The good news is that organisations can begin to take action now, by carefully considering and meeting each of the five pillars of a successful data management strategy. FULL STORY >

IT industry veteran Dan Sommer, the senior director: market intelligence lead at Qlik, says that companies need to move beyond traditional BI and embrace the endless possibilities that connecting people with data and ideas will bring. FULL STORY >

Michael Needham, senior manager for Solutions Architecture at Amazon Web Services, weighs in of the Internet of Things and the disruption it will bring. FULL STORY >

The new Lenovo and Juniper Networks partnership will focus on the development of next-level data centre infrastructures. FULL STORY >

IBM has announced that it is opening a new IBM Cloud Data Center in Johannesburg, South Africa. FULL STORY >

Scott Guthrie, executive vice president, Cloud and Enterprise group at Microsoft recently detailed the support of SQL server on Linux, as well as the company's upcoming Data Driven event on 10 March. FULL STORY >

Apple's Craig Federighi weighs in on the San Bernardino and FBI situation, stating that giving in to their demands would compromise the safety of all iOS users. FULL STORY >

In a build comprising 17 500sqm, Teraco, Africa’s only vendor neutral data centre, will be adding to its existing colocation facility and creating Africa’s largest data centre. FULL STORY >

Microsoft's general manager of Worldwide SMB, David Smith, says small businesses can be more data smart with the aid of the company's Power BI and the insight it provides. FULL STORY >

According to International Data Corporation, the opportunity for the Internet of Things (IoT) in Africa is enormous, limited only about our imagination and how quickly the policy framework can catch up to regulate the industry. FULL STORY >

We all depend our lives on machines, and like all machines in this world – it can and will fail at a certain point. All you can do to protect your precious data, is to have a good and reliable hard disk recovery or hard... FULL STORY >

Absa’s new smart alert uses the power of big data and advanced analytics to help customers manage their money FULL STORY >

EMC Corporation has announced the availability of a range of new products that can transform the way organisations store and use data. FULL STORY >

South Africa faces some unique challenges when it comes to public transport. The reality is that public transport – in general – hasn’t yet capitalised on the opportunities presented by new technology advancements. FULL STORY >

Yudhvir Seetharam, Head of Analytics at FNB Business, shares five trends on the growth of Big Data and how it is actively being used by businesses. FULL STORY >