Infratech has become a key building material
Our buildings, roads and public transport systems are quickly becoming more than bricks and mortar, steel, glass and concrete. Internet connectivity, coupled with the ever-advancing ability to gather and analyse data, is finding its way into the construction industry....
Digital twins reinvent how to harness data for business innovation
Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and the Internet of Things (IoT) have exponentially expanded the universe of identity points for organisations. By Lindokuhle Jele, junior software consultant at TechSoft International Whether it comes from a...
Fleet managers can prevent reckless driving while speed cameras are offline
Earlier this year, the Johannesburg Metro Police Department announced that motorists who have been exceeding the city's speed limits had not been fined for infringing the law for almost a year. That's because the city hasn't had any functioning speed cameras since May...
What’s new from Cisco Live 2022
Cisco has kicked off Cisco Live 2022, the company’s first Cisco Live hybrid event with 15 000 in-person attendees coupled with a live-streamed digital event that people can tune into from anywhere in the world. “Through the challenges and unpredictability of the past...
Accelerate the future with the right skillsets
The World Economic Forum (WEF) describes the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) as a 'fundamental change to the way we live, work and relate to one another'. It's a digital future defined by the human-machine connection, by the blending of the physical and digital to...
Cisco introduces predictive network technology
Given current economic uncertainties, South African organisations are under pressure to mitigate against the risks of unplanned downtime and network outages. These not only significantly disrupt employee productivity and customer service but result in lost revenues...
Not modernising your network? Then don’t expect your organisation to digitally transform
For any organisation that makes use of digital technology, the network acts as a central nervous system - allowing information to flow throughout the business. Yet, despite the network being such a vital operational organ, for many businesses, it's becoming less and...
IoT asset tracking for farming gains momentum
Asset-tracking using Internet of Things (IoT) devices is not new. But as the technology evolves, so does the number of use cases extend beyond the traditional. In fact, tracking non-powered assets on a low or no-installation basis thanks to the availability of...
SAP delivers new solutions
SAP has announced new innovations that will deliver business value for customers in four critical areas: supply chain resilience, sustainability, business process transformation and no-code application development. According to a recent survey from Boston Consulting...
The edge and AI: a partnership in smarter computing
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and its continued proliferation has seen the technology changing the functionality of computers by making it infinitely smarter and adept to meeting our daily requirements. By George Senzere, solutions architect: secure power...
SD-WAN drives the work from home experience into the future
The world of work has fundamentally changed over the last two years, with Work From Home (WFH) now firmly entrenched as both normal and desirable. By Navinder Singh, GM of In2IT Technologies This shift away from the secure networks of a closed office environment,...
Finding the business case for blockchain
The distributed ledger system behind blockchain, the technology used to secure cryptocurrencies, ensures that all transactions are validated and, importantly, that an immutable record is kept of these transactions. By Sumit Kumar Sharma, enterprise architect and head...