US massively ahead in data centres
The widespread adoption of cloud computing has transformed the data centre landscape and, although it significantly cut the number of organisations operating their own data centres, it has also fueled a surge in the global data centre count. Still, no market is even...
UCT and IDIA unveil VR software for astronomy data visualisation
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Astronomy and the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA) – a partnership between UCT, the University of the Western Cape and the University of Pretoria – have released new virtual reality (VR)...
IT distributors continue to offer resellers top service
Resellers continue to rate the vast majority of services provided by their distributors extremely highly, following several years of strong performance. This is according to Context’s latest annual ChannelWatch report, based on a poll of 5 308 B2B and B2C resellers of...
Can SA prepare its children for jobs that don’t yet exist?
South Africa needs to prepare for the future world of work by developing future skills that will facilitate economic growth to enable businesses to compete in local and international markets. An advanced workforce will also make South Africa an attractive investment...
Eswatini eyes digital currency
The Central Bank of Eswatini will partner with international technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to research and explore the development of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The two parties signed an agreement to this effect at last week’s annual meeting of...
Gene therapy access could reduce global disease burden
A new World Economic Forum white paper indicates how gene therapy can transform the lives of patients globally. The study shows how low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) can and should play a leading role in developing and delivering some of the world’s most...
These are the top use cases for AI in corporate finance
Gartner has identified five of the top artificial intelligence (AI) use cases for financial planning and analysis (FP&A) leaders to consider implementing in their functions. “Organisations ignoring these use cases should have a good reason for doing so because...
Technology suppliers are key to building value for businesses
Enterprises are moving beyond their initial digital transformation initiatives – which were accelerated during the pandemic – and are now transitioning to the next step of running viable digital businesses that rely on software applications to help generate new...
Workonline expands IP transit to East London
Workonline Communications Group has deployed its seventh South African point of presence (PoP) at the East London Industrial Development Zone Datacentre (ELIDZ DC). This is Workonline’s first edge data centre, bringing about a 25% improvement in latency for clients...
Physical activity reduces depression risk in women – but not in men
Engaging in physical activity reduces the risk of depression in South African women, according to a study by the University of Cape Town (UCT), which suggests that health policies to ensure access and promotion of physical activity resources to prevent depression are...
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Tips on invoking your business continuity plan
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Maxim opts for mobile-first workplace
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How the human cloud is making it rain for business
When most people think of "the cloud", they think of the internet or data storage. But the cloud is evolving into a human resource - the "human cloud" - and changing the way we work, writes Andre Hugo, co-founder and chief jammer at M4JAM (Money for Jam). Thanks to...
New home alert system is widely available
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Innovation: SA’s next step to the cloud
South Africa's familiarity with cloud technology is on the rise, and despite sluggish early adoption there's a renewed focus on innovation. Quinton Pienaar, CEO of Agilitude a Salesforce.com and Zuora reseller, identifies two major current activities in cloud...
Cape Town team wins at Global Mashup Day
The Cape Town studio of Deloitte Digital won first prize at the recent Global Deloitte Digital Mashup Day. The tech mash-up event brought together eight teams from the UK, Japan and South Africa to build innovative, useful projects that work, using any technology that...
AMD powers up CAD workstations
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EMC debuts next-generation Data Lake
EMC has launched the next generation of its EMC Isilon Scale-out NAS Data Lake, which includes new products, features and capabilities that allow enterprises to scale easily to edge locations as well as to public clouds. The new products, -- IsilonSD Edge, the next...
Teleforge signs with TaskFlow in diversification drive
Specialised call centre solutions provider, Teleforge Communications, has signed a business partnership deal with Task Flow that will enable it to diversify its service offerings beyond voice solutions for call centres. TaskFlow develops task-based process and...
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