Transforming business inside and out
Disruptive digital technologies have revolutionised the way customers behave and interact with organisations as well as the way people within enterprises operate, says Shailendra Singh, business director of Africa Region, Wipro South Africa. From the increasing...
Five steps for an effective IT strategy
The business world is shrinking daily. Customers are increasingly more tech-savvy and the instant gratification generation demands change and innovation now. This, combined with the upsurge in cloud solutions and distributed workforces, makes IT strategy progressively...
Huawei launches GPON solution in SA
Huawei has launched their Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) solution for the first time in South Africa at the Huawei GPON Summit, held in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg. The demand for ubiquitous broadband has increased globally due to the manner in which people...
Do you know your worth?
If the service is free, you are the product, says Gary Newe, director for Field Systems Engineering for the UK, Ireland and sub-Sahara Africa at F5 Networks. Last week we saw the surprising revelation that Lenovo is installing ad-ware, also known as spyware, on its...
Air Duct uses Huawei TE30 video conferencing
Air Duct, a South African-based mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) company that works across 13 African countries, assisting in the construction and refurbishment of commercial structures, has acquired a Huawei TE30 video conferencing (VC) solution. Sourced and...
Gartner recognises Riverbed as leader
Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, announced that it has been recognised as a “Leader” in Gartner’s 2015 “Magic Quadrant for Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics (NPMD)” for the second consecutive year. According to...
Become a connected business with IoT
Technology is becoming increasingly sophisticated, and the world is more connected than ever before, say Shailendra Singh, business director, Africa Region, Wipro and Siby Abraham, chief technologist and vice-president, CTO Office, Wipro. The way we shop, work, play...
Kerio Control 8.5 boosts network security
Today Kerio Technologies released Kerio Control 8.5, increasing security with two-step verification, while adding numerous usability improvements. "Kerio continue to enhance security, without compromising simplicity," said Kenk Olivier of Ozone IT, the Kerio African...
LTE rollout key for cloud, PBX uptake
One of the most exciting developments in the cloud services industry is the ability to replace premises-based corporate telephone exchange infrastructure with cloud-based telephone exchange services. Traditionally companies have had to invest in expensive Private...
Connection key in the networked economy
In this brave new world of the networked economy, one adage rings truer than ever: no company is an island, says Pfungwa Serima, CEO of SAP Africa. Mobile, cloud, social media and machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies are creating connections between people and...
IoT brings new data availability challenges
The move towards the Internet of Things (IoT) - in which everything from fridges and TVs to running shoes and wristwatches are connected to the Internet - will create new data availability challenges for individuals and companies alike, according to Veeam’s Warren...
Aruba Networks looks at 2015
Matthew Barker, regional manager for sub-Saharan Africa at Aruba Networks, takes a look at the year ahead. Major data breaches continue with a significant rise in those originating from mobile devices With many companies now embracing the BYOD movement, numerous...