Equinix adds to mushrooming SA data centres
Nasdaq-listed digital infrastructure company, Equinix, has opened its first international business exchange (IBX) data centre in Johannesburg, South Africa – JN1 – which it says is a key facility within its global network. Equinix says that the JN1 site is in a...
Digitisation, cloud is improving business outcomes
Kathy Gibson reports – South African organisations are increasingly using cloud services to unlock opportunities and improve business outcomes. Pandelani Munyai, group CIO of Transnet, explains that key considerations when adopting cloud included improved security and...
Smart gas meter penetration reaches 38% in Europe
The installed base of smart gas meters in Europe amounted to 45,9-million units in 2021, equal to a penetration rate of 38%, according to a new report from Berg Insight, which says the installed base will continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of...
Manufacturers less confident in the face of new challenges
Manufacturer confidence levels remained low in the fourth quarter of the year amid a challenging outlook, according to the Q4 Absa Manufacturing Survey. Overall business confidence during the quarter remained unchanged at 26 points, after two consecutive quarterly...
Fraud surges as digital transactions dominate worldwide
Digital transactions dominated the global marketplace in the first six months of 2022, as the pandemic-driven trend of consumers migrating to online interactions became commonplace behaviour. This is the headline finding from LexisNexis Risk Solutions' Global State of...
African fintech revenues on track to hit $30bn by 2025
As the fastest-growing start-up industry in Africa, African fintech raised over $1,3-billion in 2021 alone. According to McKinsey research, the success of fintech companies is being fueled by several trends, including increasing smartphone ownership, declining...
Mobility-as-a-service set for massive growth
A new study from Juniper Research has found that MaaS (mobility-as-a-service) will generate revenue of $92-billion globally by 2027, up from $20-billion in 2022. Growing by 357% over the period, the main drivers will be the cost and convenience of MaaS solutions and...
Prepare to defend against crimeware and financial threats in 2023
In 2023, we will observe a great demand for malware loaders on the darknet: instead of developing their own malicious samples, attackers will opt for ready-made services with enhanced detection avoidance. Moreover, due to increasing regulations imposed on...
SA wins 15 medals at the BRICS Future Skills Challenge
South Africa's best future-forward digital skills are comparable to those of top candidates from Brazil, Russia, India and China. This is according to the results of the BRICS Future Skills Challenge, an online multi-day competition hosted by China this month. South...
Employers value procurement and supply professionals
The CIPS Procurement Salary Guide 2022: South Africa paints a clear picture of just how valuable procurement and supply professionals have become to organisations in an increasingly volatile and uncertain world. As the war in Ukraine escalates, inflation spikes,...
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Drones to deliver vaccines in Rwanda
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Jasco launches virtual hosted contact centre
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Why you need to integrate business solutions
Accounting, payroll, HR and payments are at the heart of any business, writes Anton van Heerden, executive vice-president and MD of Sage South & Southern Africa. By integrating this golden triangle of business processes and systems, organisations can reduce manual...
SMEs can get payment processing solution
A partnership between home-grown fintech-preneurs and one of South Africa's largest discount retailers is set to help small businesses by allowing them to transform their phone into a secure mobile point of sale (mPOS) terminal. They will be able to process debit and...
Challenges and benefits of hybrid cloud migration
In the quest to remain competitive within the market, businesses are introducing more and more innovative applications to improve processes and efficiency, writes Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. However, maintaining this progress requires companies to...
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