by Kathy Gibson | Feb 19, 2020 | Events/Report-backs
Kathy Gibson is at the Mustek Roadshow in Kempton Park – There has been a massive spike in the number of threats and vulnerabilities that users are subject to – and Lenovo is taking the issue of security seriously. All Lenovo products are secure by design, and...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Doing business in Africa is still a double-edged sword; despite the steady economic growth, there is still the inability to leverage this growth into sustainable development policies and plans. The continent is crippled by corruption. Blockchain technology might not...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2020 | Thought Leadership
The level and pace of disruption driven by technology is unprecedented. Indicative of the magnitude of this disruption, in the McKinsey report, Winning in an era of unprecedented disruption: A perspective on US retail, Jess Huang, Sajal Kohli and Shruti Lal speak of...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation have become critical to security. The sheer volume of attempted attacks means that it is impossible for human analysts to examine them all to identify real and serious threats. AI and automation can filter and validate the...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2020 | Thought Leadership
What businesses want from the cloud is changing. Pure cloud adopters fear vendor lock-in and are increasingly seeking to spread risk by embracing multiple cloud providers. In fact, our own research found that more than half (58%) of companies that currently use one...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Offshore investing sounds like a daunting experience to many investors. On top of what you need to understand about a local investment, there are many more aspects to offshore investing. In some of the more extreme cases you may even have to think of an offshore...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2020 | Features
As enterprises’ demands look set to continue maturing in 2020, they are better able to distinguish between cloud platforms and identify which ones work best for their applications. “It’s no longer about moving to cloud, it’s about which cloud,” says Andrew Cruise,...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2020 | Features
Whether you’re a tradesman or contractor transporting expensive tools and materials from workshop to client site, or a renewable energy specialist installing PV systems at homes or businesses, the protection of your valuable stock and customer orders while in transit...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2020 | Features
South African IT companies must get more women into tech roles in 2020 to help break the cycle of a male-dominated industry and fill the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) talent demand in the sector. That’s the call from Noxolo Adimorah, a value...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Rated a key emerging market, South Africa is ranked the 20th biggest consumer of ICT products and services. By Julie Noizeux, channel sales leader, South Africa at Veritas Technologies The IT industry, in particular, is interconnected and co-dependent, and this will...