by admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Sustainability, Uncategorized
Consistently high standards of power delivery has been a commodity that the majority of organisations have taken for granted; until recent years. However, the reality is that even when supplied power is available and is seemingly stable, there are still minor...
by admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Features
IHS reports that the leaders in the data centre and enterprise SDN market are emerging for physical network equipment and SDN network virtualisation overlay (NVO), but there’s still opportunity. “The second and third tiers of the market have yet to be...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 10, 2016 | Features, Uncategorized
The new research shows Pretoria coming in at number 22, with a score of just 36,6, followed by Johannesburg at number 28, with a score of 34,6. Durban ranks at number 33, with a score of 33,6, Cape Town ranks at 39, with a score of 31,3; and Port Elizabeth ranks at...
by admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Features, Uncategorized
By Kevin McKerr – As more and more South Africans rely on their mobile devices for everyday activities, the variety and impact of cybersecurity threats will continue to grow. At a recent National Science and Technology Forum Discussion in May 2015, it was noted...
by admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Uncategorized, Workplace 2020
A glimpse back at the office of 1990 would remind us of a workplace where fax machines and fixed telephone landlines were the main means of communication, writes Dr Marie Puybaraud. Bulky monitors, desktop PCs and fax machines were the norm, and an inbox was a...
by admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Uncategorized, Workplace 2020
When recruiting innovators, remember that innovation is not necessarily the same thing as invention. Where invention is a flower – nurtured through a careful process and often driven by R&D – innovation is a weed that takes root and sprouts in unpredictable ways....
by admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Innovation, Uncategorized
According to a new global survey by Sage, almost one-third (32%) of small business owners around the world has neglected the development of a new business idea. The problem stems from a lack of time, despite small business owners working over 40 hours a week. Some 42%...
by admin | Feb 9, 2016 | Uncategorized, Workplace 2020
What’s the next step on the career path for CIOs? asks Jo Bennett, associate producer at Gartner. Many CIOs are content to stay in IT leadership. Others, looking to build on their influence and advance their careers, aspire to the office of the Chief Operating Officer...
by admin | Feb 9, 2016 | Features, Uncategorized
South Africa is a difficult place to do business right now. Following the Rand’s crash to record lows, predictions of a recession and the potential downgrade to junk status, economists are warning business owners to brace themselves for a tough economic climate in...
by admin | Feb 9, 2016 | Security and Legal, Uncategorized
A year after Kaspersky Lab warned that cyber-criminals would start to adopt the tools and tactics of nation-state backed APTs in order to rob banks, the company has confirmed the return of Carbanak as Carbanak 2.0 and uncovered two more groups working in the same...
