IDC Security Summit

IDC Security Summit

Security is top of mind for every CIO and CEO today. Kathy Gibson learnt about the market at the IDC Security Summit in Johannesburg.   Digital transformation drives security imperative If you are not thinking about security, you are not thinking about technology...

Trend Security Roadshow

Trend Micro has got big plans for sub-Saharan Africa: the company has ramped up its investment in the region and is actively engaging with partners and customers. Kathy Gibson learnt more at the Trend Security roadshow in Johannesburg   CISOs battle to stay on...

Syspro 8 launch

We talk about digitalisation and the fourth industrial revolution, but how close is South Africa to making the move? Kathy Gibson found out more at the launch of Syspro 8 in Johannesburg   SA moves to fourth industrial revolution Small innovation can have a...

SA moves to fourth industrial revolution

Kathy Gibson reports – Small innovation can have a dramatic impact on industries. This is the word from Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, who cites the example of the US supermarket Piggly Wiggly, which pioneered self-service, shopping bags with handles...

Cloud-to-things integration with OpenFog standard

The OpenFog Consortium’s OpenFog Reference Architecture for fog computing has been adopted as an official standard by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA). The new standard, known as IEEE 1934, relies on the reference architecture as a universal technical...
Improved switch market bodes well for year ahead

Improved switch market bodes well for year ahead

The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) recorded $6,29-billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), a healthy increase of 10.9% year over year, while routers saw $3,31-billion in revenue in 1Q18, a 1,4% decrease. These rates are according to...