Industries converge at the Cloud World Forum Africa
Over 60 senior IT leaders from the world’s most important industries will share their opinions and views about the benefits of cloud computing at the 2nd Annual Cloud World Forum Africa – www.cloudworlseries.com/africa More...
Top-flight speakers confirmed for Innovation Dinner Nigeria
The next Innovation Dinner Nigeria is shaping up to be the biggest so far. IT News Africa has secured the participation of top-flight speakers as well as confirmed the attendance of senior IT executives, academics, More...
IT the centre of growth strategy for SA businesses
EMC has announced the results of its survey into IT transformation, revealing that 78 per cent of South African businesses surveyed will undergo transformational change over the next year. EMC has surveyed decision More...
Ten drivers of Cloud computing for South African businesses
While Cloud computing remains a rather fluffy concept for many South African business people, local businesses are increasingly using Cloud-based applications – many without realising that they are “in the Cloud” More...
Q&A: Country Manager, Intel Corporation South Africa
The consumerisation of IT and advent of cloud computing has radically shifted the dynamics within the PC industry. The demand for connectivity across Africa is driving the development of sophisticated systems to More...
Uganda govt accessible in the cloud
Uganda’s government has put plans in motion to enable cloud-computing in the country. The cloud will serve as a data centre through which Ugandan citizens can access information from government ministries, More...
SA consumers living it up in the cloud
A newly released Microsoft MSN poll reveals that more than half of average consumers of the Internet use more than one computing device every day – and are increasingly turning to the cloud to help access More...
3 Tech Trends that are taking businesses to the next level
“There can be no doubt that businesses have to employ technology if they hope to compete,” says Rob Lith, Director of Connection Telecom. “When it comes to investing in cloud computing and virtualization, More...
The business case for cloud computing
Cloud computing has generated significant hype in Africa. But with IT vendors pushing the technology case, few companies have taken the time to look at the value it can offer from a business perspective, says Frank More...
Effective data management is key to cloud success
Despite several barriers to entry and risks involved, cloud computing is gaining traction, as it offers numerous potential benefits to organisations of all sizes. However, while the benefits of cloud computing may More...