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SD-WAN delivers secure networking for the new world of work

Jun 12, 2020

Having a secure and efficient distributed working environment has become one of the top business priorities of 2020, writes David Browne, regional executive at Telviva. With the lockdown in South Africa, many companies have had to embrace remote working as a critical...

What happened to my net take home pay?

Jun 12, 2020

Starting a new job in an employee’s career is usually an exciting event with the additional prospect of increasing their earning potential in most cases. With the evolution of payroll systems over the years, it is natural to accept that there should not be any...

10 years on, Mustek and Huawei are still pioneering in the SA channel

Jun 5, 2020

Huawei was a little-known name in the South African market just 10 years ago. A handful of people knew the organisation as a supplier of telecommunications equipment and cabling, but it didn’t really feature outside of that specialised area. When Mustek announced that...

The importance of data literacy in the modern workplace

Jun 5, 2020

Data and analytics fuel digital business and play a vital role in the future survival of organisations worldwide. By Adriaan Hubinger, engagement manager: data, information and analytics at Decision Inc This, however, means very little if employees are unable to...

Remote working the new normal

Jun 5, 2020

Over the last few weeks, most organisations have managed to get at least some of their key workers set up to operate from home. There is also a growing recognition that once the lockdown is over, work is not going to simply go back to normal. So there is also a...

Cyberthreats dog remote working environment

Jun 5, 2020

Due to coronavirus crisis, companies are seeing an unprecedented amount of remote work. While this move creates obvious challenges for IT in terms of infrastructure and capacity, it’s also creating challenges for security teams as they push to scale remote work on a...

ikeja steps up during Covid-19 usage surge

Jun 5, 2020

Internet service provicer ikeja Wireless has ensured that it can cater for the surge in usage during the lockdown period with the help of ISP and network specialist, eNetworks. “With the outbreak of Covid-19, we knew that we were going to have to move fast to get the...

How to revitalise and create long-term growth for SA economy

Jun 5, 2020

The South African economy, like many emerging and developing economies, has high levels of poverty. As with many such countries, there are three primary objectives to reducing poverty, unemployment and inequity. These three objectives take precedence over almost all...

Learn how to save money, reduce complexity with SUSE Manager

Jun 1, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown the world into crisis, with business declining as lockdowns drive a global economic downturn. In this environment, organisations are looking for ways to cut costs as far as possible. Linux could be a big part of the solution to this...

New techniques drive Pawn Storm

May 29, 2020

Pawn Storm, one of the most notorious global hacking groups, has been relying on increasingly sophisticated techniques to compromise organisational defences. By Indi Siriniwasa, Vice-president of Trend Micro Sub-Saharan Africa From spear-phishing emails to malware...

SA cannot bury its head in the sand when it comes to connectivity

May 29, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in South Africa’s ICT networks and highlighted the challenges experienced by those who have access to technology and the internet, as well as those who don’t. With the country in lockdown, South Africans have had to deal...

Confusing UPS and renewable energy with backup power can cost

May 29, 2020

With more companies getting ready to operate again and empowering their employees to work from home, reliable electricity is essential. But reliable power is not a given. It can come with a threat to business continuity for remote workers trying to operate from home...

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