South Africa stories - Page 7
Developers use Intel AI to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges
Wed, 24th Apr 2019
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Risab Biswas developed a computer vision application to help farmers more easily detect pathological disease in their plants.
From 'fake' cloud to Netsuite: The Harcourts story
Thu, 11th Apr 2019
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fintech
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financial systems
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accounting systems
Harcourts, the 133-year-old real estate agency, transformed its global operations by adopting NetSuite, modernising from a 'fake' cloud solution.
Cloud application attacks in Q1 up by 65% - Proofpoint
Mon, 18th Mar 2019
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cloud security
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phishing
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email security
Proofpoint found that the education sector was the most targeted of both brute-force and sophisticated phishing attempts.
EMEA external storage market hits record high, Dell EMC on top
Thu, 14th Mar 2019
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storage
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hdd
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enterprise storage
The EMEA external storage market hit record highs in Q4 2018, growing 16.4% in USD, with Dell EMC leading the surge in flash-array deployments.
How cybercriminals are most likely to be caught
Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fifteen per cent of IT managers at Australian companies who were victim to one or more cyber attacks last year can’t pinpoint how the attackers gained entry.
Microsoft launches its first data centres in Africa
Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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public cloud
In launching the two new facilities, Microsoft becomes the first global provider to deliver cloud services from data centres on the continent.
Huawei invests in cloud deployment for Singapore
Thu, 21st Feb 2019
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smartphones
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public cloud
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The company says its new strategic investment reflects growing demand for cloud service solutions across Asia Pacific.
Facebook fights fake news ahead of Africa elections
Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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facebook
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elections
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whatsapp
Facebook Africa is deploying local fact-checkers and improving digital literacy to combat misinformation ahead of elections across the continent.
AWS and Azure spending big bucks on data centres to get ahead
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
A new report from Canalys has revealed what the world’s two largest cloud providers have been up to – and they’ve certainly been busy.
Who's going to dominate the disaster recovery as-a-service market through to 2028?
Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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dr
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healthtech
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cloud services
Western Europe and North America are poised to dominate the global DRaaS market through 2028, with Future Market Insights predicting a 38.5% CAGR in the sector.
Dimension Data nabs three Cisco partner awards
Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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partner programmes
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cisco
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dimension data
Cisco announced the awards, including APJ Partner of the Year, at a global awards reception during its annual partner conference.
Huawei unveils new cloud region in South Africa
Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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smartphones
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dc
The announcement makes it the world’s first cloud service provider that operates a local data centre to provide cloud services in Africa.
Tensions between China and US causing cloud war
Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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smartphones
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.
New partnership for cable connecting Asia, Africa & Europe
Fri, 26th Oct 2018
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Orange and PCCW Global are confident the cable will substantially reduce network latency between the world's three most populated continents.
New Zealand tops list of most-scammed countries - Microsoft
Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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email security
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.
Hungry vendors: EMEA server shipments fall while revenues rise
Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Higher average selling prices across standard and custom servers has seen data centre vendors cashing in on a bustling market.
New Zealand to get a boost on global impact investment stage
Tue, 2nd Oct 2018
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social enterprise
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ākina foundation
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impact investment
Aotearoa New Zealand joins the Global Steering Group for Impact Investing, promising new opportunities and global insights for local social enterprises.
Wellington adtech firm Postr goes global
Thu, 20th Sep 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
Wellington’s adtech firm Postr goes global with contracts in Indonesia, Germany, and Portugal, expanding its team and quadrupling monthly revenue.
New Zealand outpacing global smart TV adoption
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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digital entertainment
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smart tv
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analyst report
New Zealand is becoming a global leader in smart TV adoption, with a 44% adoption rate second only to South Korea, according to research firm IDC.
How Samsung aims to use advanced AI to create business opportunities
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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samsung
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samsung business
Samsung to open new AI research centre in New York City, led by EVP Daniel Lee, to strengthen AI capabilities. Centre to focus on robotics research.