https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/664.html South Africa news 15 Cloud news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/664.html en-us Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:45:26 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-demand-drives-ruthenium-prices-to-new-highs-733632a Ruthenium, a minor metal in the platinum-group metals (PGMs), has surged to an all-time high as supply constraints and growing demand linked to artificial intelligence tighten the market, analysts and producers said. 1-266462 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cloud South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/internet-of-beings-the-dream-of-digitising-human-bodies-for-healthcare-and-the-nightmare-407699a In the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage, a spacecraft and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into the body of an injured astronaut to remove a life-threatening blood clot from his brain. The Academy Award-winning movie – later developed into a novel by Isaac Asimov – seemed like pure fantasy at the time. However, it anticipated what could be the next revolution in medicine: the idea that ever-smaller and more sophisticated sensors are about to enter our bodies, connecting human beings to the internet. 1-263885 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:12:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cloud South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-cloud-security-is-the-modern-strategic-imperative-for-businesses-629881a As businesses increasingly shift operations to the cloud, securing these environments has become a strategic priority. According to Fortinet’s 2025 report, 35% of IT security budgets are now allocated to cloud protection, while Gartner reports that the cloud security market grew by 24% last year. 1-263831 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cloud South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cell-c-huawei-sign-deal-to-boost-sa-digital-transformation-396928a Cell C Business and Huawei Cloud have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on cloud computing, digital infrastructure, and industry-specific technology solutions aimed at accelerating South Africa’s digital transformation. 1-263273 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cloud South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/major-aws-outage-hits-websites-and-apps-sa-among-affected-959414a Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the world’s largest cloud infrastructure providers, suffered a major outage on Monday, 20 October, affecting services and applications globally. The disruption primarily hit the US-East-1 region, resulting in increased error rates and slower performance across multiple AWS systems. 1-262534 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cloud South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cassava-accenture-partner-to-drive-sovereign-ai-cloud-adoption-in-africa-954324a Cassava Technologies has entered a strategic collaboration with Accenture to expand sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) cloud solutions across Africa. 1-261694 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:12:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cloud South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-cyber-threats-could-derail-south-africa-mining-recovery-065505a While South African mining may have seen positive growth recently, there’s a new threat lurking in the digital realm: cyberattacks. Headlines often focus on commodity prices and logistical constraints as risks to the sector; a less visible but equally critical threat is escalating: cyberattacks that jeopardise not only operational continuity and data integrity but also worker safety and national economic stability. 1-261517 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cloud South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/data-centre-neutrality-is-seacom-infrastructure-advantage-843843a In today's hyperscale economy, connectivity is no longer enough. Enterprises and global cloud providers are demanding infrastructure that is not only high-performance and scalable but vendor-neutral, interoperable, and built on trust. They want the freedom to connect wherever they want, however they want, and with whomever they wish, without being locked into closed ecosystems or bundled platforms. 1-261169 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cloud South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/global-best-practices-for-erp-security-and-data-governance-in-the-cloud-era-402529a As ERP systems move deeper into the cloud and connect with a growing web of applications, suppliers, and partners, the risks to security, privacy, and compliance are increasing. For CFOs, CIOs, and business leaders, ERP is no longer just a back-office system. It is the central nervous system of the organisation, holding sensitive financial data, customer information, supply chain details, and proprietary business processes. Protecting this environment now requires a coordinated focus on cybersecurity and data governance that addresses both current threats and future challenges. 1-260745 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cloud South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cloud-based-tools-reshape-how-sa-businesses-communicate-693451a The digital communications landscape in South Africa and globally continues to shift, with cloud-based telephony tools increasingly replacing legacy PBX systems. This is according to Braintree, a local Microsoft solutions partner, which says tools such as Microsoft Teams Calling and Operator Connect are becoming core to how businesses collaborate and manage voice services. 1-258971 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cloud South Africa