Companies are recognising the increasing need to protect their SaaS environments, according to Veeam Software’s new Cloud Protection Trends Report 2023. For example, nearly 90% of Microsoft 365 customers surveyed use supplemental measures rather than relying solely on...

According to research conducted by the World Economic Forum, it will take 98 years to close the gender parity gap in sub-Saharan Africa, and more than 130 years to achieve this goal globally. What’s more, with 2022 giving way to a range multi-layered and compounding...

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu Forum 2018 in Munich – Partnering is key to Fujitsu’s go-to-market strategy going forward. The Fujitsu Select programme sees more than 30 000 partners working with Fujitsu around the world, co-creating solutions for customers. The company’s...

Huawei has confirmed that it will build its public cloud in South Africa to provide cloud services to all sub-Saharan African countries. The company will hold a launch ceremony on 14 November in Cape Town for its first African station in Johannesburg. Huawei believes...

While many of us have heard of, or even fallen victim to, cybercrimes such as data and identity theft, it seems that relatively few know the value of the information stolen from us. A new study from Kaspersky Lab has revealed that while our identity may not be worth a...

Digital business has reached a tipping point in EMEA, with 35% of CIOs surveyed in EMEA being in a position to scale their digital initiatives, an increase from 20 per cent last year, according to Gartner's annual global CIO survey. "EMEA CIOs are setting the example...

Consumers from South Africa, Indonesia and Malaysia reported higher levels of cryptocurrency familiarity and ownership compared to their European counterparts. To gain a better understanding of the potential benefits and risks associated with cryptocurrencies...

Infinidat, a provider of software-centric data storage solutions, has appointed Pinnacle as its primary distributor in South Africa. The appointment will enable Infinidat to grow its customer base in the South African market and allow Tier 1 enterprise customers to...

The Innovator Trust has introduced a new accelerator programme exclusively available for beneficiaries of the enterprise development (ED) programmes for black-owned startups in the ICT space. "Growth-hacking" has become a popular buzzword in startup circles, and...

Oracle has announced the opening of an Innovation Hub in Johannesburg, a first for Oracle in Africa that will help drive the adoption of emerging technologies across the country's corporates, public sector and academia. Oracle's Innovation Hub is aimed at furthering...