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Azure Blob Storage provides a solid media platform

Dec 10, 2019

Avid Technology is a technology and multimedia company specialising in audio and video, whose products are used in the television and video industry. Avid provides content editing, content management, newsroom graphics, and news production solutions for media...

Move to IaaS will squeeze SA channel

Dec 6, 2019

South African enterprises are beginning to accelerate their move to the cloud, as international cloud providers start to go live with their local data centres. This trend is likely to bring profound disruption to the South African service provider and IT integrator...

SD-WAN and SDx – the time is now

Dec 6, 2019

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...

Insurance and risk in an age of social media

Dec 6, 2019

With over 16-million Facebook users alone in South Africa, social interaction increasingly involves the conscious – and also unconscious – exchange of personal information online. Apart from the obvious security risks, “social media users often don’t realise...

Short run to the future …

Dec 6, 2019

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,...

Insurance distribution channels evolving

Nov 29, 2019

Thanks to the increased technological sophistication of end-users, insurers must find more innovative ways to engage with their customers. Additionally, the growth of insurtechs has created a new market dynamic where incumbents must adapt or lose their relevance....

John Deere shows off smart tractor

Nov 29, 2019

2020 will see John Deere launch the new 8RX tractor in South Africa. The 8RX integrates artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, and advanced automation to help farmers work more efficiently while also gathering data to make more informed decisions and...

Local partners critical to cloud success in Africa

Nov 29, 2019

While cloud technology presents a significant opportunity for enterprises to innovate as if they were potentially start-ups, the time and approach some are taking to make this decision could ultimately cost them. This is according to Guy Zibi, principal analyst, Xalam...

Benefits of an ethical approach to procurement

Nov 29, 2019

Companies have come to realise the significance of having in place a strong ethical culture since the King Codes were released. The latest version of the code, King IV published in 2017, delivers stronger support of corporate ethics and the belief that legally...

How medium businesses can start their digital transformation

Nov 29, 2019

The promise of digital transformation is not reserved for large enterprises. Modern digital platforms and infrastructure are accessible, affordable and deliver massive transformation for medium businesses – without the traditional risks or costs. Today’s market...

Balancing act needed in the new decade

Nov 22, 2019

The global information technology (IT) industry heads into 2020 balancing its drive to produce new products and services while addressing issues that are often byproducts of innovation. This is according to the “IT Industry Outlook 2020” report from CompTIA. Moving...

African IT remains under pressure through 2020

Nov 22, 2019

The IT market in sub-Saharan Africa looks set to remain under pressure throughout 2020 as enterprise customers trim their spending in the face of market uncertainty. Resellers that want to drive growth in this market will need to focus on the emerging opportunities in...

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