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Redefining security in the age of cyber-threats

It is time to invest in tools and methodologies that put security back into the hands of your business

Changes: Employees sort items in the Amazon warehouse in England. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Amazon may threaten SA retailers

Amazon plans to move into South Africa in 2023 and the world’s biggest online marketplace might give local companies a run for their money

Data sovereignty is a key priority for governments and other entities as they migrate to public cloud services

Government data must stay in South Africa, says state technology executive

Data sovereignty is a key priority for governments and other entities as they migrate to public cloud services

The Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Traditional Council and Observatory Civic Association says that application for leave to appeal interim interdict is attempt to save face

Right of reply: A rejoinder to the Zenprop chief executive about Amazon’s HQ

Zenprop chief executive James Tannenberger, who stands to benefit financially from the River Club development, failed to address the substantive points of our original article

Blockchain tech can raise tax revenues

But the South African Revenue Service doesn’t yet have the skills and multiple users to adopt it

Competition Tribunal approves merger of struggling DVD/CD providers

Mass storage devices, downloads and streaming services have killed the market for DVD and CD providers, making a potential "monopoly" irrelevant.

IBM cooks up thought for food

Watson, the technology company’s cognitive showpiece, is bringing artificial intelligence into the kitchen by conjuring up recipes.

Cloud giants scramble to keep up

Even global cloud computing leader VMware could not keep up with the demands of managing gadgets in the enterprise, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

Huawei to unveil cloud-computing smartphones

China’s Huawei Technologies will unveil cloud-computing cellphones in an attempt to replicate its telecom gear success in the smartphone market.

Microsoft puts Office in the cloud as it confronts Google

Microsoft is making its biggest move into the world of cloud computing this week as it takes the wraps off a online version of its Office software.

Amazon faces backlash over ‘music locker’ service

A new Amazon.com service that lets customers store songs and play them on of phones and computers is facing a backlash from the music industry.

Amazon’s cloud has a silver lining

Half a billion dollars. That’s what online retailer Amazon.com will earn from its cloud computing services this year.

Computer applications float in internet cloud

When Merlin Mann is on the go and needs to access his computer information he steps into the cloud.