years ago, Clickatell became the first company to connect the world’s fastest growing commerce platform – the internet – with the world’s fastest growing communications platform – the mobile phone. Today, Clickatell is pioneering...

Communications sector needs clarity, not obfuscation

While the recently-released Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Commission Report by communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams makes all the right noises, it fails to produce proactive ideas and concrete action plans, says Victor Stephanopoli, MzansiSat chairman....

Covid-19 underscores the need for automation

Covid-19 has thrusted the need for automation into the global spotlight. As social-distancing measures force people to eliminate the human element as much as possible, customers may now prefer non-human, contactless interaction, airports may speed up their automation...

How to ensure a successful tech upgrade

By now, you’ve probably settled into the new, Covid-defined workplace: your team works from everywhere, you’ve traded face-to-face client meetings for Zoom or Microsoft Teams calls, and you’re more comfortable using cloud technology than you might...

Digital Core gives business a platform for success

The Digital Core has traditionally tended to refer to the core application of any business, typically an accounting or ERP solution – one of the first applications that the business started with to manage their processes and keep track of financial information....