Jonathan Oaker, CloudZA CEO. South African enterprises are experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) at pace, but too many projects remain stuck at the proof-of-concept stage. Pilots are launched, enthusiasm runs high, yet the value often fizzles out before anything reaches customers or operations. The result is an innovation culture that looks active on the surface…
There is no shortage of guidance when it comes to cloud migration. Microsoft alone offers a vast ecosystem of tools, templates and frameworks, particularly around Azure, to help customers move infrastructure, apps and data to the cloud. But despite this, many projects still stall, sprawl or struggle to deliver business value. Why? Because migration and…
BBD validated as AWS Managed Services Provider. BBD has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Managed Services Provider (MSP) Program validation, marking a major milestone in BBD’s cloud journey. This latest accreditation builds on BBD’s status as an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner, and recognises its ability to deliver full life cycle cloud services –…
Quintin van Zyl, head of pre-sales in the telco division at NEC XON NEC XON has announced the introduction of a new generation of unique anti-theft telecommunications cabinets designed to combat the ongoing epidemic of battery theft and vandalism across mobile networks in South Africa and Southern Africa. South Africa’s two largest operators, MTN and…
MTN SA is decommissioning its data centres. Mobile network operator MTN South Africa is decommissioning two of its data centre facilities as part of a broader strategy to streamline its infrastructure footprint and optimise operational efficiencies. The company confirmed to ITWeb that it is currently optimising its data centre portfolio as part of a broader…
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value, hit a record high on Sunday and was up nearly 2.7% at US$125 245.57 at 7.12am SAST. Bitcoin’s previous record was $124 480 in mid-August, buoyed by friendlier regulations from US President Donald Trump’s administration and strong demand from institutional investors. The cryptocurrency had risen on Friday for an…
Binesh George, CEO and co-founder, Redvine. SD-WAN and networking service provider Redvine Networks is banking on its success in Africa to help cement its expansion into Europe and the offer of a viable alternative to traditional network providers. SD-WAN integrates edge, gateway and orchestrator technologies to ensure the optimal delivery of data between organisations and…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speaking on a panel at Italian Tech Week 2025 in Turin, Italy. Remo Casilli/Reuters Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted on Friday that gigawatt-scale data centres will be built in space within the next 10-20 years and that continuously available solar energy meant they would eventually outperform those based on Earth. Speaking…
imagePRESS V1000. Demonstrating its continuous innovation, Canon today announces multiple enhancements to its toner-based imagePRESS V1000 production printer, boosting its productivity, reliability and application versatility. Building on the foundation of more than 700 successful installations across EMEA, the V1000 now features new hardware and firmware upgrades, including a vacuum-fed paper deck, an updated user interface…
In a move set to expand both Digicloud Africa and Google Cloud’s footprint across Africa, Digicloud Africa has been appointed as a distributor of Google security operations (SecOps) products in Africa. Google SecOps cloud-native security operations platform offers a unified experience across SIEM (security, information and event management), SOAR (security, orchestration, automation and response), and…
