by Allan Davison | Sep 15, 2015 | Innovation
It’s no secret that in some tech circles the smaller the screen, the cooler the consumer seems to be. With over 36% of wearable tech users between the ages of 25-34 years old, these oft-diminutive tech accessories that can fit snug on a wrist and monitor everything...
by Allan Davison | Sep 15, 2015 | Features
Over 20% of enterprises will have digital security services devoted to protecting business initiatives using devices and services in the Internet of Things (IoT) by year end 2017, according to Gartner, which defines digital security as the risk-driven expansion and...
by Allan Davison | Sep 15, 2015 | Features
By Daryl Blundell, General Manager for Sage Pastel Accounting If you run a small business, you may think that data breaches and cybercrime are concerns mostly for big banks, retailers and telecoms companies. But in the worst case scenario, a data breach or a loss of...
by Allan Davison | Sep 15, 2015 | Features
Gartner’s “Hype Cycle for ICT in Africa, 2015″ report identifies more than 30 key technologies and describes how they will impact business performance during the next 10 years. “The Hype Cycle aims to help global strategic officers and domestic CIOs...
by Allan Davison | Sep 15, 2015 | Features
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market (which includes 2-in-1 devices) posted flat growth of 0,3% year on year in Q2 2015, according to the latest figures released by International Data Corporation. A total of 4,05-million units were shipped in Q2 2015, with...
by Allan Davison | Sep 15, 2015 | Features
A widening gap is forming between organizations already undertaking digital business initiatives versus those only in the planning stage, according to a recent study by Gartner. The survey found that 32% of leaders at organisations with $250-million or more in annual...
by Allan Davison | Sep 15, 2015 | Features
The external storage systems (ESS) market in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) declined 11% year over year to $1.63 billion in the second quarter of 2015, according to the IDC EMEA Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker 2Q15. While high-end storage systems...
by Allan Davison | Sep 15, 2015 | Innovation
A growing list of vendors, a proliferation of devices, experiences, and price points, and steady consumer adoption will fuel growth in the worldwide market for wearable devices. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device...
by Allan Davison | Sep 15, 2015 | Features
IT spending in South Africa is forecast to reach $26.6 billion in 2016, an increase of 5,1% from 2015, according to Gartner. While the IT market is on pace to pick up in 2016, 2015 is proving to be a difficult year for many market segments in South Africa....
