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Top 3 steps to move your start up to the cloud
Cloud computing is transforming the way companies interact with their customers, with 93 percent of South African companies currently either implementing or planning the initial phase of their cloud strategy. Whether we know it or not, we are already reliant…
Liquid Telecom upgrades internet speed in East Africa
Liquid Telecom has revealed that it has completed 100G upgrades to key routes on the East African fibre ring. Liquid telecom will provide 100G links to the cities of Kigali in Rwanda, Kampala, and Tororo in Uganda, and Nairobi and…
Ark: Survival Evolved Review
After being in early access for quite some time, Ark: Survival Evolved has finally hit retail stores around the globe – and is available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Mac. Essentially an action-adventure survival game, Ark: Survival…
Facebook launches Developer Circles in South Africa
Social media giant, Facebook, announced on Wednesday, 6 September 2017, that the company has begun the roll-out of Developer Circles in South African cities; Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria. The project, which was launched at Facebooks Developer Conference (F8) in…
Top 5 mobile digital risks to look out for
I’ll venture to guess you’re using a mobile device to read this. In a recent Ericsson Mobility Report, the total number of mobile subscriptions at the end of 2016 was approximately 7.5 billion and growing around 4 percent year-on-year. Greater…
Which data centre is right for you?
Data centres act as the data and app stores of businesses, they provide raw computing power and connectivity. As such, they are core to any business. Ownership is, however, no longer essential. Businesses now make strategic, often hybrid, choices based…
New Netshield products offer power surge and environmental monitoring
Power surges and electrical spikes present a substantial risk to electrical devices, and when the devices in question are components of your data centre or server room, that risk falls squarely in the ‘unacceptable’ category. Directly alongside surges, and in…
Gartner outlines 4 areas driving autonomous vehicle adoption
Gartner expects multiple launches of autonomous vehicles around 2020. However, the full impact of autonomous vehicle technology on society and the economy will not begin to emerge until approximately 2025. Four main areas will drive development of the autonomous vehicle market: Customer and societal…
Joe Falter appointed as the new CEO of Jumia Travel
Jumia Travel has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, Joe Falter, succeeding Paul Midy who has exited the top post to take a different position in the larger Jumia Group. Falter, who is also the Founder and…
New partnership to grow financial skills of youth in Zambia
Mwabu is partnering with Financial Sector Deepening Zambia (FSDZ) to develop a financial education curriculum for both school learners and young women in Zambia. The educational technology company is creating a blended learning and certification programme that combines face-to-face and…
Online Marketing Toolbox launched for Startups
Integrated ICT and telecommunications company, Vox, has launched its Online Marketing Toolbox aimed at providing start-ups and SMMEs with bundled services aimed at creating an online presence. “We wanted to simplify the digital tools available to small (and micro) enterprises,…
South African Reserve Bank approves TerraPay launch
TerraPay has revealed that the company has successfully obtained regulatory approval from the South African Reserve Bank to launch Cross-border money transfer services in South Africa. The approval sees TerraPay become the fifth company to be licensed as a category three…
Attendees react to 2017 Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa
The 3rd edition of the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (#HISA2017) took place on 29 and 30 August 2017 at Vodacom World in Midrand, Johannesburg. This two-day event featured provocative panel discussions, interactive roundtables and a roster of thought-leading, incisive speakers.…
Apple to unveil new iPhone on the 12th of September 2017?
According to a report by CNN, Apple has sent out invites for their annual product launch, dated for September 12 2017, where it is widely expected that the company will unveil the all new iPhone 8 along with other products.…
Shadow IT could be the reason businesses “wannacry”
There are mixed opinions about implementing unauthorised, IT applications (apps) within the organisation, a practice known as Shadow IT. Opinion on Shadow IT is divided into two camps. Some believe that due to the fast pace of business, demands are…
Top 4 digital transformation priorities for African telecoms operators
After nearly two decades of uninhibited growth and profitability, African telecoms operators (telcos) are facing the converging forces of digital disruption. Some of the factors contributing to this are: easily accessible broadband internet, popular over the top (OTT) services such…
