The year ahead will be tough and demand IT agility
It may sound like a safe bet, but the truth is that no prediction is ever full proof - however, ICT experts at AWM360 are confident next year will feature an even tougher economic environment in South Africa than has been the case this year. As hard as it is to...
Digitalising? Think mobile, content and customer
There is no doubt that digitalisation is the main driver behind business across the majority of industries, and as businesses enforce their strategies, they need to keep customer experience, content, mobility and security front of mind. Kevin Hall, national sales...
Recreating the spirit of Silicon Valley in SA
Silicon Valley: a magical place where employees not only work incredibly long hours but also get access to quirky benefits that create an environment many consider perfect for career development. Gareth Hawkey, CEO of redPanda Software, highlights a few lessons local...
True value of IoT lies in it being the Internet of Humans
The Internet of Things (IoT) has caused unprecedented hype among technologists, software developers, futurists and industrialists, writes Richard Barry, CEO of Polymorph. Estimates of the adoption of IoT vary from anywhere between 2.38-billion devices shipped in 2017...
The digital economy: converting scale to value
The rise of the digital economy is developing at pace globally and is now probably the single most important driver of innovation and prosperity, writes Yusof Seedat, director for growth markets at Accenture Research. The proposition of its potential to stimulate...
Ericsson in exclusive deal with 20th Century Fox
Ericsson hasannounced an exclusive, multi-year feature film deal with leading international content distributor 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, for its subscription video on demand (VOD) service, Nuvu. The output deal includes DreamWorks Animation-produced...
Your chiller just got more life (support)
With Connected Maintenance, Johnson Controls brings a practical Internet of Things (IoT) solution to its clients -- providing the kind of connectivity to high-end chillers in South Africa that will extend their lifespans ... and save owners a whole lot of maintenance...
Addressing IT challenges in remote locations
The central office has traditionally been the centre of gravity for most organisations, writes Taj ElKhayat, regional vice-president: Middle East and Africa at Riverbed Technology. That is where the data centre is located, and where most of the IT staff works....
Siemon proves performance risks
Siemon has released the results of comprehensive testing on the performance of plug and play optical fibre cable assemblies used in 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit applications. Outlined in a new white paper ‘A Closer Look at Plug and Play MPO/MTP Assemblies’, the results...
Why does next-gen video need Ethernet infrastructure?
The move to support next-generation augmented reality (AR)/ virtual reality (VR) applications and other use cases at 4K and 8K resolution is exposing cracks in current technologies. Ramnath Sagar, technical marketing manager at Mellanox Technologies, notes that the...
The rise of consulting services at accounting firms
The last few years have seen a rise of advisory and consulting services at today's largest audit firms. However, despite the trusted status of these firms, such activity may pose risks to audit quality and investor protection in days to come. So says Richard Firth,...
HPE removes barriers to IoT adoption
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced new innovations that help organisations rapidly, securely and cost-effectively deploy Internet of Things (IoT) devices in wide area, enterprise and industrial deployments. The solutions include: * HPE Mobile...