SD-WAN and SDx – the time is now

The importance of the connected business in a digital world has resulted in organisations reprioritising how they view and manage data. By Binesh George, CEO of Redvine Networks Fundamental to this is how companies link their systems to that of the cloud provider or...

Short run to the future …

Labelexpo 2019 billed itself as “the world’s largest label and package printing trade show” – and it lived up to the hype. The event drew 600 exhibitors from around the world, showcasing the very latest in label and package printing technologies. By Manny da Silva,...

What a cyber car should look like

Tesla recently demonstrated its new electric pickup vehicle, dubbed “cybertruck”, which has polarised public opinion. By Alex Moiseev, chief business officer at Kaspersky Some have stated it looks like a vehicle from a child’s sketch come to life, while others...

Data stays protected; employees stay productive

Medium businesses are highly vulnerable and online criminals can easily stop their operations. Fortunately, it’s much simpler and more affordable to get the right security in place. It once made sense that a smaller target is a harder target. But this doesn’t apply to...

Cloud key to data centre value

Storage and networking vendors see software defined everything (SDx) as the next evolution of linking the business to the data centre. Today, it is less about the hardware and more on how it can be ‘cloudified’ to unlock more opportunities, writes Joshua Grunewald,...

Tech to help SMEs ride out tough times

The mid-term budget speech by Tito Mboweni brought home just how much South Africa is struggling to keep its economic head above water. The status quo characterised by poor growth prospects, burgeoning debt and underperforming state-owned enterprises, does not make it...

Cybercrime goes mainstream

Cybercrime has entered the mainstream of our culture to an unprecedented extent and it is here to stay, with the scale of threats today becoming more and more difficult to quantify. Against this background, organisations need to know as much as possible about the...

SA one of the most spammed countries

South Africa has the dubious distinction of being among one of the most spammed countries in the world. Truecaller has released findings from its Truecaller Insights report, which highlights that nuisance and unsolicited calls continue to be on the rise around the...

BEE deal for Kyocera Document Solutions

Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa (KDZA) has sold a stake in its business to Nozala Women in a deal that will allow additional equity for black women. Kyocera has had a long-standing relationship with Nozala, which previously held a 15% share of KDZA. The...