There are no hidden management fees and no recurring licences simply to own and operate the UniFi infrastructure. South African businesses, hospitality venues, schools, estates, warehouses and multi-site organisations are becoming increasingly dependent on reliable connectivity, cyber security and physical security. At the same time, budgets are under pressure, networks are becoming more complex, and…
Nomzamo Xaba and James Hickman visited the ITWeb studio to introduce the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program – a business acceleration initiative designed to support the growth of black-owned technology businesses within the AWS Partner Network. #aws #awseeip South Africa has long been part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) story. The foundational technology behind…
Becoming an AWS Well-Architected Partner is a series of steps to prove your competency in delivering Well-Architected Reviews to clients. But before you are approved to run the review, you reach a step where you are required to run one on your own business. We went into ours expecting a box-ticking exercise and came out…
Microsoft staged a historic rally last week, adding nearly $450 billion in market value in a single trading session, the largest one-day gain on record for any publicly traded company. The unprecedented surge was driven by stronger-than-expected cloud growth forecasts and robust cash generation projections for the coming fiscal year. Read: Cape Town approves the…
Mark Walker, director & co-founder of Transformation for Innovation (T4i). Several tech industry experts will present at the ITWeb Cloud Summit 2026, including Mark Walker, director and co-founder of Transformation for Innovation (T4i), who will focus on the inevitable impact of agentic AI on the evolution of the cloud ecosystem. Walker is among several industry…
Gregory MacLennan, CEO and co-founder of Digicloud Africa. The first Google Cloud Summit to be held in Africa generated massive excitement in the local market – an indication that the Google AI groundswell is here. This is according to Gregory MacLennan, CEO of Digicloud Africa – Google Cloud distributor for Africa and sponsor of the…
ITWeb Cloud Summit 2026 is an opportunity for tech leaders, cloud architects and business decision-makers to unpack how AI-driven infrastructure is reshaping IT. ITWeb Cloud Summit 2026, on 29 September in Bryanston, will highlight the opportunity for organisations to leverage the combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud, which results in powerful managed AI models…
For many CIOs and technology leaders, the greatest cloud challenge today is continuity. Across Africa’s banking, insurance, fintech and public sectors, digital services have become mission-critical. Customers expect real-time transactions, always-on access to apps and seamless digital experiences. Governments rely on cloud-based platforms to deliver citizen services, while businesses depend on cloud infrastructure to run…
Saidu B. Samaila & Co. Chartered Accountants, through its Training & Management Consulting Division, has entered into a strategic partnership with Chamco Digital LLC, a Microsoft Solutions Partner headquartered in Houston, Texas, to launch a comprehensive AI & Cloud Technology Workforce Training Programme aimed at developing globally competitive digital talent across Africa. The 14-week intensive…
Businesses continue to underestimate the security risks embedded in modern voice networks. Too many treat voice services as simple telephone calls rather than as complex IP-based systems exposed to the same threats as the rest of their digital infrastructure. According to Peter Bokaba, network manager at Centracom, this misconception is leaving organisations vulnerable to voice…
