Digital infrastructure and agility needed to enable tomorrow’s workforce
Digital infrastructure and agility needed to enable tomorrow’s workforce. Millennials will soon outnumber all other generations in the workplace. This generation already represents a quarter of the...
View ArticleWhy the time is ripe for wearables in the enterprise
Ronald Ravel, Director B2B South Africa, Toshiba South Africa. The idea of integrating wearable technology into enterprise IT infrastructure is one which, while being mooted for several years now, has...
View ArticleSharpening African manufacturers’ competitive edge with technology
Sharpening African manufacturers’ competitive edge with technology. African countries from South Africa to Ethiopia to Nigeria are pinning some of their hope for economic growth and job creation on...
View ArticleDigital money set to disrupt the banking industry
Digital money set to disrupt the banking industry. Natoshi Nakamoto – the creator of bitcoin – had a vision for the new age of commerce and that vision is being realised at a rapid pace as with all...
View ArticleProtecting against identify theft
Protecting against identify theft. Although stories of large-scale data breaches litter news headlines on a daily basis, we hear relatively few stories about individuals who fall victim to cybercrime,...
View ArticleCyber-security in 2018: The Big Five
Anton Jacobsz, MD at Networks Unlimited. Cyber attacks have become something far greater than an embarrassing nuisance. As businesses are increasingly reliant on digital platforms for almost every...
View ArticleDoes your mobile strategy leave you open to cyber-crime?
Does your mobile strategy leave you open to cyber-crime. (Image Source: ). A report by IDC predicts that there will be over 1.7 billion smartphone users by 2020. When added to other figures supplied...
View ArticleSea of Thieves has officially arrived
Sea of Thieves has officially arrived. Exotic islands. Hidden treasures. Riddles, battles and shanties. Sea of Thieves is a new type of multiplayer game that, according to developer Rare, delivers all...
View ArticleShifting the mindset from telco to retail
Garth Meier, Business Development Manager Retail and Consumer Industry – at Wipro South Africa Telecommunication service providers (Telcos) are multifaceted businesses. More than just service...
View ArticleVodacom future jobs innovation to boost digital economy employability
Vodacom launches future jobs innovation to boost digital economy employability. Vodacom, through its youth segment platform NXT LVL, launched a future jobs programme under the banner “What will you...
View ArticleThe rise of robots brings benefits for businesses but also creates liability
Artificial Intelligence drives disruption in the analytics space. Chatbots, autonomous vehicles, and connected machines in digital factories foreshadow what the future will look like: The widespread...
View ArticleWhy identity verification matters for mobile operators in Africa
Sherry Zameer, Senior Vice President, IoT Gemalto. According to the 2017 Mobile Economy Report of the GSM Association, Africa currently has 420 million unique mobile subscribers representing a 43...
View ArticleCybercriminals are targeting healthcare organisations
Paul Williams Country Manager - SADC at Fortinet. Currently, there are 7.1 million patients using connected medical devices and remote monitoring. Additionally, healthcare providers are expected to...
View ArticleNigeria: Teleology finalises its takeover of 9mobile
Nigeria: Teleology finalizes its takeover of 9mobile. Investment company, Teleology Holdings has finalised its takeover of 9mobile with payment of $50 million in fulfilment of the terms for the...
View ArticleCloud can help transform IoT from individual components to integrated platform
Craig Nel, Cloud Platform Leader - Mobile, BOTs and AI at Oracle Middle East, Africa and Turkey. Gartner’s technology predictions state that 2018 will be the year in which intelligent things...
View ArticleThe role of data management in controlling foodborne diseases
Morne Bekker, Country Manager at NetApp South Africa. Recent heightened media attention around the Listeriosis outbreak has highlighted the necessity for increased digital communication and data...
View ArticleCombating the seven swords of cybercrime
Martin Walshaw, Senior Engineer at F5. With automated tools and hackers for hire, cybercrime has turned into a game for profit. Recent research from F5 Labs shows that out of 429 reported breaches...
View ArticleUnlocking Enterprise systems using voice
Werner Vogels, Chief Technology Officer at Amazon Web Services. Amazon is heavily invested in machine learning (ML), and is developing new tools to help developers build, train, and deploy ML models....
View ArticleChanges to South African VAT regulations to include software and electronic...
Changes to South African VAT regulations to include software and electronic services. (image: Shutterstock) Before 2014 the supply of inbound electronic services required the South African recipient...
View ArticleSENTECH appoints Tebogo Leshope as new COO
Tebogo Leshope, newly appointed Chief Operations Officer of SENTECH. SENTECH has appointed Tebogo Leshope as the Chief Operations Officer. Having achieved its fifth consecutive clean audit, the...
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