How AI can boost your data backups

In the event of a data emergency – say, a cyberattack or a natural disaster shutting down a data centre – no organisation wants to worry about whether they have secure, up-to-date backups, and whether they can be easily recovered. By Graham Brown, country manager for...

Horses for courses with wealth of storage options

Data is the new oil driving business value – which makes storage more important than ever. Organisations are spoilt for choice when it comes to data storage: but which technology is the most effective for which applications? Cassim Amod, BP lead: NetApp at...

Is quantum computing going through a teenage phase?

Long-time followers of the quantum computing market will know that interest in technology has continued to accelerate. Industry events are attended by an ever more diverse crowd of scientists, engineers, investors, supply chain partners, and prospective end users,...

How to save money on international money transfers

With Donald Trump’s election and, more recently, strong employment numbers coming out of the US, many South Africans will have been keeping a nervous eye on the rand’s performance against major currencies. That nervousness isn’t unfounded either. The gains the...

Tips for bolstering cybersecurity for SMEs

A recent survey by cybersecurity firm KnowBe4 has uncovered a concerning gap in security practices between small and large businesses. The study, which polled 2 600 IT professionals, found that 62% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do not use multi-factor...