Big data drives software growth
Big data, analytics and cloud computing are underpinning growth in the enterprise software market, even as the sector braces itself for slower growth going forward. This is one of the findings from International Data Corporation (IDC), which yesterday released the...‘Involuntary’ IT managers cost SMBs
Small businesses are losing more than $24-billion in productivity each year when non-technical employees, referred to as involuntary IT managers (IITMs), are tasked with managing their companies’ IT solutions. This loss is a direct result of IITMs taking time away...CSPs to grow hosted contact centres
Riding the anticipated wave of cloud computing adoption, the South African hosted contact centre market is set to expand from $3,2-million in 2012 to $47,8-million by 2018, according to new analysis from Frost & Sullivan. In its latest report, Cloud Networking: A...International bankers agree to share data
Leading international financial institutions have agreed to share data and collaborate on issues relating to data and statistical capacity building. The six organisations made the announcement with UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon in recognition of the power such...Obsidian takes on SUSE Linux
South African open source solutions provider Obsidian has signed up as a consultancy partner and reseller of SUSE Linux enterprise server products and solutions. This strengthens the company’s position in the enterprise environment where it has established a...