SA telcos must address customers’ major pain points
Telecommunications providers have cemented themselves as the backbone of modern communication, and therefore, wield substantial influence over society today. As all sectors of government, business and civil society become increasingly interconnected, telecom providers...
Salesforce accelerates growth plans in Africa with AI
At its World Tour Essentials event held in Johannesburg yesterday (6 June), Salesforce demonstrated how developments in AI are helping to transform the data analytics and CRM environments. According to the latest IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Salesforce, The Salesforce...
Geo-distributed businesses most at risk
Over one-third (39%) of geographically distributed companies in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region identify building and maintaining a cohesive IT infrastructure across multiple sites as their primary concern, according to a new Kaspersky survey. At the...
Nutanix and Dell collaborate on hybrid multicloud solutions
Nutanix has announced a collaboration with Dell Technologies aimed at accelerating customers' digital transformation journeys fueled by infrastructure modernisation and modern application development. Through this collaboration, joint customers will be able to...
IBM and Pasqal partner on quantum-centric supercomputers
IBM and Pasqal, as leaders in superconducting circuit and neutral atom-based quantum computers respectively, have announced their intent to partner to develop a common approach to quantum-centric supercomputing and promoting application research in chemistry and...
Microsoft takes the global data centre lead
Microsoft has taken the lead with over 300 data centres globally, surpassing AWS. Edith Reads, financial analyst at Stocklytics.com. comments: "Microsoft is ramping up its data center footprint to meet the growing demand for high-performance computing (HPC) essential...
Callum McGregor takes on COO role at Westcon-Comstor
Westcon-Comstor has announced the appointment of Callum McGregor to the position of chief operating officer (COO) alongside his existing role as chief financial officer (CFO). Originally from South Africa and now based in the New York area in the US, McGregor joined...
Liquid C2 is Africa’s first Google Cloud Interconnect partner
Liquid C2 has become the first Google Cloud Interconnect provider on the continent, adding capacity to the cloud solutions that Liquid C2 already offers its customers across Africa through its Cloud Connect portfolio. Cloud Interconnect extends organisations' external...
Partnership aims to strengthen wind energy investment
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) and the Bundesverband Windenergie eV (BWE) have entered a memorandum of understanding, with the mutual goal of promoting wind energy and advancing renewable energy solutions globally. "Our shared vision is to foster a...
Circular Energy partners with Hirsch’s Homestores
Circular Energy, a registered not-for-profit Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO), has partnered with Hirsch's Homestores to assist customers in ethically disposing of their end-of-use appliances. The partnership underscores the critical role Circular Energy...
The role of cloud services in SME resilience
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) today depend on digital technology to run their businesses. Disaster recovery and business continuity planning are an essential component of preparing your business for a disaster and ensuring it can keep operating should something...
Why BI is an increasing focus for African manufacturers
One significant challenge facing African manufacturers is inadequate reporting and analysis capabilities. This often results in inefficient decision-making processes due to siloed data, limiting the ability to respond to changing conditions quickly. By Marius Wessels,...