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September 19, 2017 •
Events, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
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The 2017 edition of the Gartner Symposium kicked off on Monday 18 September 2017 at the Cape Town, South Africa at the International Convention Center (CTICC). The four-day event was opened by Peter Sondergaard, the Executive Vice President at Gartner, who...
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September 19, 2017 •
Internet of Things, Security, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly expanding to include a previously undreamed of amount of connected devices – cars, toys, medical devices, home appliances – and all these smart things connecting to the Web have to be secured. Unfortunately,...
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September 19, 2017 •
East Africa, Healthcare, Internet of Things, North Africa, Opinion, Southern Africa, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is evolving quickly, and on a global scale. The healthcare industry has cottoned on to this trend and already we are seeing a host of applications and connected devices entering the market, bearing the promise of improving the...
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September 18, 2017 •
East Africa, Internet of Things, North Africa, Southern Africa, Top Stories, West Africa •
Darryl Linington •
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As more financial service providers adopt machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, it is becoming ever more apparent that these solutions are vital to economic inclusivity and innovation on the African continent. This is according to Jeremy Potgieter, SADC...
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September 12, 2017 •
Internet of Things, Mining & Energy, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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An independent research commissioned by Inmarsat has revealed that energy companies will struggle to derive maximum value from Internet of Things (IoT) without access to improved high-speed connectivity. ‘The Future of IoT in Enterprise – 2017’...
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September 1, 2017 •
East Africa, Internet of Things, North Africa, Opinion, Southern Africa, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Omni-channel: IoT in practice
The Internet of Things (IoT) sounds both magical and cryptic; those operating in the environment where its capabilities are being theorised, experimented on or even rolled out are deep into technology and its application. So deep that they can find it hard to...
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August 31, 2017 •
Internet of Things, Opinion, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Can IoT propel the insurance sector into the future
We are in the midst of a digital revolution that is fundamentally changing the way we do business, the way businesses operate, and how they interact with both customers and competitors. The world is gradually moving online in its entirety, one device – one...
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August 28, 2017 •
Internet of Things, Opinion, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on How Tech can help with Wildlife Conservation
The rise of the Internet of Things and other mobile technologies offers humanity the opportunity to truly advance their efforts in preserving and saving the environment in more innovative and relevant ways. Humanity today finds itself living in what is...
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August 28, 2017 •
East Africa, Features, Healthcare, North Africa, Southern Africa, Top Stories, West Africa •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Top technology trends advancing healthcare in Africa
The healthcare industry is witnessing unprecedented transformation, it is estimated that by 2020 healthcare in Africa will be needing more than $25 billion in physical assets. Technology is flipping the script when it comes to delivering healthcare solutions....
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August 24, 2017 •
Big Data, Opinion •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on How does AI contribute to next-level data analytics?
The Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) are just some of the technology phrases that are becoming part of business discussions at insurance companies across South Africa. Even though insurance companies are incredibly data rich, very few...
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August 24, 2017 •
General, Opinion, Southern Africa •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Teaching coding today will grow the economy tomorrow
It’s no secret that the digital revolution is going to create major disruption in the workplace. But the good news is if we are able to develop the skills necessary to support these emerging phenomena, then we have the opportunity to unlock great potential....
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August 23, 2017 •
East Africa, Internet of Things, Mobile and Telecoms, North Africa, Opinion, Southern Africa, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Don’t drown in operations data: use your smart devices smartly
IoT (Internet of Things) has been creating a buzz for half a decade. “The information from many IoT devices across their operations offers companies an incredibly accurate picture of what’s happening in their businesses and supply chains,” reports...
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August 18, 2017 •
Security, Sponsored, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Discussing DDoS and the Ostrich Syndrome
The so-called Ostrich Syndrome is a term used to describe people who prefer to “stick their heads in the sand”, much as an ostrich does, rather than accept some uncomfortable facts. Sadly, when it comes to indisputable threats like Distributed Denial of...
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August 18, 2017 •
General, Opinion •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Public-sector projects can benefit from high-speed connectivity
It has been 23 years since the first Pan-African Conference of Ministers of Public/Civil Service was held in Tangier. Since then there has been a lot of progress in the terms of public sector services on the continent. We need to celebrate the successes,...
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August 10, 2017 •
Internet of Things, Opinion •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on The five phases of an IoT project
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August 8, 2017 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Opinion •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Telcos should leverage consumers’ increasing demand for mobile data
Africa is witnessing rapid growth in the telecommunications sector, and the use of mobile telephones is at the forefront of this surge. While it was initially voice communication that drove the interest in mobile telephony, thanks to the increased...
