Shared cloud infrastructure spend drives overall growth
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments,...
AI takes centre stage in financial industry
The financial services industry is undergoing a significant transformation with the adoption of AI technologies, according to Nvidia's fourth annual State of AI in Financial Services Report. The report reveals that an overwhelming 91% of financial services companies...
In-vehicle payment transaction volumes to exceed 4,7bn by 2026
A new study from Juniper Research has found the global transaction volume of in-vehicle payments will exceed 4,7-billion by 2026, up from just 87-million in 2021. In-vehicle payments are those where payments are made via vehicle systems, without requiring use of a...
Ransomware, long-term economic effects from Covid-19 top issues for auditors
Ransomware and the long-term effects of Covid-19 on markets and organisations are key items to cover in 2022 audit plans, according to Gartner. The Gartner 2022 Audit Plan Hot Spots report also identified evolving societal expectations for enterprises, such as...
With technology core to the business, CIO influence grows
CIOs' influence on business strategy and operations is growing as technology pervades enterprises, according to a new IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study. When asked which other C-Suite members will be most critical over the next few years, CEOs surveyed...
This is what the future of intelligence looks like
Results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Future of Intelligence survey reveal a significant positive correlation between enterprise intelligence and better business outcomes. By investing in enterprise intelligence, organizations can achieve first-order...
Cloud will be the centrepiece of new digital experiences
The ongoing pandemic and the surge in digital services are making cloud the centrepiece of new digital experiences. "There is no business strategy without a cloud strategy," says Milind Govekar, distinguished vice-president at Gartner. "The adoption and interest in...
CSPs setting the pace in 5G twice as likely to grow revenue
5G pacesetters - the frontrunning communications service providers (CSPs) currently driving the global demand for consumer 5G - are three times more likely to retain customers and almost twice as likely to grow average revenue per user (ARPU) and mobile services...
Godongwana’s plans for the R128bn revenue bonanza
In his first major budget address since being appointed in August 2021, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to Parliament yesterday (11 November). Lullu Krugel, chief economist at PwC Strategy& South Africa,...
Sky-high IPv4 prices pose security threats
The price of individual IPv4 addresses peaked at $32 in the first quarter of 2021 as the supply for IP resources failed to meet demand. Vincentas Grinius, CEO of IPXO, says that increased cybercriminal activity is a probable consequence of this price surge, as selling...
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ImproChem upgrades network solutions
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POPI benefits SA companies
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DCC offers the new Dell Precision range
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The path to true mobility
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CDO key to leveraging company info
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3M leverages Orange Business Services
In Europe, 3M now relies on Orange Business Services' secure cloud platform – Flexible Computing Healthcare – to host both its medical applications and patient information. Orange Business Services support will be implemented with the launch of the 3M True Definition...
Ekurhuleni improves service with technology
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) covers 15,6% of Gauteng’s land mass and accounts for 26% of the population of Gauteng, making it sub-Saharan Africa’s most economically powerful region. Considering the scope of the Ekurhuleni municipality, the processes...
Continuity and disaster recovery
Companies still using tape back-ups should prepare themselves for possible data loss. With a failure rate of up to 65% and the fact that these back-ups are generally archived off site in a warehouse requiring manual processes to search for data, tape back-ups are a...
Taneja report lauds Tintri solution
Tintri has announced the findings of a Taneja Group Field Report. The report, Massively Scalable, Intrinsically Simple: Tintri’s Low TCO for the Virtualised Data Centre, is based on in-depth interviews with Tintri customers across a broad range of industries. Customer...
Test Automation Engineer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Global concern is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to take ownership of test automation on a range of exciting products currently being developed in the physical access control space. You would get to work closely with highly skilled engineers in a very...
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