Cloud Computing in South Africa

Managing the value of data

No organisation can survive in the always-on environment without having access to data. Fortunately, better business resiliency is to be had by leveraging the foundation put in place by IT...

By Claude Schuck 14 Jun 2017

MyBroadband Underground - The must-attend tech conference for IT professionals

The inaugural MyBroadband Underground event, in partnership with SqwidNet, will take place at The Venue in Melrose Arch on 22 August 2017...

Issued by MyBroadband 1 hour ago

Mahala.ms portal empowers students

Microsoft South Africa, in conjunction with Intervate and 2enable, has launched an online portal called Mahala.ms...

7 hours ago

DDoS attacks continue to morph

The latest approach to characterise a large number of complex, multi-vector DDoS attacks is to use reflection to exploit connection-less lightweight directory access protocols...

15 Jun 2017

Why having an enterprise-wide data archiving strategy is crucial

As more and more South African firms continue with their cloud migration programmes, the importance of having an enterprise-wide data archiving strategy comes sharply into focus...

By Matthias Meiert 8 Jun 2017

#YouthMonth: The youth of South Africa is alive with possibility

Rendani Nevhulaudzi (28) is the MD of Jören Communications, a technology company supplying ICT services. We find out more about his business and how he is providing employment to young people...

By Ilse van den Berg 7 Jun 2017

Five key talking points from the 2017 EMEA Adobe Summit in London

The annual EMEA Adobe Summit in London is a huge calendar event for us at Cognifide, as part of the WPP Adobe Alliance...

By Kirsty Barkhuizen 6 Jun 2017

How Africa can accelerate digital transformation

Digital transformation in Africa requires a fundamental shift for real change to occur across processes, functions, and customer engagement, according to Frost & Sullivan...

6 Jun 2017

Cloud-based retail gets closer to the ground

Once the darling of the US retail industry, Sears has become a poster-child of what happens when poor strategy meets brutal levels of digital disruption...

By Mpumi Nhlapo 2 Jun 2017

Research shows SA behind SDN adoption curve

New research shows South Africa is behind the software defined networking (SDN) adoption curve while it's taking the rest of the world by storm as organisations seek greater control, performance, and management of the data centre and network...

By Johan de Villiers 31 May 2017

#AfricaMonth: Quality agricultural education essential to increase productivity in Africa

In spite of declining growth rates and recent credit downgrades in many African countries, a growing labor force and vast expanses of arable land, point to significant opportunities...

By Howard Blight 29 May 2017

Cloud is coming home

Johannesburg and Cape Town have been selected to be host cities for Microsoft's African Cloud data centres, a development with huge benefits for local companies and customers...

Issued by EOH MC Solutions 25 May 2017

2017: A Tipping point for cloud

By 2020, nine out of ten organisations will utilise hybrid cloud infrastructure, according to Gartner^[1]. 2017 is set to be a tipping point for IaaS adoption...

By James Stanbridge 24 May 2017

What are the best cloud backup solutions for your business?

While there are quite a few ransomware prevention techniques, cloud backup solutions are presently the safest and most effective method of protection from attacks...

Issued by Naija Writers’ Coach 17 May 2017

International

Retailers set to lose billions as card-not-present fraud rises

Retailers stand to lose $71 billion globally from fraudulent CNP (Card-Not-Present) transactions over the next five years, according to new data from Juniper Research. The data found that a number of factors, such as the USA's shift to EMV cards, delays in 3DS 2.0 (3D-Secure) and click-and-collect fraud were key drivers behind the rise.

21 Jun 2017

Canada to teach computer coding starting in kindergarten

OTTAWA, Canada: Canadian schoolchildren will soon start learning computer coding and other digital skills from kindergarten through to high school, the government announced on Wednesday, 14 June 2017.

15 Jun 2017

New CNN Travel multiplatform, multimedia digital destination launched

In the latest step in CNN's strategy to build premium content brands appealing to global audiences and commercial partners, the channel has launched an all-new CNN Travel multimedia digital destination. CNN Travel has a new design as a globally-minded, mobile-first, social product with an emphasis on visual storytelling.

13 Jun 2017

Apple wants to rock the market with HomePod, faces challenges

SAN FRANCISCO, US: Apple's new HomePod speaker may be music to the ears of its loyal fans, but how much it can crank up volume in the smart speaker market remains to be heard.

8 Jun 2017

IBM Watson, Sesame Workshop launch cognitive vocabulary learning app for kids

In Georgia, US, IBM Watson and Sesame Workshop have piloted their first intelligent play and learning platform on IBM cloud at the Gwinnett County Public Schools, designed to establish evidence of learning at scale.

7 Jun 2017