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Mobile printing’s hidden security risks

There’s just no stopping the BYOD tsunami, especially in light of statistics such as those from IDC, which indicate shipments of tablet PCs to South Africa increased an astounding 107.1 percent year-on-year in the final quarter of 2013.

The CIO’s worst nightmare

Emerging technologies could be a blessing or a curse, with the potential to further overwhelm already overburdened IT departments. Brainstorm asked industry insiders to identify key technologies and trends keeping South African CIOs awake at night.

Axel Bührmann

What impact is cloud having on SOA?

The move to cloud affects many areas of business, including application architectures.

Samantha Perry

On the Spot: The power risk

South Africa’s power supply is still precarious. How can businesses mitigate this risk?

Samantha Perry

On the spot: It’s online forever

Social media networks are having a signifi cant impact on the recruitment game.

Samantha Perry

On the spot: Have government’s BPO efforts failed?

Much has been made of government’s efforts to promote SA as a business process outsourcing destination. The jury is still out on its success.

Samantha Perry

On the spot: One hundred percent broadband penetration?

Government wants to achieve 100 percent broadband coverage by 2020. Is this feasible?

Samantha Perry

On The Spot: VoIP on anything

To date, VoIP has been mainly restricted to fixed infrastructures. Is it finally breaking free of its bonds?

Samantha Perry

On The Spot: A new lease on life for old datacentres?

Datacentre infrastructure management (DCIM) combines IT and facilities management to get the best out of a datacentre. Is it being implemented in SA?

Samantha Perry

On the spot: Threats have become mobile

How should organisations protect mobile devices, increasingly the targets of malware and virus creators?

Samantha Perry

On the spot: Taking green seriously?

IT has been exhorted to go green for some time now, and progress has been made, but is it having a material impact?

Samantha Perry

On the Spot: Rethink, reuse, recycle

The era of reuseability is upon us, so where to next for SOA?

Samantha Perry

On the spot: No killer tech

This month, Brainstorm asks the industry what the single most disruptive technology will be in 2013.

Samantha Perry