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African data centre trends driven by the edge

Nov 30, 2020

Today, we are re-inventing ourselves to work from home. This year has seen many companies rush to become acclimatised to all things digital as physical distancing became a necessity. By Natalya Makarochkina As Schneider Electric, we faced our own changes. We built a...

Spending on edge computing set for surge

Nov 30, 2020

The concept of edge computing most often refers to intermediating infrastructure and critical services between core datacentres and intelligent end points. Proliferating enterprise and consumer devices benefit from a digitally transformed technology world through edge...

Double-digit growth forecast for 3rd Platform tech

Nov 30, 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) is set to enjoy increased spend after the pandemic, along with other 3rd Platform technologies that are expected to see double-digit growth. To bring more insight to technology spending across and within industries, International Data...

Manufacturers, distributors gear up for the new normal

Nov 23, 2020

Business leaders within global manufacturing and distribution sectors have shown urgency in embracing digital transformation to overcome the disruption caused by the pandemic. This is according to new research released by Syspro, which seeks to understand the impact...

Rampant social engineering hinders security efforts

Nov 23, 2020

According to the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, even though hacking is reportedly down, social engineering accounts for more than two thirds of attacks. Of those attacks, 96% of them arrive via phishing. Attackers are using increasingly sophisticated...

Towards an unhackable future …

Nov 23, 2020

It seems that nothing can stop the onslaught of cybercrime, which continues to grow and expand into new markets month after month and year after year. As cybercrime becomes more formalised, the cyber-security industry has to constantly innovate to stay on top of their...

POPIA: Dark cloud or ray of sunshine?

Nov 23, 2020

While South African businesses have had the opportunity to mull over the various sections and regulations contained in the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) bill since 2013, the signing of it into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa in June this year meant they...

Dealing with personal information in the POPIA era

Nov 23, 2020

It is incumbent upon organisations to take control of the manner in which personal information is disposed of and to ensure that appropriate mechanisms within the organisation are established to address potential risks. By Marco Schepers, director: corporate, mergers...

POPIA: what employers need to know

Nov 23, 2020

POPIA places several obligations on employers in terms of managing employees personal information; it also gives certain rights to privacy to employees, write Kirsten Eiser, partner, and Shane Johnson, professional support lawyer at Webber Wentzel Employers need to be...

Step-up IT security for compliance

Nov 23, 2020

Email security, archiving, and data loss prevention should be high on the agenda for South African companies with the Protection of Public Information Act (POPIA) having commenced on 1 July 2020. Companies now have less than a year to get fully compliant, says Michael...

Pandemic puts pressure on supply chains to change

Nov 2, 2020

Kathy Gibson reports – During the Covid-19 crisis, people who don’t normally think too deeply about supply chains quickly learned how important they are. “We all became supply chain experts,” says Richard Wilding, professor at Cranfield School of Management,...

How e-mail helped NetFlorist pivot and innovate

Oct 30, 2020

As South Africa’s largest same-day gift and flower delivery e-commerce provider, NetFlorist is arguably one of the country’s most innovative – and beloved – homegrown brands. With a large and highly loyal base of customers, the company has been able to respond to user...

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