What’s the benefit of fast Internet?
Tier one telecommunications provider BitCo Telecoms gives insights for businesses on the importance of a fast Internet speed. Results from the recent comparative ISP speed test conducted by MyBroadband reveal that South Africa's average download speed is 11,75Mbps,...
What to look for in an SD-WAN provider
Software defined wide area networks (SD-WANs) are accelerating in the market. "Businesses are recognising the tangible benefits SD-WANs offer -- from cost to speed to ease of control and agility. An issue businesses are however still grappling with is how to evaluate...
Digital revolution themes for 2018
The digital revolution is beginning to make real headway in how work is done in corporate South Africa. The current trends suggest that 2018 will start to see policy catch up and in essence, countries such as South Africa will start to come to terms with the rise of...
Nutanix is a leader in HCI
Gartner has positioned Nutanix as a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure. A fundamental shift is taking place in enterprise infrastructure as many organisations recognise the benefits hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) can...
Nokia, EDF test IoT for industries
Nokia has been selected by French power utility EDF's R&D unit to test the performance of LPWA wireless networking technologies - key emerging standards for Internet of Things (IoT) device connectivity - to support critical operations for industries. The two...
IDC CIO Summit unpacks digital revolution
The digital revolution continues to gather pace and traditional business models are undergoing unprecedented levels of disruption. This has led to a wave of digital transformation initiatives across the African region. According to Andries Lombaard, country manager of...
The digital evolution of SA’s shipping industry
As South Africa's maritime and shipping industry continues to benefit from technological interconnectivity, the sector is on the brink of a true digital evolution -- but requires dynamic changes to be made to its policies. "The maritime sector is undergoing its own...
Virtual collaboration – a new era for video conferencing
Video conferencing (VC) is hardly new. Most of today's boardrooms are equipped with VC facilities, and many office workers have some sort of video communication tool on their laptops or computers. However, in a world that is becoming increasingly mobile, traditional...
The outlook for ICT in 2018
Jarryd Chatz, CEO at BitCo, offers his predictions on where ICT is heading in 2018. The ICT sector evolves at a rapid pace which a few other industries can mimic - it is, without a doubt, difficult to quantify all the ways in which technology has impacted our lives....
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...