Companies make the switch to remote working

A Gartner survey of 800 global HR executives on March 17 found that 88% of organisations have encouraged or required employees to work from home, regardless of whether or not they showed coronavirus-related symptoms. Nearly all organisations (97%) have canceled...

Supercomputers join the global fight against Covid-19

IBM, in collaboration with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the US Department of Energy and others, is helping launch the Covid-19 High Performance Computing Consortium. The grouping will bring an unprecedented amount of computing power –...

QBS Group partners with Pipol

Microsoft Dynamics partner QBS Group has joined forces with Pipol to enable partners to assign and engage in international opportunities. With over 160 offices in more than 85 countries, Pipol is the largest international provider of consulting and implementation...

Think Tank, Fortinet tackle cybersecurity skills gap

Fortinet has announced its first Fortinet Network Security Academy (FNSA) in South Africa, with Think Tank, a private higher learning organisation providing IT solutions, training, recruitment and professional services. The program aims to provide industry-recognized...
Unlocking the potential of IoT

Unlocking the potential of IoT

The number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices is expected to reach more than 20-billion this year, up from the 6-billion in 2016. Even more telling, the potential economic impact of IoT is estimated to top $11-trillion annually by 2025. In this context, local...

Dell Precision: a powerful cross-industry tool

Dell Precision desktop and mobile workstations are available to the South African and SADC channel from official distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The products have been designed for industries that require extreme performance and reliability, taking on the...
Robots won’t replace human interaction

Robots won’t replace human interaction

The future is not one where technology will replace humans, but rather a hybrid of both working together to enhance and improve services and solutions. This is the word from Leadhome software engineer Seagyn Davis, who comments: “I initially assumed that robotics...

The impact of 4IR on transport and logistics

Technological advancements are taking place at an unprecedented speed and is disrupting almost every industry across the globe. With the development of artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, robotics and the Internet of Things (IoT), the Fourth...
Go cashless, boost SA’s informal sector

Go cashless, boost SA’s informal sector

While financial inclusion has resulted in an unprecedented shift in global banking and redefined relationships people have with money, Covid-19 has unintentionally encouraged cashless spending. As a result of the World Health Organisation (WHO) announcement, people...