Directors expect Covid to change business models

Digital transformation has received a boost in the wake of global Covid-19 disruption. A new survey from Gartner finds that 69% of boards of directors (BoDs) accelerated their digital business initiatives, and almost half anticipate changing their organisations’...

African data centre trends driven by the edge

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

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

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...

Dell Technologies Forum

The Dell Technologies Forum, with a focus on IT innovation, was held virtually in November. Kathy Gibson reports   Disruptive times call for IT innovation It is hard to believe that the at beginning of 2020, few had heard of coronavirus – now every aspect of our...

Merger creates fraud protection company

Customer Fraud Solutions, a fraud and risk management company, has converged with MoData to create MoData Digital Services (MDS). MoData Digital Services offers customer-friendly protection against fraud and other security threats — a necessity during a period where...