Banking on Hyperconverged systems to simplify deployment and IT operations
Gerald Sternagl Business Unit Manager Storage, EMEA, at Red Hat. (Channel Post MEA) In a nutshell, hyperconverged systems can be defined as compact and software-defined. They integrate powerful...
View ArticleAfricaCom 2017: Konnect Africa aiming to bring WiFi to rural areas
Laurent Grimaldi, CEO of Konnect Africa. Konnect Africa, a Eutelsat-owned satellite broadband service provider, on Thursday 9 November 2017 at AfricaCom in Cape Town South Africa, unveiled...
View ArticleNeed for Speed Payback launch trailer
Need for Speed Payback launch trailer. Set in the underworld of Fortune Valley, you and your crew are reunited by a search for vengeance against The House, a nefarious cartel that rules the city’s...
View ArticleTop tips when renting a multifunctional device for your business
Marc Pillay, MD of Develop South Africa. A multifunctional printer (MFP) is an office machine which incorporates the functionalities of multiple printing, copying, scanning and faxing devices into...
View ArticleRectron adds Microsoft CSP to cloud portfolio
Rectron adds Microsoft CSP to cloud portfolio. Rectron, a South Africa distributor of IT products, has announced the addition of Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) programme to its portfolio,...
View ArticleForza Motorsport 7 Review
Forza Motorsport 7 Review. The latest edition in the Forza Motorsport series was released towards the back end of 2017. Developed by Turn10 and published by Microsoft as an Xbox One exclusive, the...
View ArticleGoogle Launchpad Accelerator to support Africa startups
Google Launchpad Accelerator to support Africa startups. Google has announced two major new developments with an aim to boost to African entrepreneurs and app developers respectively. Google...
View ArticleIn2IT Technologies appoints Andrew Hoseck as COO for South Africa
In2IT Technologies appoints Andrew Hoseck as COO for South Africa. On Friday 10 November 2017 In2IT Technologies, a global technology services firm, recently announced the appointment of Andrew Hoseck...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Liquid Telecom and Huawei to deliver 100G links
South Africa: Liquid Telecom and Huawei to deliver 100G links. African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, a subsidiary of Econet Global, and Huawei, a global information and communications technology...
View ArticleDDoS mitigation best practice in an IoT world
Arbor Network’s territory manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, Bryan Hamman. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a conversation that has been gathering momentum in the public space for around the past five...
View ArticleFlySafair travellers can now use Zapper app to pay for tickets
FlySafair travellers can now use Zapper app to pay for tickets . South African airline, FlySafair and Zapper have entered into a partnership which will allow travellers to use the Zapper app to pay...
View ArticleMauritius launches $191 million renewable energy project
Mauritius launches $191 million renewable energy project. On Friday 10 November in Port Louis, Mauritius, the Republic of Mauritius launched a US$191 million renewable energy project supported by the...
View ArticleAfricaCom 2017: Huawei to invest $1b into digitalisation
AfricaCom 2017: Huawei to invest $1b into digitalisation Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei has reaffirmed their belief that African telecom operators need to focus on Digital Operations...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s digital economy stands out among emerging market
South Africa’s digital economy stands out among emerging market. The latest whitepaper released by Accenture and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) revealed that although South Africa’s...
View ArticleTop 5 traits of the transformational CIO
Niral Patel, MD and Technology Leader for Oracle South Africa. The transformational Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the talk of the town - a captain of innovation, charting a course toward digital...
View ArticleVoice over LTE smartphones to launch in Africa
Voice over LTE smartphones launched in Africa.(Source: Vanu) Smile Communications, a provider of mobile voice and data service on 4G LTE and global providers of 4G LTE chipset platforms to smartphone...
View ArticleEnergy service companies are the future for African telecom tower power
Energy service companies are the future for African telecom tower power. The single biggest challenge to being able to offer stable and reliable mobile phone services in Africa is power. Or more...
View ArticleGirls4Tech workshops introduced in Africa to drive interest in STEM
Girls4Tech workshops introduced in Africa to drive interest in STEM. Mastercard has introduced the Girls4Tech programme in Africa. The company is working to empower young girls in Africa with...
View ArticleThe short shift to cloud computing
Kabelo Makwane, Managing Director of the Accenture Cloud First business in South Africa (image: Microsoft) ‘Lift-and-shift’ – the classic approach to cloud migration – means this: take all your...
View ArticleCIOs must help their organisations unlock imagination and agility
Miles Crisp, CEO of Tarsus Technology Group We’re often told by business consultants and by CEOs themselves that the biggest challenges on business leaders’ plates are external factors such as...
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