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IT incidents – where do they come from and what do they mean?
Incidents happen, even if a business’ IT functions like a well-oiled machine. Despite best efforts to implement streamlined IT Service Management (ITSM) best practices, underpinned by the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework, it’s impossible to eliminate incidents altogether. Why?…
Russia shoots for the Moon
In a recent statement by the Russian Federal Space Agency, the announcement was made that Russia hopes to have a lunar colony established by the year 2040. A press release was published by Roscomos, the Russian Federal Space Agency, on Wednesday 28 November, stating that…
Supply chain networks evolve as mobility apps challenge traditional architecture
The impact of digitisation is rapidly disrupting business models across organisations. This is becoming more prevalent in the manufacturing sector, in particular, supply chain where automation and data exchange are key. Cassie Lessing, managing director of Strato IT Group, provider…
Driving business success through intelligent automation
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a part of our everyday conversation and lives. It is used when talking about smart and autonomous cars, in digital personal assistants like Siri and Alexa, and in video games. When it comes to incorporating…
NASA’s InSight stuck the #MarsLanding
Last night, around 9 PM local time, NASA’s InSight lander touched down on the surface of Mars to commence a two-year long research mission into the composition of the planet’s core and the effects of seismic activity. Here’s a look…
How to watch NASA’s InSight lander touch down on Mars
The InSight mission is led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California and the craft first took off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base in May of this year. InSight is NASA’s first spacecraft to be sent to Mars…
Managing the impact of the global digital component shortage
Technological development inevitably brings with it unexpected consequences, and the advent of the fourth industrial revolution is no exception. Fuelled by rapidly increasing demand for technologies such as smartphones, new generation vehicles and advanced defence hardware, as well as by…
IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week
This week was yet again filled with tech news stories that grabbed the headlines both across Africa and around the world. This week was dominated by Black Friday. The sales frenzy, which kicked off on Friday 23 November 2017, grabbed…
The rise of the millennial workforce has driven the evolution of tech
With the war for eyeballs, attention spans and airtime ongoing, the media has taken to broadly denouncing this group in clickbait articles; generous with accusations yet economical on facts. Millennials are scathingly labelled as flaky, cellphone-obsessed navel-gazers; unwilling to pay…
Altron’s Altech Radio Holdings rebrands
Altech Radio Holdings, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Altron, has rebranded as Altron Nexus. The name change comes in the wake of Altron’s new brand repositioning which unites all its businesses under one brand identity. “Our new brand, Altron Nexus, truly…
Accenture Nigeria to unveil Innovation Index 2018
Global tech, strategy, digital and consulting service firm, Accenture has unveiled the complete survey report of its Innovation Index 2018 which focuses on game-changing business, market and technology trends in Nigeria financial services industry. The event took place on Friday,…
The future of customer experience
Anyone can paint a big vision, but very few turn it into economic success for their customers, partners and themselves. Today, anticipating which future customers are most likely to embrace is more important in the customer experience and contact centre…
Technology revolution is about people
Global figures show that manufacturing is caught in a particularly vicious bind. Productivity is continually rising, which means that fewer people are needed to produce more goods more cheaply. At the same time, demand for these goods is relatively inelastic…
tt100 Awards Interview: Nelito Systems
Ashish Varun – Head International Sales, Marketing at Nelito Systems Ltd explains that the company is engaged in the business of providing software solutions and services for Banking, Financial Services and Government sectors, primarily in India and South Asian countries.…
tt100 Awards Interview: CURA Software Solutions
Alex Roberts, Regional Director – Sales & Operations at CURA Software Solutions revealed that CURA, a pioneer in its industry, was established in 2001 and is a leading provider of Governance, Risk, Compliance and Risk-based Audit software solutions, implemented across…
tt100 Awards Interview: Brucol Global Development
Brucol Global Development is an agricultural consulting company. It is founded on the basis of economic development across the African continent. Started in 2014, the company offers agricultural consulting services to farmers in the rural areas. Bruce Diale, Managing Director…
