by Allan Davison | Dec 5, 2014 | Security and Legal
Cloud computing has become a pervasive technology that has changed the way consumers and employees operate, as they have come to rely on services such as the Outlook.com, Nokia HERE Drive+, and music streaming services such as Nokia MixRadio. By Theo Watson, Microsoft...
by Allan Davison | Dec 4, 2014 | Innovation
By Clayton Booysen, Developer Relations Lead at IBM South Africa Cloud computing and more increasingly cloud services have put us on the cusp of a massive shift in how we work, communicate, and solve the big problems which also constitute the biggest market...
by Allan Davison | Dec 4, 2014 | Features
By Axel Bührmann Ethics is so personal for Zoaib Hoosen that his litmus test is his mother. “If I really wanted to make a super self-assessment, I ask myself that if my mum were to find out about a decision I made, would she be proud?” the MD of Microsoft South Africa...
by admin | Dec 2, 2014 | Features
With more than 60 percent of the world population expected to live in urban cities by 2025, urbanisation as a trend will have diverging impacts and influences on future personal lives and mobility. Rapid expansion of city borders, driven by increase in population...
by Allan Davison | Dec 1, 2014 | Workplace 2020
Technology has had a profound effect on most areas of our lives, but none more so than on the way we work. Today most of us don’t think twice about receiving – and responding to – work mails at any time of the day or night. Because we can be equally productive whether...
by Allan Davison | Nov 28, 2014 | Innovation
Innovation is the buzzword du jour, but it’s not so easy to nail down exactly how the CIO can position himself to lead the charge. We asked Mohamed Cassoojee, country manager of Software AG, to share some of his thoughts. What kinds of innovations should IT be...
by Allan Davison | Nov 22, 2014 | Features
The Nexus of Forces – cloud, mobile, big data and social media – have come together and, as expected, caused major disruption in the IT industry. But the disruption doesn’t stop in the IT department: the technology landscape has made it necessary for whole companies...
by Allan Davison | Nov 20, 2014 | Features
Technology long ago moved out of the back room and into every pocket and home – but now that is poised to become embedded in every physical device possible, it is becoming a catalyst for social innovation. Nick Toozs-Hobson, chief technology officer at Hitachi Data...
by Allan Davison | Nov 7, 2014 | Features
Last night, Microsoft announced the next step to bringing the productivity of Office to everyone with new Office apps and experiences for the iPhone and iPad, a preview of Office for Android tablet, and the ability for customers using these devices to create and edit...
by Allan Davison | Nov 5, 2014 | Workplace 2020
By 2020, the workplace will have undergone tremendous change to transform into the most diverse that the world has ever seen, characterised by multiple generations working together. Workers will possess different skills, experiences, habits, and motivations, with a...