On Thursday, 18 July 2019, internet services provider, Internet Solutions (IS), announced its plan to expand its hybrid multi-cloud for customers. The company is said to be partnering with Microsoft on the project that will extend the offering from...
On Thursday, 11 July 2019, Amazon will host the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cape Town summit at the International Convention Centre. The summit aims to showcase the rewards that innovation and investment in IoT, hyperscale cloud and associated industry products...
June 13, 2019 •
General, Top Stories •
Fundi Maseko •
Comments Off on The battle for campus connectivity – what can we learn from smart cities?
One of the key challenges universities face today is how to keep up with the ever-growing connectivity demands of staff and students. Students expect to receive all their data and services wirelessly, and professors and researchers expect to be able to...
Technology leader, Cisco announced a number of software innovations designed for managing and securing networks at the 30th Cisco Live US taking place on 09-13 June 2019 in San Diego, California. The company introduced new artificial intelligence and machine...
April 26, 2019 •
Cloud Computing •
Fundi Maseko •
Comments Off on How communications service providers can maximise revenue with cloud
While cloud adoption among communications service providers (CSPs) in Africa is still at an early stage – with many regional operators only now beginning to implement concrete projects – Hassen Hamza, Pre-Sales & Business Development Manager,...
Managed IT services provider Troye has been awarded third place as Citrix’s Cloud Partner of the Year for emerging markets. The Citrix Summit partner conference was held recently in Orlando, Florida. Troye CEO Helen Kruger is delighted to receive this...
SPECTRAMI has announced that it has appointed Yasser Ali, as the General Manager for Egypt, Levant and North Africa. Based in Cairo, Yasser will be responsible for accelerating the growth of business, maintaining customer, partner and vendor relationship by...
March 19, 2019 •
General •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Worldwide server revenue grew 17.8 per cent in the Q4 of 2018: Gartner
The worldwide server market continued to grow through 2018 as worldwide server revenue increased 17.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2018, while shipments grew 8.5 per cent year over year, according to Gartner, Inc. In all of 2018, worldwide server...
March 8, 2019 •
Cloud Computing •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Launch of Microsoft cloud data centres to attract foreign investment
Microsoft’s opening of its first cloud data centres in South Africa on March 7, marked a historic milestone for South Africa and the continent as it will allow for faster, more agile business operations and provide access to next-generation...
March 7, 2019 •
Gadgets and Gaming •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on The transition to digital government is gaining momentum – Gartner
Gartner, Inc. predicts that by 2023, 50 per cent of the roles that government CIOs will oversee do not exist in government IT today. The recent Gartner CIO survey shows that the transition to digital government is gaining momentum. It found that 53 per...
Technology has become deeply ingrained in our lives. The way businesses handle the risks posed by their technology is changing. As with anything, adaptability is survivability. Cyber resilience is a set of practices and perspectives that mitigate risk within...
March 1, 2019 •
Education, Startups •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Google Cloud and SAP launch sustainability contest for startups
As digital transformation grows at an astronomical rate, Google Cloud and SAP have partnered to launch global sustainability contest for social entrepreneurs that have revenue-generating ideas that use data analytics and machine learning. According to the...
BT has announced that cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini Trust LLC (Gemini), a New York-based trust company, has joined the BT Radianz Cloud. The move provides Gemini access to one of the world’s largest, secure networked financial cloud...
With hyper-convergence adoption on the rise and IT leaders turning to hyper-converged infrastructure to deliver on-premise IT services with the speed and operational efficiency of the public cloud, locally managed IT services provider Troye has now introduced...
Huawei kicked off this year’s Mobile World Congress with its Day0 Forum in Barcelona. With the theme of building a fully connected intelligent world, the forum included industry insights of the latest trends. At the 5G is ON industry insights, Huawei...
February 25, 2019 •
Cloud Computing •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Migration is no longer about adopting a cloud-first approach
The cloud-first approach made popular in 2018 is no longer hailed as the answer to cloud domination. Instead, Christian Mahncke, Routed Enterprise Business Development, says that migration in 2019 will be more carefully considered and measured. “A forced...
