by Kathy Gibson | Apr 10, 2018 | Workplace 2020
By Paige dos Santos – Despite the reservations of several leading technologists and scientists – most notably among them Messrs Musk and Hawking – artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most exciting and possibly useful technological developments...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 10, 2018 | ITSM and Application Development
Imagine you’re at a restaurant. When you arrive, there is no menu. You decide to order what you feel like, however, every time you place an order, the response back from the kitchen is that they don’t serve what you’ve asked for. After several attempts, you finally...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2018 | Innovation
Not modernising your technology infrastructure is a big risk, but so are the perceived costs. To to see the real value of next-generation data centres, try a risk-free assessment. Modern companies are caught in a serious struggle. They must balance cost and still...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2018 | Innovation
The Twin Study propelled NASA into the genomics era of space travel. It was a ground-breaking study comparing what happened to astronaut Scott Kelly, in space, to his identical twin brother, Mark, who remained on Earth. The perfect nature versus nurture study was...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2018 | Report-back
Kathy Gibson reports – South African companies are at a watershed when it comes to the technology they employ – and they will have to embrace emerging technologies in the near future to avoid being sidelined. This is the word from Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2018 | Innovation
By Paul Ruinaard – Infrastructure is transforming and as the years pass, the evolution we are seeing complexities creep into technology. Not only do we need to take into account that businesses themselves are spread across multiple geographies, but now we also...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2018 | Innovation
We need clean, renewable energy. It’s the only way forward. Clean, renewable energy sourced from natural elements would meet our energy needs in a sustainable way while not causing too much harm to the environment. Creating environmentally-friendly fuel in the form of...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2018 | Sustainability
Data centres are utility-hungry installations that require always-on supplies of power and cooling. This means electricity – possibly as much as 2% of the world’s energy – and it often means water. As our demand for data, and the infrastructure in which to store...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2018 | Security and Legal
Cloud is coming into its own. Forrester says that public cloud platforms, business services, and applications will reach $236-billion by 2020. With cloud spending predicted to be six times that of IT spending over the same period, a cloud strategy is how companies...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2018 | Security and Legal
For businesses across the public and private sector, a breach can mean enormous financial losses, catastrophic damage to reputation and customer confidence, as well as embarrassment and legal and regulatory fines. Simon Campbell-Young, CEO of MyCyberCare, says high...
