South Africa stories - Page 6
Cybersecurity trends to look out for: Extortion among the top threats in 2021
Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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malware
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
Cyber-crime is evolving, driven by emerging trends — 2021 may be the first year when data extortion officially becomes the main threat to businesses worldwide.
Commvault debuts new SaaS and hybrid cloud workloads for Metallic
Fri, 29th Jan 2021
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uc
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dr
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blockchain
Commvault expands its Metallic BaaS portfolio with new data protection solutions, features and enterprise workload support.
Times Square brings New Year's Eve to homes around the globe
Thu, 31st Dec 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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social media
Organisers of the New Year's Eve Ball Drop Celebration are bringing the world's biggest party to homes around the world, live and direct from Times Square.
IBM NZ appoints practice lead for new Cloud Advisory Practice
Wed, 25th Nov 2020
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digital transformation
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
Donald Long brings more than 30 years of IT experience in New Zealand and South Africa, in cloud consulting and architecture and client service roles.
Teraco breaks ground on South African data centre
Mon, 9th Nov 2020
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data center planning
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teraco
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data center construction
The JB4 data centre, located in Ekurhuleni, will take just over a year to build as a standalone data centre, with completion slated for Q1 2022.
Aussie firms outsourcing finance functions to South Africa amid COVID-19 disruptions
Thu, 22nd Oct 2020
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supply chain
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outsourcing
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covid-19
Australian companies are considering outsourcing finance and accounting functions to South Africa due to cost advantages and high quality standards.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Tradify?
Thu, 8th Oct 2020
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smartphones
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crm
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digital transformation
Tradify CEO Michael Steckler discusses how the job management solution is streamlining processes for tradespeople in TechDay's latest IT Jam.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is BPESA?
Fri, 2nd Oct 2020
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data protection
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digital transformation
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data privacy
TechDay explores the growth opportunity for South Africa as big brands flock to the country for software development. #BPESA #offshoring.
10 billion records sit in unsecured databases - China leads the pack
Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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vpns
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
A white hat hacker hacker uncovered a total of 9517 unsecured databases worldwide, collectively containing more than 10 billion entries.
Oracle launches second Gen 2 Cloud region in India
Wed, 1st Jul 2020
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Oracle's second Gen 2 Cloud region in India is live in Hyderabad, expanding support for over 15,000 customers amid a global cloud region expansion.
Cyber attacks keeping business leaders up at night, new research finds
Wed, 1st Jul 2020
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knowbe4
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core security
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cyber attacks
New data from KnowBe4 reveals growing anxiety among business leaders over cyber attacks, with concerns up 443% in Australia and 206% in Germany.
AWS launches Outposts in New Zealand & APAC
Thu, 25th Jun 2020
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storage
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
AWS has launched Outposts in New Zealand, bringing fully managed and configurable AWS-designed hardware to the region, enhancing local cloud capabilities.
Nutanix strengthens Desktop as a Service solution
Tue, 23rd Jun 2020
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daas
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converged infrastructure
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hybrid & remote work
Nutanix strengthens its DaaS solution, Xi Frame, with enhanced security, flexibility, and availability for enterprise customers.
New Zealand named amongst most vulnerable countries at risk of cyber attack
Thu, 11th Jun 2020
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vpns
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cybersecurity
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hacking
New Zealand ranks eighth in NordVPN's Cyber Risk Index, identifying it as highly vulnerable to cyber attacks due to high internet penetration and usage.
LogicMonitor partners with Aquion to reach Aussie channel
Thu, 7th May 2020
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partner programmes
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cloud services
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managed services
Partners can build, integrate, resell and implement the company's cloud-based platform to monitor hybrid IT environments.
NTT declares itself 'business avenger' for UN sustainability goals
Thu, 9th Apr 2020
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cleantech
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sustainability
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united nations
The UN Global Goals call for action to end poverty, protect Earth, and encourage peace and prosperity by 2030.
DD adds 50+ years of AV experience with new appointments
Tue, 7th Apr 2020
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uc
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digital signage
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collaboration
Dicker Data bolsters its AV division with 50+ years of experience through the appointments of Andrew Upshon and Les Boros, enhancing its market capabilities.
COVID-19 pressure on business escalates
Tue, 31st Mar 2020
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healthtech
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globaldata
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covid-19
More than two thirds of organisations fear the COVID-19 pandemic will have a negative impact on their business.
DDoS attacks on the rise, with more hitting victims on Sunday
Wed, 19th Feb 2020
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ddos
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kaspersky
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cyber attacks
Kaspersky research has found that DDoS attacks have almost doubled in Q4 2019 with roughly 28% of attacks occurring on the weekend.
U.S. face meets egg – used telecom tech to spy on own allies
Tue, 18th Feb 2020
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spying
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huawei
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national security
Huawei revels in a ‘gotcha’ moment in the wake of The Washington Post’s revelation that the US Govt used backdoors in CIA-owned tech company to spy on allies.