The proliferation of mobile devices, specifically smartphones and the increased number of tasks users are relegating to their mobile device is a matter of fact. FULL STORY >

With an award winning banking app, FNB has clearly cracked the art of apps, so TechSmart Business got together with Farren Roper, head of FNB Connect ISP and Business Operations, for insight into getting app developement right. FULL STORY >

Imagecare, one of the larger sales and maintenance companies for document scanning technology in South Africa, had its start some 10 years ago as a pure document scanner maintenance service provider. In that time the company has evolved into a full service... FULL STORY >

TechSmart Business recently travelled to Istanbul, Turkey, to attend Western Digital’s (WD) Executive Summit. It was here where the company asserted that the rise of SSD and cloud-based storage solutions does not translate into the writing on the wall for conventional... FULL STORY >

We love our media. So much in fact, we couldbe called hoarders, finding it almost impossible to delete anything once it is safely tucked away on a drive. You can therefore imagine our chagrin when, somehow, the TB drive fell and all the data was gone. FULL STORY >

The mere thought of a messaging platform migration has sent many operational managers and IT administrators running for the hills. Messaging is the lifeblood of the organisation and in the past; it impacted every corner of the business and was... FULL STORY >

We have, and probably will continue to, speak at length about the cloud. Pros, cons, strengths and weaknesses, the debate still rages. That said, the actual process of moving to this ethereal real estate could prove to be... FULL STORY >

One aspect that is often overlooked that can bring a business to its knees, irrespective of its past and current successes, is the lack of a robust backup and recovery strategy. FULL STORY >

If you were to ask a roomful of IT professionals what the cloud is, and whether businesses should move some (or all) of their processes to the cloud – you are likely to get a diverse range of answers. For me, cloud computing is simply using files,... FULL STORY >

Everyone understands that the phenomenon is here to stay, but not that many appreciate how difficult it is to control. FULL STORY >