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The Cloud Cracks: What Went Down During Today’s Amazon Web Services Outage
A major AWS outage on October 20 disrupted hundreds of apps and platforms across the globe, from gaming and finance to smart-home systems. The incident, traced to the US-East-1 region, caused widespread latency and login failures. Engineers are working to restore services, but the event highlights once again how dependent the modern internet is on a handful of cloud providers.
Oct 202 min read


Data to Defiance: Youth, AI, and the 5th Industrial Revolution
Exploring the barriers and breakthroughs shaping South Africa’s creative youth in the digital age — from data access to digital innovation, this piece unpacks what it takes to rise in today’s tech-driven world.
Jun 174 min read


Email security remains critical for organisations’ cybersecurity practices as threat actors embrace AI
Email compromise still accounts for around 90 percent of breaches that occur within business on a daily basis, something that, in most...
Feb 9, 20244 min read


Keep data safe or pay the price
With the implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), organisations in South Africa need to prioritise stringent...
Feb 8, 20244 min read


MoyaApp’s new load shedding app soars up the ranks as users welcome datafree information
MoyaApp, South Africa’s datafree super app with millions of users, has added a free load shedding app to its portfolio of services,...
Feb 6, 20242 min read


Digital solutions for key logistics challenges
Luigi D’Amico, senior sales executive, and Julian Hanmer, Senior Consultant, Advisory and Design at iOCO, believe digital technologies...
Feb 6, 20242 min read


Veeam Broadens Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery Capabilities for Microsoft 365
Veeam adds Backup-as-a-Service capabilities for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, which protects close to 18 million Microsoft 365 users...
Feb 6, 20242 min read


Ninety percent of CEOs are waiting for GenAI to move past the hype or experimenting in small ways
New BCG survey of more than 1,400 C-suite executives in 50 markets, including Africa, reveals that 66% of global and 65% of African...
Feb 1, 20244 min read


Local ISPs need to up their game
By Richard Firth, CEO of MIP Holdings Twenty years ago, if you asked business leaders what their most essential utilities and business...
Aug 31, 20234 min read


Plan, prepare, protect!
The ransomware endemic is flourishing, especially since the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and to mitigate the risks,...
Aug 31, 20233 min read


Understanding Security Risks with Cross-Border Payments and Best Practices to Combat Fraud
SMEs worry about fraud, but digital cross-border payments grow due to pandemic-driven online commerce surge. Challenges include manual...
Aug 31, 20234 min read


The future of data is now: Qlik talks AI in data analytics at 2023 SA event
Generative AI's rise has CEOs intrigued yet uncertain about integration. Qlik emphasizes data's pivotal role in making generative AI...
Aug 31, 20233 min read


Redvine Networks collaborate with Lytn to enhance network intelligence in Africa
Redvine Networks partners with Lytn to create an exclusive AI-driven network optimization solution for Africa. Redvine RHEA enables...
Aug 31, 20232 min read
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