IoT isn’t only for big businesses
The Internet of Things (IoT0 is not only for big businesses - it will also create a wealth of opportunities for smaller enterprises to transform their business processes, drive efficiency and become more productive. Those that seize the initiative can get a...
Five factors behind digital transformation success
Digital transformation is having a huge impact on every aspect of the way we work, live and learn. Big data, social, cloud computing and developments in mobile technology have already drastically altered the landscape of business, education, entertainment and...
Siemens IoT gateway exclusively from RS Components
RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), is extending its portfolio of industrial IoT (Internet of Things) devices with exclusive supply of the innovative SIMATIC IOT2020 open and flexible IoT gateway. Market analyst predictions are that...
Gamification the future of service delivery
The term gamification is the industry's latest buzzword. Used extensively as a marketing term, it has become part of the IT lexicon. These days, gamification is being used to persuade customers to buy more, improve service levels in call centres, and even improve...
Unpacking globalisation myths: are we in a ‘borderless world’?
Professor Bart Smit, associate professor at Unisa's Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL), questions whether markets and production are really as global as we like to think. The widely accepted definition of globalisation has to do with the process of becoming...
Digital transformation – keeping pace with progress
A technological revolution of unsurpassed dimensions, digital transformation is taking place at breakneck speed and is radically changing the face of client interactions. Client expectations are escalating rapidly and moving in new and different directions. This is...
Socio-economic challenges drive IoT evolution
Vodacom has shared the South African research findings of Vodafone's fourth annual Internet of Things (IoT) Barometer Report. The survey was conducted by Circle Research in April and May 2016 and involved more than 1 000 companies across South Africa, Australia,...
New products, solutions from Dell EMC
Dell EMC has announced a wave of products, solutions and consumption models designed to help customers transform IT on their way to becoming a digital business. Digital disruption is shaking up all types of organisation in all industries. In a recent Dell Technologies...
Riverbed SteelCentral provides seamless visibility
Riverbed Technology has announced the latest release of Riverbed SteelCentral, which addresses the end-to-end performance management needs of enterprises. Companies are still suffering from a fragmented approach to performance monitoring using stand-alone tools that...
Software AG launches open source IoT analytics kit
Software AG has expanded the capabilities of its Apama Community Edition with a new Internet of Things (IoT) Analytics Kit, provided free of charge as open source software under the Apache License, v2.0, along with the ability to run on Raspberry Pi. A different...
Fujitsu fast-tracks SDDC with VMware
Fujitsu is fast-tracking the creation of enterprise software-defined data centers (SDDC) with its Integrated System solution PRIMEFLEX for VMware Cloud Foundation. Customers can deploy a large-scale SDDC for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) or virtual desktop use...
Software AG enters innovation partnership with Bosch
Software AG has entered a strategic innovation partnership with Robert Bosch to develop new joint services and solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0. In addition, both companies have agreed to collaborate on sales activities in order to extend...