Heath Muchena

5G mobile technology promises to unlock real-time analytics, cloud-based AI and IoT applications for enterprises, but African service providers are just starting to deploy the wireless mobile technology.

Satellite communication services fuel broadband, IoT applications in underserved areas.

Interview with IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technology Officer, IBM Blockchain Services for Middle East & Africa, Anthony Butler.

Kate Krukiel, GM of UN Digital Solutions Centre and managing director of Sera Afrika, says emerging tech can address business and societal challenges. In this Q&A, Kate shares her insights on applications of key emerging technologies including AI, robotic process automation (RPA), and blockchain – technologies expected to drive what has been called the "fourth industrial revolution" (4IR), a tech-fueled, fundamental transformation in industrial processes and a jump in productivity.

Over the past few years, gold has proved to be a safe haven commodity for investors. However, the recent pandemic seems to be a positive turning point for its fierce competitor bitcoin. the reputation of the digital asset as a safe commodity waxed stronger during the economic meltdown and the value and adoption have been on the rise since then.

How to protect your digital assets from cybercriminals.

Technological breakthroughs such as blockchains and distributed ledger technologies are digital infrastructures that enable innovation.

In this Q&A, Heath Muchena talks to IhorFeoktistov, the CTO & co-founder of Relevant Software which operates across Europe & USA offering services ranging from software developments, cyber security, artificial intelligence & machine learning to DevOps. Feoktistov shares his wealth of experience from his software engineering advisor background and explores issues around Cloud, cyber security, and how to lead agile teams.

The launch earlier this month of an Amazon Web Services (AWS) region in Cape Town ratchets up the competition among the hyperscale cloud providers in Africa, providing enterprise tech leaders with more services to choose from and different pricing options.
The presence of AWS also helps ensure that rival vendors that have not yet opened their own facilities will rush to do so, for fear of missing out on a growing market, thus providing businesses with even more choice.

Bitcoin gained over 100.3% in Q1 of 2021. In Dec of 2019, it had recorded more than 9,000,000% gains since its creation a decade ago. If you consider its performance since it began being traded on public markets in 2011, Bitcoin’s cumulative gains have eclipsed 20,000,000%, which by far outpaces cumulative gains of US Large Caps, which recorded returns of approximately 300%.

This CIO Online interview with IT veteran and academic, Josef Langerman - Head of Engineering Capability and Ways of Working at Standard Bank Group and Professor of Practice at the University of Johannesburg, explores how organisational change helps businesses deal with crises. #engineeringthefuture #itleadership #waysofworking #redefiningdigital #organisationalchange #futureofwork #culturechange #workplacestrategy #employeeexperiences #changeleadership #workplaceculture

Cloud and emerging technologies such as machine learning are enabling new types of businesses around the world. Although cloud uptake in Africa lags behind most other regions, early adopters on the continent are beginning to spring up. Intergreatme, maker of its namesake digital identity platform, is one of them.

In a digitally connected world, positive customer opinions and recommendations can tilt scales in the favour of a particular project, product or service and consequently increase participation, adoption, uptake or sales.

Blockchain technology is slowly but surely moving beyond secure, seamless, transparent, trusted and convenient transactions as new use cases of the transformative innovation emerge.

Central Bank Digital Currencies Explained