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Build it, and big data will come

As construction continues on the dishes of the Square Kilometre Array deep in the Karoo, there is also research being done around big data, and how it is all going to be processed.

Logging Africa on

Connecting the unconnectable

BRCK

Tom Jackson

Slaying the unicorn

Two South African women have swept up awards in two international technology competitions.

Tamsin Oxford

Tracking the herds, app-style

Cape Town-based safari company Discover Africa is using a web application built on Google Maps to let travellers track the spectacular wildebeest migration.

#HerdTracker#wildebeest#Discover_Africa

Lesley Stones

Computing for the greater good

Wits University is developing a processing board for use at the Large Hadron Collider that it hopes to commercialise for wider application.

Johann Barnard

Micket gets a ticket to ride

A Cape Town startup is looking to upset the events ticketing applecart.

Johann Barnard

Python breathes life into SA’s tech community

PyConZA celebrates the biggest gathering of Python professionals in South Africa, with solid support from industry giants.

Johann Barnard

Working with shadow IT

Tech-savvy employees are bypassing corporate IT departments to install applications that do just what they need. This leaves IT decision-makers with the challenges of supporting and regulating this kind of activity.

Johann Barnard

Cerf’s up

The ‘Father of the internet’ had more of a hand in SA’s internet industry than many realise.

Johann Barnard

MIT comes to Joburg

An acclaimed startup programme supported by MIT has been hosted in South Africa for the first time.

Johann Barnard

It’s perfectly okay to fail

Startup enthusiast Martin Bjergegaard believes in failing…and failing quickly. He was in South Africa recently to promote his book and share his insights into the startup mentality.

Johann Barnard

SA’s Many Apps hold promise

BlackBerry has opened its third App Lab in SA.

Johann Barnard

A school apart

Sacred Heart College is embracing 3D printing technology to impart critical thinking skills to its younger students.

Johann Barnard