by Kathy Gibson | Aug 21, 2018 | Events/Report-backs
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 21, 2018 | Events/Report-backs
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 21, 2018 | Events/Report-backs
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 7, 2018 | Featured Story, Features
Throughout history we’ve seen women who stood out above the rest. They excelled against all odds in a society or a sector which did not acknowledge their contribution, whether in politics or business. By Dr Renate Scherrer‚ MD of JvR Consulting Psychologists, and Dr...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 7, 2018 | Trends and Analysis
Digitalisation has affected every business you can think of, with retail arguably among the most affected. With consumers today more tech-savvy and demanding than ever before, retailers have had to up their game to ensure they get shoppers into the store, engage their...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 7, 2018 | Trends and Analysis
Over the last 15 years, technology has reshaped the face of global retail. With billions of people spending more time online each day, the way we buy things has evolved. Hundreds of billions of dollars of spending have shifted from physical shops to the web and mobile...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 7, 2018 | Events/Report-backs
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 7, 2018 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 7, 2018 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 7, 2018 | Thought Leadership
Fernando Alonso – world champion in 2005 and ’06 – wants to be seen as a “complete” racing driver. This means competing successfully in events other than Formula One, as did the top drivers of bygone eras. By Graham Duxbury His objective is to secure...
