by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Thought Leadership
5G networks are now being built out, with performance and capacity gains available to be tapped by new use cases. By Chafic Traboulsi, head of networks at Ericsson Middle East & Africa One of the first will be fixed wireless access (FWA). Around half of all...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Cloud connectivity allows us to approach business activities differently. From managing data and operational processes more effectively to providing access to all areas of the business regardless of where they are. A solution that was once a luxury has now become a...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Intellectual property is the life blood of any organisation. For small businesses – even more so. By Amir Kanaan, MD: Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Kaspersky A strategic handling of a company’s intangible assets – e.g. trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Resilience is the key to enabling business growth in a hostile market environment. This is the word from Christopher Palm, chief risk advisor at the Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA), who adds that in its most general human context, resilience is...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
By now we have all become “experts” on virtual meetings, whether they are taking place on Zoom, MS Teams or whichever platform your organisation may be using. “But the question is, are we all being as effective in these meetings as we would be if they were...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The disruptions forced on society and businesses in the past few months may well have upended business practises as we know them, but their impacts are likely to be felt by governments and business well into the future. While this may be unsettling at first glance,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
While theft of physical possessions, such as passports, bags and wallets may be our biggest concerns, the threat of cyber theft is quickly becoming more likely – and with potentially bigger losses than just a missing suitcase. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional sales...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
As South Africa braces itself to reach the peak in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, Government statistics have shown that the country could reach 400 000 infections soon. While lockdown conditions may have been eased to level 3 for now, South Africa, and...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Features
Value-added distributor Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has announced the availability of Secure Cloud Architecture from multi-cloud application services provider F5. The solutions within the secure cloud architecture portfolio are designed to provide organisations...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Features
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa’s continued investment in its Silverton assembly plant in Pretoria has unlocked significant increases in its production volumes, with the Ford Ranger pickup exported to over 100 global markets, and the seven-seater Everest SUV...
