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DDoS mitigation best practice in an IoT world
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a conversation that has been gathering momentum in the public space for around the past five years or so, even though the concept has been around for a few decades. And yet, in this…
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 as their Chief Operations Officer (COO) for South Africa. Hoseck joins the ICT provider with over 27 years’ technical and managerial…
Banking on Hyperconverged systems to simplify deployment and IT operations
In a nutshell, hyperconverged systems can be defined as compact and software-defined. They integrate powerful compute and storage capacities. These systems are typically deployed in organisations’ remote offices, such as local branches of a bank, where access to IT expertise…
Allianz trials blockchain tech for insurance market
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has successfully trialed blockchain technology for an insurance program including cash transfer between countries. AGCS’s Allianz Risk Transfer (ART) line of business has teamed up with Ernst & Young (EY) as blockchain advisory…
Business doomed without IT at the strategy table
With the emergence of Industry 4.0 and the consumerisation of IT, it is becoming increasingly important for IT and business to sit together at the strategy table. Before advancements in digital technology drove business enablement and competitiveness, businesses could afford…
Why Africa needs blockchain
Bitcoin may make headlines when its value crashes or climbs, but the blockchain technology behind the controversial cryptocurrency could help Africa overcome some of its biggest developmental challenges. Leishen Pillay, partner and Head of Technology, Media and Telecommunications at Hogan…
Will South Africa get an open access wireless network?
An open access wholesale-only wireless (3G and 4G/LTE) network (OAWN) can, within just a few years, connect the 40% of people in South Africa who still do not have Internet access. This can provide an exponential boost to South Africa’s…
Opera adds new features to their browser
Opera has launched a new version of the Opera browser. The Reborn browser features include a fun snapshot editing tool, a handy search pop-up tool, integrated popular social messengers and support for watching online video content using VR headsets to…
Technology in the workplace: Cause for panic or technology goldmine?
“Beware of the robots! No office job is safe” – or so reads the headline of yet another article about why emerging technologies spell doom for today’s worker. While using such phrases to describe artificial intelligence (AI) and automation can…
Sub-Saharan Africa will have over 300 million LTE subscriptions by 2023
Ericsson launched regional mobility report for Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle-East. The Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts that LTE subscriptions will expand by 47 percent from 30 million in 2017 to 310 million by 2023 in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the…
InterSat sets up teleport services in Nairobi
Satellite solution provider, InterSat and global satellite operator ABS have announced the launch of iDirect platforms on ABS-3A C-band and Ku-band beams. InterSat will operate the services from its new and state-of-the-art teleport in Nairobi using ABS-3A’s pan-Africa beams. The…
Latest solutions required for Safe Cities showcased at AfricaCom 2017
ETELM, a manufacturer of Mission Critical communications infrastructures, is using this week’s Mission Critical Africa, which is being held at AfricaCom 2017, to discuss how its 4GLinked solution is meeting the growing demand for safe cities across Africa and beyond.…
Winners of AppsAfrica Innovation Awards announced
On Monday 6 November 2017 the ten winners of the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2017 were announced at a pan-African mobile and tech awards party at Shimmy Beach Club in Cape Town, South Africa. Having received over 300 entries, the Awards…
How your organisation can achieve “up-to-date” data protection
Data is an organisation’s most critical, strategic and competitive asset. In order for businesses to remain successful, in it imperative that they protect their data. However, thanks to the proliferation of data-generating devices and technologies such as virtualisation, the cloud…
Digital transformation: A theory of change that frequently changes
The development sector could learn a lot from the approaches being used in instructive digital organisations. The digital approach promotes the idea that organisations can and will thrive by understanding their customers, being data driven, and using fit-for-purpose methodologies in…
How AI is set to change payroll in Africa
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way businesses operate. All functions, including payroll, stand to benefit from the enhanced efficiency this technology brings. That said, there are some concerns. Payroll is a vital business function. If it doesn’t work smoothly,…
