by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
In a world where people are demanding instantaneous service and next-day delivery, the concept of rapid or realtime data is becoming crucial. Synthesis, together with Seacomand TransUnion, recently hosted an event in Johannesburg where experts from various industries...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
As the demand for data storage and edge computing grows, reliable and efficient computing and storage sites become increasingly important. However, the management of these sites presents a challenge as these smaller, local edge computing sites – typically one to four...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2020 | Features
The World Health Organisation and governments around the world are grappling with the novel coronavirus Covid-19. By Brian Pinnock, cybersecurity specialist at Mimecast As of end-February, infected more than 110 000 people in over 100 countries, with predictions it...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2020 | Features
With South Africa officially entering a technical recession in the fourth quarter of 2019, it’s tough out there for small and medium businesses. By Viresh Harduth, vice-president: small business at Sage Africa & Middle East Add a weak exchange rate, the prospect...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2020 | Features
The complexity and span of devices on the network continues to develop at an astounding rate and many organisations are struggling to address the growing attack surface. By Mandy Duncan, country manager at Aruba A plethora of devices are being brought into the...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2020 | Features
The Fourth Industrial Revolution brings about great change, driven by the interdependent forces of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), network-based logic, machine learning, augmented and virtual reality and quantum computing. This has led to many...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2020 | Features
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,9-trillion in 2020, an increase of 3,4% from 2019, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Global IT spending is expected to cross into $4-trillion territory next year. “Although political uncertainties pushed the...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The move to digitalisation is driving greater connectivity than ever before, opening up worlds of new opportunities. But it also opens the door to more sophisticated and dangerous threats. Kathy Gibson spoke to Trend Micro’s Dhanya Thakkar about the new world of...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Cyber Security Africa is a relatively new kid on the distribution block, focusing on the burgeoning security market. Kathy Gibson spent some time with CEO Robert Brown to find out more about where the organisation comes from, and where it’s heading. Very few...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Boom or bust, peaks and troughs – these sometimes extreme cycles in the global economy as well as corresponding fluctuations often experienced in the national economies of virtually all countries around the world are a well-accepted fact of life. How well governments,...
