by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Features
While many technology brands talk about being a good fit for work from home, HP Africa, led by its vice-president and MD Bradley Pulford, has been very much ‘walking the walk’ in the booming remote work market. Pulford took up his role in December 2020 just as the...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Events/Report-backs
Kathy Gibson was at Google for Africa – Google has committed to invest $1-billion in Africa over the next five years. Making the announcement, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, says the funds will be used for initiatives ranging from improving connectivity to...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Events/Report-backs
Kathy Gibson was at VMworld – The multi-cloud world opens up a world of new possibilities for organisations – but it comes with extra complexity and cost. Raghu Raghuram, CEO of VMware, explains that the cloud journey has seen companies move from the...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Events/Report-backs
Nutanix .Next – Nutanix has announced new features in the Nutanix Cloud Platform, including the launch of AOS version 6 software, to help enterprises build modern, software-defined data centers and speed their hybrid multicloud deployments. Rajiv Mirani “Our customers...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
In just a few years, 4IR technology has swiftly become the bread and butter to our global economy. By Jim Holland, regional director for Africa, Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) The sustenance of this innovation and its businesses, however, comes with a...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Semiconductors will account for more than 20% of the total premium vehicle bill of materials (BoM) by 2030. This is the prediction from Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who points out that represents a staggering five-times growth rate over 2019’s 4% figure. This comes amid...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
By Greg Gatherer – In late July, South Africa’s ports and railways were brought to a standstill as a cyberattack hit Transnet, the country’s rail, port and pipeline company. While it’s still unclear exactly how the attack happened, there is no doubt that the...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
By Kim Furman – Certain stories stick. In my case, the sticky story was shared with me in an MBA class in Madrid in 2019. An American Design Thinking Lecturer, whose face has blurred in my memory, gave over his story to our small class in one of those rooms...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
By Craig Holmes – Over the past few years, organisations across sectors have embarked on their digital transformation journeys at a moderate pace following industry predictions. The pandemic fast-tracked digital transformation as companies looked to emerging...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
By Mick McNeil – Jargon such as “game-changer” and “paradigm shift” are often used in the technology industry to drive interest and excitement about the latest innovations. This overuse of adjectives makes it difficult to identify when something comes along that...
