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Twice as much: The shift towards an active-active architecture
Being proactive in business has always yielded much more generous results than being passive. The same can be said for an organisation’s network. So, you can just imaging the immense benefits of being doubly active. Zeus Kerravala, founder and principal…
Public vs Private cloud: maturity self-assessment for enterprises
The growing maturity of enterprise cloud offerings is giving businesses unprecedented choice in how they build the technology infrastructure that will power their core processes and enable their digital transformation. And while there are multiple paths to take, all roads…
Top 6 security and risk management trends according to Gartner
Business leaders are becoming increasingly conscious of the impact cybersecurity can have on business outcomes. Gartner said that security leaders should harness this increased support and take advantage of six emerging trends, to improve their organisation’s resilience while elevating their…
Remote monitoring as a power management solution
Tellumat Integrated Solutions has redeveloped its power management solution for shared base station facilities, providing network operators with extra business assurance through remote monitoring and management. The need As municipalities continue to restrict the number of cellular towers allowed in…
Networks Unlimited announces B-BBEE deal and unveils new corporate ID
Networks Unlimited, an African value-added distributor of converged technology, data centre, networking, and security technology solutions, has announced a 53 percent broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) deal, which has strong educational and community upliftment leanings. Networks Unlimited has announced the…
MTN introduces Made For Home
MTN has extended their customer offering with the introduction of a new Broadband proposition, addressing consumers’ need for in-home Internet connectivity. The MTN Made For Home proposition is offered on MTNs fixed LTE network, and is specifically designed for use…
Using data to weather the catastrophic effects of natural disasters
From Hawaii’s volcanic eruptions through to Cape Town’s drought, the world has seen its fair share of natural disasters over the last couple of months. A few weeks ago, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano continued to eject a continuous stream of lava…
Webhelp partners with Harambee to tackle youth unemployment in South Africa
South Africa has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world. According to the 2018 Quarterly Labour Force Survey released by Statistics South Africa, in the first quarter of 2018, in South Africa, there were 3.3 million youths…
Skyrocketing fees negatively impact blockchain
One of the biggest drawcards for cryptocurrency, is that payments are quick, easy and affordable. Transactions can take place across the globe and its multiple time zones with ease, without delays, and with very low fees. In fact, Satoshi Nakamoto,…
Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions
The Ivorian government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Visa with an aim to digitize government services and ensure financial services are accessible to more Ivorians. Adama Koné, the Minister of Finance and Economy and Andrew Torre, Visa’s…
Addressing your data breach risk
In the wake of recent data breach incidents, it is imperative that businesses give the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act, No 4 of 2013 (Act) their full attention, even though the substantive provisions of the Act are…
37 per cent of infrastructure investors invest in emerging markets-study
A new report released by the Global Infrastructure Hub, a G20 initiative, has revealed an infrastructure investment gap of US$1 trillion in 10 Compact with Africa countries over the next 22 years. This represents a 42 per cent investment gap;…
Mobile solutions provider Workz opens office in South Africa
Workz Group, the mobile solutions and serialized software company based in Dubai Production City, has announced the opening of its regional sales office in Johannesburg, South Africa in a move intended to serve its growing African client base. The new…
This is how low code development helps your business
Low code development platforms make building applications quick and easy enough that even people without any coding knowledge can do it. They also make deploying to multiple platforms, such as tablets, smartphones, laptops, and desktops with a variety of Windows,…
#NDP2030Hackathon – doing it for the country
The State Information Technology Agency (SITA), in partnership with the Presidency, on Friday, 22 June, launched a pioneering hackathon to encourage the development of innovative technology to help the country achieve the goals set out in the National Development Plan…
Nigerian banks ordered to report cyber incidents
The Guardian has revealed that banks in Nigeria will report all cyber incidents starting from August 1, 2018. This comes after a draft document by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) mandated banks to incorporate cyber risk management with their institution-wide…
