by Allan Davison | Jan 14, 2016 | Features, Uncategorized
Juniper’s latest research, “Crowdfunding: Strategies and Impacts for Technology Markets 2016-2020”, estimates that investments made in technology via crowdfunding platforms are set to increase sevenfold from an estimated $1,1-billion in 2015 to...
by Allan Davison | Jan 14, 2016 | ITSM and Application Development, Uncategorized
Having an IT disaster recovery plan in place is not enough to ensure business continuity, warns Aptronics Service Manager, Keith Newnham. He gives tips on how to build a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) that works. No large business would be caught dead without a...
by Allan Davison | Jan 14, 2016 | Innovation, Uncategorized
First there was disaster recovery, then came business continuity and now companies are looking for ways to build business resilience. “This changing vocabulary reflects the nature of the business context and how companies are looking to mitigate risk,” says Michael...
by Allan Davison | Dec 9, 2015 | Features, Uncategorized
Smart commercial buildings will lead, with 518-million connected things in use in 2016 Gartner estimates that 1,6-billion connected things will be used by smart cities in 2016, an increase of 39% from 2015 (see Table 1). Gartner defines a smart city as an urbanised...
by Allan Davison | Dec 9, 2015 | Features, Uncategorized
Deloitte’s annual 2015 Year-end Holiday Survey report explores the shopping plans of South Africans for the 2015 holidays. Consumer perceptions about South Africa’s economic outlook Three in five South African respondents have a negative view of the...
by Allan Davison | Dec 9, 2015 | Security and Legal, Uncategorized
The challenge for decision makers responsible for IT or technology in a business often lies in taking an idea to the highest level of an organisation. This was one of the messages delivered at the MyWorld of Tomorrow (MWOT) Conference and Exhibitions held in Sandton...
