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#AWSSummit: Egalitarian and fickle: the changing business landscape
#AWSSummit: Egalitarian and fickle: the changing business landscape
[Lauren Hartzenberg] An Amazon Web Services Summit was held in Cape Town last week - the first of its kind on the African continent... read


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Why IT leaders should pay attention to AR

Heather Pemberton Levy

Magikarp is in the fountain, Charmander is near the park bench, Rattata is by the front desk and everywhere people are throwing digital PokéBalls... Read

Internet and Social Media Summit to gather ICT heavyweights
Internet and Social Media Summit to gather ICT heavyweights

The Internet and Social Media Summit is to be held in Cape Town on 27 July, and will bring together local and international industry thought leaders... Read

Why system integration is good for business
Why system integration is good for business

Lindsay Britz

The global market for system integration is booming, and South Africa is no exception. IDC predicts that IT services spending, including system integration... Read

ICT
1,000 young people to be trained in ICT in China
1,000 young people to be trained in ICT in China
Government and Huawei have signed an agreement that will see 1,000 young South Africans trained in information and communications technology (ICT) in China over the next five years... read
SA's ICT skills gap an ongoing reality: survey
SA's ICT skills gap an ongoing reality: survey
Wits University's Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) has launched its seventh consecutive skills trends survey in the South African ICT sector... read
App and website development
Gauteng: SA's emerging enterprise app development hub
Gauteng: SA's emerging enterprise app development hub
Gauteng is fast emerging as a centre for enterprise app development. This is according to Cassie Lessing, managing director of the Strato IT Group... read
Pokémon Go: Building to scale as important as building to fail
Pokémon Go: Building to scale as important as building to fail

Lori MacVittie

One of the catch phrases of DevOps and cloud for the past, oh, many years has been 'build to fail'. The premise being that too many businesses experience costly downtime... read
Cloud Computing
Boris Dzhingarov
How does cloud technology transform businesses?

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

Cloud technology is capable of saving money and time for any business but it can also transform the entire company and the way in which you do business... read
Cyber Security
BYOD: risks, policy and management
BYOD: risks, policy and management
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has been a hot trend for some time now. More and more workers are using their personal cellphones and tablets... read
Hardware
The smart buyer's guide for efficient industrial computers
The smart buyer's guide for efficient industrial computers

Issued by Naija Writers' Coach

For industries that require high-end server systems for high performance and exceptional reliability, specialised industrial computers are usually required. Here are top features to look out for when buying... read
Internet
BitCo debuts licensed spectrum radio network
BitCo debuts licensed spectrum radio network

Issued by BitCo

BitCo has a National Spectrum License and can now deploy high-speed carrier-grade last-mile connectivity on the low 2GHz band, offering up to 100Mbps... read
Software
A fresh look at workplace performance management
A fresh look at workplace performance management

Wynand Smit

There's an increasing interest in workforce well-being, particularly when that workforce is largely deskbound. Apart from the health problems that can plague... read
Opera wins major market share in SA and rest of Africa
Opera wins major market share in SA and rest of Africa

Alistair Anderson

Opera, the cellphone browser developer and manager, has gained more than 60% of South African market share and more than 70% of African market... read
Tech Startups
SA leads way with 11 startups among DEMO Africa finalists
SA leads way with 11 startups among DEMO Africa finalists

Tom Jackson

DEMO Africa, which began life in Nairobi, Kenya and has taken place in Lagos, Nigeria for the last two years, will take place in Johannesburg... read
Technology
Tech predictions: what the future holds
Tech predictions: what the future holds

Colin Thornton

Our relationship with technology has often been seen as 'us versus it'. Who hasn't complained about a laptop or cellphone having a mind of its own?... read
Telecommunications
Cell C not happy with minimum spectrum price
Cell C not happy with minimum spectrum price

Thabiso Mochiko

Cell C has raised concerns about the telecommunications regulator's decision to set the minimum bidding price of spectrum licence at R3bn... read
Business
Want to know why the Kardashians have become so popular?
Want to know why the Kardashians have become so popular?

John Sanei

"You don't sing, you don't dance, you don't have any talents," said Barbara Walters when she hosted the Kardashians on her show many moons ago. In his final press speech, Barack Obama also mentioned: "Kendall Jenner is here. I'm not exactly sure what she does..." read
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