Brendan McAravey, country manager at Citrix South Africa, examines what the Cisco acquisition of Viptela means for the direction of SD-WAN. For those that haven't been following the rapidly growing SD-WAN market, Cisco's acquisition of Viptela may seem to have come...

Digital transformation, as we've come to realise, means something different in every industry, writes Dereshin (Dees) Pillay, head of manufacturing and automotive at T-Systems South Africa. In Manufacturing, the term can be broad-reaching, encompassing everything from...

Access to the Internet is often seen as the last hurdle in bridging the ever-present digital divide, writes Eckart Zollner, head of business development at The Jasco Group. While technology itself has become ubiquitous and increasingly affordable, Internet access...

Stone Age implements were passed between generations. Then the abacus and the Singer sewing machine were passed between generations so cost per operation approached zero. Today you can still see some 50 year old transistor radios in use. By Dr Peter Harrop, chairman...

Louis Jardim, commercial director and co-founder of Turrito Networks, discusses the issue of email compliance for SMEs. Few could argue that in today's world of always-on, hyper connectivity, email is the bedrock of business communication. For businesses of all sizes...

Blockchain is one of the most discussed and intriguing technologies out there today, writes Bas de Vos, director of IFS Labs at IFS. I won't go into the specifics too deeply on how it works since that has been covered by many other sources. Suffice it to say that it...

By now, many of us have heard about the Internet of Things (IoT) - the trend that sees sensors and Internet connectivity embedded into just about every device and tool we use on a daily basis in both our personal and professional lives. From smart thermostats and LED...

Many companies don't really understand what "digital" actually means--or, more importantly, what capabilities they need to prosper in a digital economy. In this first of a series of articles on digital, we build an understanding of what digital means to your business....

According to a recent survey by E-consultancy, customer experience will overtake price and product specifications as the key brand differentiator by 2020. Add to this the fact that customers are more digital than ever, demanding an omni-channel interaction model with...

In any business, data holds the power to drive the bottom line, ensure uptime and feed an informed strategy for the future. With financial constraints impacting facility operations, managers face decisions about how to maximise their workforce and make the most of all...