Will you disrupt or be disrupted by your industry?

Oct 13, 2015

Technology underpins the ability of South African companies to innovate continuously, spurring growth, writes Indran Naick, cloud ecosystems and enterprise development leader at IBM South Africa. Across the continent we see more and more forward-thinking empowering...

Why ‘availability’ is here to stay

Oct 12, 2015

The era of the “always-on” business has emerged, thanks to a rise in improved connectivity and devices that allow easy and affordable access to the internet, writes Rick Vanover, senior product strategy manager at Veeam. Our agile mobile workforce and...

F5 invests in EMEA operations

Sep 30, 2015

F5 Networks has announced a major new customer service, security and product development facility to benefit its EMEA-wide operations. Based in Warsaw, the F5 Technical Center Warsaw is likely to spur high-profile jobs in the area, and features a Technical Services...

The role of digitisation in mining

Sep 30, 2015

Mining firms today are facing a barrage of challenges that only a concerted focus on digitisation can address. Across the broad range of ferrous, non-ferrous and precious metals, commodity prices remain subdued and are unlikely to enter any new growth cycles in the...

Technology to the rescue of threatened bees

Sep 29, 2015

As the growing network of smart, connected devices starts to change our world, scientists are increasingly looking to technology for new applications – often in the most unexpected spheres, writes Mark Warren, machine-to-machine solutions manager for South Africa at...