What to look for in an SD-WAN provider

Software defined wide area networks (SD-WANs) are accelerating in the market. “Businesses are recognising the tangible benefits SD-WANs offer — from cost to speed to ease of control and agility. An issue businesses are however still grappling with is how...

Digital revolution themes for 2018

The digital revolution is beginning to make real headway in how work is done in corporate South Africa. The current trends suggest that 2018 will start to see policy catch up and in essence, countries such as South Africa will start to come to terms with the rise of...

The digital evolution of SA’s shipping industry

As South Africa’s maritime and shipping industry continues to benefit from technological interconnectivity, the sector is on the brink of a true digital evolution — but requires dynamic changes to be made to its policies. “The maritime sector is...

Virtual collaboration – a new era for video conferencing

Video conferencing (VC) is hardly new. Most of today’s boardrooms are equipped with VC facilities, and many office workers have some sort of video communication tool on their laptops or computers. However, in a world that is becoming increasingly mobile,...

The outlook for ICT in 2018

Jarryd Chatz, CEO at BitCo, offers his predictions on where ICT is heading in 2018. The ICT sector evolves at a rapid pace which a few other industries can mimic – it is, without a doubt, difficult to quantify all the ways in which technology has impacted our...

5G could ignite smart city development

Looking for real estate investment opportunities around the world? The secret is to think “smart”. The term “smart city” is coming up more and more frequently in real estate and investment circles. Cities either claim to be or are aspiring to...