How will FTTH change our workforce?

How will FTTH change our workforce?

By Eckart Zollner, Head of Business at Jasco Group Until recently, big bandwidth delivered by fibre and the like has only really been enjoyed by industry and enterprise – it was not accessible to the individual working off-site. An individual working from home or a...
Is your Wi-Fi ready for the Internet of Things?

Is your Wi-Fi ready for the Internet of Things?

By Patrick Groot Nuelend, Head of Product Management ENC, EMEA, Zebra Technologies The internet of things (IoT) has been given the term ‘Industrie 4.0’ in Germany for its potential to spark a new industrial revolution. Eighty per cent of companies see IoT as the most...
Standby power systems boosted by local tech

Standby power systems boosted by local tech

In a bid to significantly improve the reliability and efficiency of standby power systems in corporate environments, Powermode, a leading Johannesburg-based power provisioning company, has launched a locally designed and manufactured GSM cellular-based monitoring...
CFOs under threat as cyber-risks take off

CFOs under threat as cyber-risks take off

Given the connectedness of organisations today, cyber security has become a fundamental part of business, and chief financial officers (CFOs) need to take note.  Nathan Desfontaines, KPMG’s Cyber Security Manager in South Africa, believes that this environment is...
Keeping wheels turning with spanner in works

Keeping wheels turning with spanner in works

Starting a business is a huge achievement, while the greatest challenge is to sustain and develop it. There are many threats to a business that can take it from profitability to extreme financial hardship in an instant, and many risks are entirely beyond our...
Gartner’s gathering of CIOs, Senior IT Execs

Gartner’s gathering of CIOs, Senior IT Execs

Gartner named the Symposium/ITxpo 2016 held in Cape Town from 26-28 September 2016 “The world’s most important gathering of CIOs and Senior IT Executives”, highlighting that for CIOs, now is the time to act, innovate, take risks, and transform IT from a...
Robo-Bosses: Future is here and it’s not scary

Robo-Bosses: Future is here and it’s not scary

By Rudraksh Bhawalkar, Practice Manager, Analytics, Africa Region, Wipro Limited and Gavin Holme, Wipro Limited’s Africa Country Manager A robot-driven future is closer than we think. According to Gartner’s “Top Predictions for IT Organisations and Users for 2016 and...