Moderate Q3 decline for Ethernet switches
The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded $10.8 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24), a 7,9% year-over-year (YoY) decline. Despite the annual drop, the market grew 6,6% from the second to the third quarters of 2024. The total worldwide enterprise...
These are the trends impacting infrastructure and operations
Gartner has highlighted the six trends that will have a significant impact on infrastructure and operations (I&O) for 2025 . “These trends give the opportunity for I&O leaders to identify future skills requirements and seek insights to help meet implementation...
SA’s potential copyright calamity
South Africa's Copyright Amendment Bill and Performers Protection Amendment Bill could potentially harm rather than help the creative industry and needs serious reconsideration, write Joshua Leroni, candidate attorney, and Carla Collett, partner, at Webber Wentzel....
Solar and its role in the energy transition
Kathy Gibson reports - The global energy transition ushers in a turning point for the world as wind and solar generation grows by 19% against coal generation's 1,1% growth. This transition is being driven by the global consensus of becoming carbon-neutral, the desire...
Electricity minister outlines plan to boost renewables
Kathy Gibson reports - Government will tomorrow (26 April) announce support for the country's biggest investment in renewables capacity yet. This is the word from Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, minister of electricity in the office of the president, addressing the Solar...
Solar key for clean energy future
Kathy Gibson reports - The solar photo voltaic (PV) industry is a key player in the development of clean energy. This has seen the rapid growth of the renewable energy environment, driven by carbon neutrality, energy sovereignty, and business value. Xia Hesheng,...
Rooftop solar becomes more attractive
Households with their own rooftop solar will soon be able to sell excess energy back to Eskom. A feed-in tariff regulation is currently in the pipeline, says Gabriel Kgabo, GM: distribution at Eskom. This announcement, made at the Solar and Future Energy Show Africa...
Government denies it’s blocking Starlink
The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele has refuted local media claims that government is blocking the operation of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network. Gungubele's department has released an official statement on the matter: "The...
African Development Bank chief calls on Japan to invest more in Africa
Delivering a lecture at the Japan-Africa Investment Ecosystem Co-creation Forum in Tokyo, the president of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a significant increase in Japanese investment in Africa. Dr Adesina is leading a...
Take the furniture … but don’t take the fibre ONT
It's a growing trend, but South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) says home and business Internet customers should first check with their ISP before removing any fibre equipment. "Moving the furniture's fine but, when relocating, don't move the...
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Time to start treating our employees like customers
In today's connected marketplace characterised by an increasingly tough economic climate, it is no longer possible for businesses to compete purely on price. As such, companies are implementing strategies to position themselves in a more positive light, improve their...
Huawei launches all-flash storage in SA
Huawei officially launched the industry's first new-generation convergent all-flash system that features flash-oriented storage OS, chips and Solid State Drive (SSD) end-to-end in-depth optimisation yesterday at the Huawei South Africa Eco-Connect Conference in...
New-gen enterprise storage for SMEs
As part of its all-flash storage portfolio, Huawei unveiled its new-gen entry-level storage systems, the OceanStor 2000 V3 series, at the Huawei South Africa Eco-Connect Conference in Sandton yesterday. The new series is built to support rapid business growth of small...
Second Accelerator group announced
Barclays Africa Group and Techstars yesterday released the names of 10 financial-technology (fintech) companies selected to participate in the second Barclays Accelerator programme, powered by Techstars. The successful companies, all focused on providing fintech...
First massive free learning platform turns 10
Alison, the free online learning pioneer has launched a new mobile-friendly, personalised platform design, enhancing user experience and strengthening learner engagement. Founded 10 years ago today, Irish-based Alison is one of the world's largest free education and...
Datacentrix named as Trend Micro Gold Partner
Datacentrix has been awarded Gold Partner status by global IT security solutions provider Trend Micro. According to Wayne Olsen, Datacentrix security business unit manager, the agreement acknowledges Datacentrix' expertise within the security space, and more...
Preventing, managing risk in electronic banking
Banking is a tough industry to be in. Not only do financial institutions carry the burden of managing large amounts of money, they also have to stay on top of constantly changing legislation and the introduction of new technology and customer demands that impact how...
Time to review critical safety controls
Recent incidents have highlighted the need for all companies and organisations to review the safety and security of their data and their IT systems, as standard approaches no longer protect against myriad vulnerabilities, an expert says. "Even the highest judicial...
Beneficial ownership under the spotlight
Accountable institutes are facing growing legislative pressure to ensure that their due diligence efforts on clients are stringent enough to uncover unethical transactions like money laundering, tax evasion, embezzlement and the financing of terrorism, should they...
Virtual fitting room service for fashion manufacturer
Melon Fashion Group has chosen Orange Business Services for a virtual fitting room solution using immersive video conferencing. Designers for its three brands, Zarina, Love Republic and befree, are now able to easily collaborate with manufacturing teams all along the...
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