Be prepared for the Internet of Things

ICT analysts have emphasised how 2014 will see the execution of data management strategies, including analytics, volume control and application, says Bennie Strydom, chief sales officer at Integr8. The prediction is that businesses will aggressively begin to extract...

Apps help businesses grow

“There’s an app for that.” Not a day goes by without hearing those words. The world is going mobile; everything is becoming easier to access – whenever and wherever. Consumers are spoilt for choice and are exposed to great quality apps. Your employees are...

High-speed networks improve data centres

As data volumes and network traffic continue to increase exponentially, organisations increasingly have to consider upgrading their data centre network infrastructure in order to significantly improve speed and performance. The latest evolution in Ethernet and...

Switching to VoIP is easy and affordable

Many businesses are missing out on the many advantages of VoIP (Voice over IP) telephony because they believe the cost of having to “scrap” their entire analogue system and start from scratch, is too high. However, says Hennie van Tonder, head of products at MWeb...

Getting read for true convergence

Technology convergence in the workplace has come a long way since the days when separate technologies such as voice (telephony), data and video were united onto a single network. Now, says Debbie Pretorius, GM at MWeb Business, convergence is moving rapidly towards...

Businesses must take ownership of technology

Last year, Forrester research issued a report stating that the pay-per-use model of cloud computing, in a scenario where application load varies over time, would always be a clear cost winner, says Jed Hewson, director 1Stream. The report was clear on the benefits of...