Big Blue blows big data speeds

IBM says it has achieved a new technological advancement with a lab prototype that will help improve Internet speeds to between 200Gbps and 400Gbps at extremely low power. The speed boost is based on a device that can be used to improve transferring big data between...

Collibra offers IBM Infosphere integration

Master Data Management, who are the South African reseller for Collibra, has announced the latest integration of the Collibra Data Governance Centre with IBM Infosphere, extending client’s investment in IBM Infosphere to a wider business audience. Collibra addresses...

IBM grows next-gen skills in Africa

IBM has announced new IT knowledge-building initiatives that will enable the existing and future workforce to develop new analytics, cloud and data skills crucial to the continent’s economic growth and social development. Today’s technology based services in...

IBM brings Watson to Africa

IBM will invest $100-million in a 10-year initiative, dubbed “Project Lucy” after the earliest known human ancestor, to bring Watson and other cognitive systems to Africa in a bid to fuel development and spur business opportunities across the continent. IBM’s...

IBM identified as big data, analytics leader

Based on its research on the big data solutions market, Frost & Sullivan has presented IBM with the 2014 Sub-Saharan Africa Frost & Sullivan Award for Competitive Strategy Leadership. While most companies in sub-Saharan Africa already undertake various forms...