AI, security, sustainability the major IT modernisation drivers
The use of hybrid multicloud models is forecasted to double over the next one to three years as IT decision-makers face new pressures to modernise IT infrastructures because of drivers like AI, security and sustainability. This is the headline finding from Nutanix's...
Technology and data are Africa’s most in-demand skills
The need for agility, cost flexibility, and access to critical skills became increasingly important in the 2023 talent landscape. As a result, Outsized, an on-demand talent platform that operates in Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, has seen a surge of demand...
Security concerns drive government IT modernisation
Close to 70% of government IT decision-makers view security risks as the top barrier when migrating to modern cloud platforms. Of those surveyed in "Government Index for IT Modernisation", a new study of current and former US government IT decision-makers commissioned...
SA students hold their own in global Olympiad
South Africa’s team for the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI2021) have emerged with a bronze medal and one award after the global event. IOI2021 is a prestigious international Informatics challenge held annually. While this year’s event was hosted by...
SA users hit with social media fraud
A significant 68% of South African respondents highlighted that they or their loved ones suffered from criminals via social networks, according to a Kasperskly survey. In most cases fraudsters pretended to be familiar to potential victims: the manipulation scheme...
Investing in talent, optimising costs a recipe for success
Organisations that balanced workforce cost savings with targeted talent investments outpaced organizations that solely focused on cost reduction. These companies’ revenue rebounded from 3Q20, and they have outpaced industry peers that solely focused on cost reduction,...
Telkom and the impact of mass action
Telkom has issued an update on the impact of last week’s riots on its operations, and what the company is doing to mitigate the effects. Although the financial impact of the destruction to property and disruption of Telkom operations, suppliers and business partners...
SAIRR puts forward proposals to save the economy
Last week, the Institute of Race Relations launched a campaign to #SaveTheEconomy. Through its Racism Is NOT The Problem initiative, the IRR sent letters to politicians and the CEOs of banks to obtain their backing in reviving the economy. The organisation has issued...
What happens if a state of emergency is declared?
If the President decides to declare a state of emergency as a result of the recent extensive looting and unrest, it will be different from those declared during apartheid, writes Webber Michael Evans. South Africa has not had a state of emergency since the apartheid...
SA riots and limitations on insurance claims
Businesses seeking to recover losses from the widespread damage caused by recent riots and looting need to act promptly in filing claims to SASRIA, write Lisa Swaine and Maria Philippides from Weber Wentzel As vandalism, looting, damagee and destruction course through...
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APC meets SOHO backup requirements
Unstable power, power outages and voltage fluctuations are an unfortunate reality of doing business in South Africa, and aside from causing lost productivity these power issues can also damage sensitive equipment such as PCs and servers, costing businesses even more...
Does BYOD decrease employee productivity?
The bring your own device (BYOD) phenomenon has exploded in recent years as a result of mobility and the exponential growth in the popularity and the available variety of smartphones, tablets and notebook computers, says Paul Fick, divisional MD of Jasco Enterprise. ...
Addressing the data centre in the cloud
Many organisations are acknowledging the benefits of migrating to the cloud and are seeing their competitors either considering this option or having already made the move, says Roelof Louw, Cloud Expert at T-Systems in South Africa. For small medium enterprises...
Med-e-Mass launches HEALTHone Connect
Med-e-Mass, South Africa’s leading provider of practice management applications and part of Bytes Healthcare Solutions, has unveiled HEALTHone Connect, the first online electronic medical record system to be introduced to the South African medical industry. Designed...
Cambium welcomes EU’s NGA vision
Cambium Networks, a leading provider of IP wireless broadband access and transport solutions, has welcomed the European Union’s decision to acknowledge fixed wireless broadband technology as an enabler for next generation access (NGA). The news comes as Cambium...
Riverbed aids software-defined data centres
At an event entitled Data Where You Need It; Control Where You Want It, Riverbed Technology will unveil breakthroughs in software-defined data centre deployments with Granite technology that extend the benefits of the data centre to global branch offices. At the...
PayGate attains PCI compliance
Payment services provider PayGate has been certified compliant with the security standards of the Global Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council, MD Peter Harvey has confirmed. “The PCI certification is a comprehensive best practice standard for...
Mobile apps can boost tourism
As the travel industry builds up to INDABA, from 11 to 14 May, tourism-dependent Africa should give mobile apps their serious consideration, as apps can help them capitalise on commercial opportunities more swiftly and build more lasting relationships. Mobile is an...
Panda, Facebook expand collaboration
Panda Security has announced that its collaboration agreement with Facebook to protect the digital lives of users of the popular social networking site will extend its reach six months after its launch. Facebook’s AV Marketplace will now allow users to enjoy Panda...
Estate deploys Jasco’s access control
An upmarket residential and golf estate in northern Johannesburg sees thousands of residents and visitors entering and exiting the estate each day. When their security and access control systems required upgrading, the Homeowners Association went out on a tender...
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