Flexenclosure, a specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and pre-fabricated data centres for the ICT industry , has set up a new company in one of its key markets – Nigeria. The new company – Flexenclosure Technology Solutions – is a wholly owned subsidiary of Flexenclosure AB in Sweden, and will serve the company’s […]
Since its commercial launch in April 2014, WorldDEM provides a global digital elevation model (DEM) of high quality, accuracy, and coverage, benefitting multiple applications, including satellite image ortho-rectification, military and civil aviation, management of oil and gas fields, as well as defence and security related missions. Data for the whole African continent is available […]
Measuring instruments and systems by Endress+Hauser are the “eyes and ears” of automated procedural systems. They measure flow rate, monitor temperature and control pressure and filling level. Instruments by Endress+Hauser are thus the “eyes and ears” of procedural systems worldwide. This applies for a wide range of industries such as food and beverage production, chemistry, […]
Advanced analytics is less about data and more about decisions, according to Christy Pettey of Gartner. Imagine one of your critical projects is behind schedule and over budget. In a review meeting, your boss asks if it’s worth replacing the project manager or moving to a new technology platform to minimise the cost overrun and […]
South Africa is currently battling its worst drought in decades. The drought disaster has a negative impact on social, environmental and economic stability and continues to pose a major threat to food security throughout the world. The ultimate knock-on effect could see farmers closing their farms, which will subsequently lead to labour lay-offs. For […]
According to industry analysts 451 Research, prefabricated modular data centres are evolving rapidly and beginning to win mainstream support, stating: “prefabrication is ready to transform the data centre world”. This is more than likely due to today’s new generation of cloud computing solutions, which demands that data centres are more flexible and scalable, with an […]
Westcon-Comstor expanded its data centre practice to include VMware’s portfolio of cloud infrastructure and business mobility solutions in South Africa, to help its solutions providers in southern Africa improve time-to-revenue and accelerate growth opportunities. The agreement supports partners with pre- and post-sales support, technical support, as well as logistics services from 60 offices across six […]
A recent survey amongst business decision makers on the business impact of application performance revealed a major performance gap between the needs of business and information technology (IT)’s current ability to deliver. It is said that 98% of executives agree that optimal enterprise application performance is critical to achieving optimal business performance. And yet, 94% […]
Seagate Technology is to formally launch a long-term, unlimited capacity cloud-based data storage service in South Africa early this year. At the launch of Seagate Storage Cloud, it was stated that the service will be delivered in association with the company’s well-established and long-time local business partner, Sithabile Technology Services. It was noted that the service […]
Data has become the currency of the always-on world. But on its own, it is not enough. Companies need to make sense of the wealth of data they have. This is where the algorithm economy comes in, according to Veeam. Given the growth of big data, decision-makers are realising it is necessary to extract value […]
