5G could ignite smart city development
Looking for real estate investment opportunities around the world? The secret is to think "smart". The term "smart city" is coming up more and more frequently in real estate and investment circles. Cities either claim to be or are aspiring to be smart. Although there...
Enterprise trends to expect in 2018
Pieter Bensch, executive vice-president: Africa & Middle East at Sage, recommends that enterprises not be distracted by cool gadgets. The real technology innovation is happening in software architecture. African Businesses should not be fooled into thinking that...
Mobile business productivity with Tablet Stylilstic Q738
Fujitsu has introduced its latest flagship 2 in 1 detachable device -- the Fujitsu Tablet Stylistic Q738. Durability combined with the mobility of a tablet, in tandem with the power and productivity of a notebook, make the Stylistic Q738 an ideal choice for...
Unexpected benefits of faster Internet
South Africa's Internet speeds are increasing at an encouraging rate, as fibre to the home and office spreads across the country. By Laurica Kok, director: partner, accountants and alliances for Africa & Middle East at Sage According to Akamai's Q1 2017 State of...
Why digital transformation isn’t new
Digital transformation as a concept is something we liken to the Y2K phenomenon, brought about by the IT industry as a way of creating and driving new business opportunities, but it isn't actually something new. The reality is that businesses like ours, that deliver...
Rockwell Automation invests in AI
Rockwell Automation recently announced its investment in The Hive, a Silicon Valley innovation fund and co-creation studio, to gain access to an ecosystem of innovators and technology startups with a focus on applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to industrial...
It’s time to meet digital disruption head-on
Succeeding in a digitised world requires new ways of thinking and a new approach to how you do business, writes Laurent Pieton, director at Contineo Virtual Communications. Digital disruption is the current buzzword in the IT industry, but what does it really mean? It...
Hitachi aims to disrupt industrial IoT
Hitachi and Hitachi Vantara recently released Hitachi's first commercial Lumada internet of things (IoT) platform. The purpose of the platform is to make it simple to harness the power of IoT data in order to drive real value for Hitachi's customers and partners. Now...
Toshiba debuts Azure-certified edge device
Toshiba Client Solutions has announced dynaEdge, a high-performance Windows 10 based mobile edge computing device that is certified for Microsoft Azure IoT services to provide a next-generation Intelligent Cloud and Intelligent Edge platform. Using Azure Cognitive...
The sharing economy in hospitality
Remy Rein, senior lecturer at Ecole hôteliere de Lausanne (EHL), examines the opportunities for hoteliers. Attend a hotel conference these days and the issue of the sharing economy is likely to raise its head, in particular competition from short-term rental services...
Top game changers n 2018
Gordon Thomson, MD of digital acceleration: EMEAR at Cisco, shares what he thinks are the top tech trends for digital leaders to invest in next year. * Put data to work - Organisations now collect more data than a human brain could possibly process in a lifetime (or...
What the future holds for business IT in 2018
Ronald Ravel, director: B2B South Africa at Toshiba South Africa, believes that organisations are embracing technology at an ever-greater pace to better equip, enable and empower their business for the future. From the creation of new business streams, to developing a...