Innovation

Make bolder technology decisions in 2018

Feb 8, 2018

South African businesses need to be bolder when it comes to integrating technology innovation with organisational strategy. Decision-makers must embrace this through an accelerated roadmap if they are to remain relevant to stakeholders in 2018. By Derek Bose, senior...

Game-changers for manufacturing

Feb 8, 2018

IoT being built into the product design, manufacturers adopting a more service-centric business model and 3D-printing reaching the tipping point of realising business benefits on a large scale. These are the three game-changing trends that Antony Bourne, global...

Don’t miss out on data centre transformation

Feb 8, 2018

In today’s digital economy, markets and customer purchasing behaviours are changing. Customers expect everything to be available online, anytime, anywhere. By Morne Bekker, South African country manager and district manager for the SADC region at NetApp To satisfy...

Smart cities: More than great tech

Nov 23, 2017

“Cities could also open up business opportunities for other companies and individuals to leverage the ecosystems and provide additional services, value.” ~ Edwin Diender, VP, Government & Public Utility Sector, Huawei Enterprise Business Group

Africa is not a data desert

Nov 21, 2017

Data science is becoming a prominent feature in Africa’s schools and universities, and the proliferation of technology training hubs springing up throughout the continent promise a data-rich future.

Innovation-led transformation starts in cloud

Nov 21, 2017

Cloud will have an impact on all businesses regardless of their location, size or nature. Organisations need to embrace innovation to remain relevant.

Combining machine learning with IoT

Nov 20, 2017

Forrester advises CIOs to leverage machine learning to turn the tsunami of data obtained in Internet of Things (IoT) deployments into actionable insights.

Cloud: Innovation, not just excellence

Nov 20, 2017

The cloud is creating new strategic options for businesses of all sizes - and the opportunities are multiplying as IoT, big data analytics and artificial intelligence start to mature.

What does the future African city look like?

Nov 2, 2017

As technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, the vision of the future is still emerging and we have yet to see what a true smart city will look like. Riaan Graham of Ruckus gives some insight into an African smart city.

Digital skills development lags in Africa

Oct 16, 2017

“The millennials making up most of our current classrooms are vastly different to the Generation Xers and Baby Boomers who generally make up our teaching staff. " ~ Riaan van der Bergh, FEDSAS

Digitisation of nature: Opportunities, risks

Oct 14, 2017

Studies show some 700 000 people die every year because of antimicrobial resistance. By 2050, this could grow to 10 million deaths and cost the global economy as much as $100 trillion. Can digitisation be a solution?

Institutions, students wrestle with technology

Oct 3, 2017

Research shows South Africa is a leader in promoting the development of off-line digital learning solutions owing to the high cost of data in many developing countries, but universities must also accommodate tech-savvy and non tech-savvy students.

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