by Kathy Gibson | May 11, 2020 | Features
The IT industry has been advocating the concept of remote working for years but, to a large extent, business has been lukewarm to the concept. Now, the Covid-19 lockdown has thrust the issue into the spotlight and organisations have been forced to implement remote...
by Kathy Gibson | May 11, 2020 | Features
Remote working was sprung on many companies as the Covid-19 lockdown came into effect, but it is probably here to stay as organisations around the world realise its benefits. The obvious one of workers being able to discharge their duties without battling traffic to...
by Kathy Gibson | May 11, 2020 | Features
As more of our work and personal lives have become digital, we’ve seen a staggering growth in the amount of data we’re generating, storing and accessing. By Michael Cade, senior global technologist at Veeam According to various studies, Google processes 3,5-billion...
by Kathy Gibson | May 11, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Cyber security concerns have increased as employees move to work from home, with video conferencing becoming a key new area of concern. This is according to Bryan Baxter, corporate IT business development manager and IITPSA KZN chapter committee member, who was...
by Kathy Gibson | May 11, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Financial services providers have stepped in and offered various relief measures to consumers buckling under financial pressure because of the national lockdown. Support mechanisms ranging from premium holidays to payment breaks are being offered. But before accepting...
by Kathy Gibson | May 11, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
On 5 May 2020, the Commissioner for SARS made a profound media statement, which gave a detailed account of projected revenue collection in light of the Covid-19 crisis, but also gave valuable insight of what we can expect from SARS in coming months. By Jean du Toit,...
by Kathy Gibson | May 8, 2020 | Product Showcase
Huawei Consumer Business Group South Africa has launched the new Huaweai Y7p phone. The device offers rear triple-camera setup that includes a 48MP main camera with a wide-aperture lens, an 8MP Super Wide Angle camera for scenic landscape shots and wide-angle video...
by Kathy Gibson | May 8, 2020 | Product Showcase
With the Samsung Fl!p 2, meetings can seem to come to life. While the Fl!p 2 can be used just as the Fl!p charts of old, meeting participants can also sync their personal devices to the Fl!p 2 so that any changes made on the digital Flipchart will be mirrored on the...
by Kathy Gibson | May 8, 2020 | Product Showcase
Dell Technologies has announces new solutions to capture the time-sensitive value of the billions of devices at the edge, outside of a traditional data centre. The new Dell EMC PowerEdge XE2420 is a compact, “short depth” server designed for space-constrained and...
by Kathy Gibson | May 8, 2020 | news
During grappling with a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 South Africa’s credit rating was also downgraded to below investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service. This is likely to only further depress an already weakening economy, with...
