Inherent enterprise WiFi challenges

Jul 7, 2015

To achieve optimum productivity, it is today imperative for companies to be equipped with high performance enterprise WiFi. However, with all the advancements in deploying a WiFi network in an enterprise environment, IT professionals still find it challenging at times...

Solving some practical IoT challenges

Jun 12, 2015

The new trend towards deploying the Internet of Things (IoT) brings together the worlds of information technology (IT) and operations technology (OT). Dermot O’Connell, executive director: OEM solutions at Dell EMEA, explains that the challenges for IT are security, governance, productivity and lowering operating costs. Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Innovation Day in Copenhagen.

Challenges to Hadoop adoption highlighted

May 18, 2015

Gartner’s 2015 Hadoop Adoption Study has found that investment remains tentative in the face of sizable challenges around business value and skills. The survey, which was conducted in February and March 2015 among 284 Gartner Research Circle members, found that...

Dealing with compliance challenges

Apr 9, 2015

The full force of new legislation relating to consumer rights, electronic communications and data protection which takes hold this year poses a major challenge for SMEs who will have to comply with its onerous requirements, says Matthew Balcomb, CEO of Call Cabinet...

More than economic growth needed for Africa

Mar 23, 2015

While Africa has recorded impressive economic growth over the last decade, its ability to address emerging challenges will hinge on it investing in citizens’ health, education and participation in society. “There are many reasons to be optimistic about Africa,” says...