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Cloud Security: Ask these questions...
How would you react if someone said, “Cloud is so secure you don’t need to do anything else to protect your data?" Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO at ESET SA says questionable advice like this is becoming quite popular...
Read MoreAI: Delivering value to the IoT strategy
AI allows the IoT system to respond that much quicker, and with far fewer errors than in a passive IoT scenario., says Eckart Zollner, Head of Business Development, the Jasco Group.
Read MoreDigital skills development lags in Africa
“The millennials making up most of our current classrooms are vastly different to the Generation Xers and Baby Boomers who generally make up our teaching staff. " ~ Riaan van der Bergh, FEDSAS
Read MoreUnconscious queues, subconscious clues
What does every shop, restaurant, cinema and even parking pay station have in common? Credit card notices. Signs on the windows, doors and at cash registers, conveniently indicate which types of credit cards the shop accepts.
Read MoreWorkplace 2020
Hunt for qualified IT security talent is on
Contestants can participate in groups of up to three and hand in their applications before 25 October at https://securitynextgen.com. A jury will choose those to be invited to the contest finals in Prague on 5, 6 December.
Read MoreCybersecurity: Advanced threat detection key
Professionals make it known that they don’t always have the right skills to keep up with security analytics and operations – a problem more pronounced today than it was just two years ago. Arbor Network's Bryan Hamman explains.
Read MoreSustainability
Is another tech bubble brewing?
“The returns being produced in the technology sector are based on real organic growth that is occurring right now; not on the prospect of future growth, which was the case during the dot.com bubble of 1997 to 2001.” ~ Gerrit Smit, Stonehage Fleming
Read MoreFuture proofing ICT strategies
In the digital age users want access to services, data and information on demand wherever they are. According to Wayne D’Sa, Managing Director at Cipherwave, data centres rely heavily on internet connectivity. Are you future-proofed?
Read MoreSecurity & Legal
The future of the connected car
The driverless car revolution is closer than you might think. Martin Walshaw, Senior Systems Engineer at F5 Networks, discusses the security challenges which must be overcome in order for this future to become a reality.
Read MoreFive steps to e-waste compliance
National Environmental Management: Waste Act of 2008 requires the proper disposal of hazardous materials, including electronic goods. Then, there's POPI . . .
Read MoreIT Service Management
Lynchpin for success in mobile banking wars
Developing mobile solutions is often fraught with complexities - the problems often encountered relate to the diverse nature of the mobile landscape.
Read MoreImpact of always-on connectivity
Always-on connectivity and a proliferation of mobile devices has had an unprecedented impact on the world says Edward Carbutt, executive director at Marval Africa.
Read MoreReport-back
SUSE and the Africa success story
In just six years, SUSE has gone from just about nowhere to being an enterprise platform leader in South Africa. Kathy Gibson got the full story at SUSEcon, Prague.
Read MoreSUSEcon: Multimodal OS to bridge gap
SUSE is readying a multimodal operating system that will help CIOs bridge the growing gap between Mode 1 and Mode 2 IT operations. Kathy Gibson reported from SUSEcon, Prague.
Read MoreInnovation
Digitisation of nature: Opportunities, risks
Studies show some 700 000 people die every year because of antimicrobial resistance. By 2050, this could grow to 10 million deaths and cost the global economy as much as $100 trillion. Can digitisation be a solution?
Read MoreSmart technology builds smart businesses
Delivering valuable, viable internal communications drives business success: Analytics company Gallup has found that actively disengaged employees cost the US up to $605 billion each year in lost productivity.
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