Africa to emerge as hotspot for cloud growth

The allocation of spectrum is an opportunity to utilise communications tech for economic development for the country as a whole, says a World Wide Worx study

Cash may have traditionally been king, but the coronavirus pandemic is contributing to a faster pace of mobile money adoption across the continent.

While cloud computing is now a standard business tool among African businesses, IT decision-makers remain concerned about the spate of data breaches.

Vast majority of respondents to latest Cloud in Africa Report affirm technology’s role in supporting operations amid COVID-19.

A new study has shed light on how South African companies are faring in the new norm of a remote working culture – and what the future may look like as a result.

Collaboration looks to establish new subsea cable project to link 23 countries on the continent, the Middle East and Europe.

Amid the frenzy of fear and lockdown, Africa’s ICT and telecommunications markets have a chance to leapfrog, one analyst suggests.

Copyright is owned by the human author of the work (or by their employer, if they’re employed) explains Herman van Schalkwyk, Partner at Spoor & Fisher, South Africa.

Outdated systems, software, complacency and lack of ownership identified as major contributing factors.

Independent research shows that businesses approach to IT security in a cloud and digital era needs to change dramatically as IT professionals are feeling the pressure.

Office 365 is expected to be available in Q3 2019 and Dynamics 365 in Q4.