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Yacht racing goes digital with biometrics

Dec 8, 2017

“This is a new application of the technology in a harsh environment. We are excited about collecting the data, and analysing it, to hopefully increase performance.” ~ Dr Adriana Marais, head of innovation, SAP Africa.

Disruption and the future for Africa

Nov 23, 2017

"Disruption happens when companies and industries are so greedy that they don’t want to innovate." That was the message from musician and entrepreneur will.i.am at BCX Disrupt earlier this month.

SUSE and the Africa success story

Oct 18, 2017

In just six years, SUSE has gone from just about nowhere to being an enterprise platform leader in South Africa. Kathy Gibson got the full story at SUSEcon, Prague.

SUSEcon: Multimodal OS to bridge gap

Oct 18, 2017

SUSE is readying a multimodal operating system that will help CIOs bridge the growing gap between Mode 1 and Mode 2 IT operations. Kathy Gibson reported from SUSEcon, Prague.

Reporting from VMWorld 2017, Barcelona

Sep 18, 2017

Kathy Gibson reported from VMworld 2017 in Barcelona ~ Partnering remains core of VMware’s business, with 95% of sales in the EMEA region being signed through partners; Technology plus people is key for AI success.

Report back: Huawei Connect 2017, Shanghai

Sep 17, 2017

The smart city, while conceptual right now, will become reality as cloud computing, IoT and other enabling technologies come to maturity. Kathy Gibson reported from Huawei Connect 2017 in Shanghai.

The business benefits of hyperconvergence

Jul 27, 2017

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell EMC Channel Update in Sandton – The IT world is at an inflexion point as the environment we have worked in for the last 15 years is changing.

Workforce transformation completes circle

Jul 27, 2017

The accelerating pace of technology innovation means that there is a constant demand for new user experiences. Dell EMC is leading with an innovative portfolio and solutions that help end users become more productive.

Pick ‘n Pay cuts costs with personalised loyalty

Jun 8, 2017

Iconic retailer Pick 'n Pay collaborated with the SAP product owners and SAP loyalty development team to enable central processing with acceptable response times; simpler for customers and better customer service.

Analytics tells a compelling HR story

Jun 8, 2017

To unlock people value, there are four critical elements: Ensuring the company has the right leaders, that it employs the best people, that it has a facilitating and energising environment; and a culture of operational excellence in HR.

Michael Dell: A man with no regrets

May 18, 2017

“I absolutely believe we have a big role to be the essential infrastructure company, and with the massive consolidation that will happen in infrastructure, we’re in a great position to win that." ~ Michael Dell, chairman & CEO of Dell Technologies.

Huawei plans skills lab, investments in SA

May 16, 2017

“So we want to have an Open Lab that will deploy all of Huawei’s leading infrastructure and we will open our platform and interface to our partners.” ~ Steven Wu, CEO of Huawei South Africa

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