Why cheap fibre isn’t the best choice for your business
Many ISP’s are battling to be the most affordable service provider within the fibre coverage areas with each provider offering a solution that is cheaper than its competitors, but these ISPs may not be providing the best service to their consumer. When it comes to…
ADSL is on its deathbed
Telkom recently announced that it would be killing ADSL for all its subscribers in coming months, with a 5-year plan to completely decomission ADSL. Telkom is intending to move 96% of its subscribers to wireless services with others being migrated to fibre where fibre is…
Essential steps to moving your business to the cloud
1. Planning your migration Establish what your cloud requirements will be. This step is important as it will be the basis from which you choose the service you go with based on both the product and pricing. Things to consider are CPU usage, memory…
Google subsea cable from Europe to Cape Town
Google recently announced the rollout of a new subseacable that will start in Western Europe and run along the Coast of Africa between Portugal and South Africa, according to their blog. What is a “subsea cable”? A subsea cable, also known as submarine communications cable…
What is the importance of business software?
The aim of implementing business software is to improve productivity on a variety of tasks within the business process to optimise turnover with lower expenditure – in laymen’s terms – to increase profit. Software solutions that are intelligent help businesses better manage their processes within…
Fourth Industrial Revolution – Is your business ready?
There is a lot of hype around the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with employees fearing that they could lose their jobs as as AI replaces a variety of job functions in the workplace. The truth is, there may be no need for job loss, however, there…
A Lack of IT skills in South Africa
News sites and professionals throughout South Africa and even internationally are commenting on the increased number of skilled individuals leaving the country, and more specifically, those skilled in the IT sector. According to a Business Tech article, for every skilled professional coming to South Africa,…
A brief internet history
Today we have 1Gbps and even bigger connections to the internet in South Africa and there is very few people who do not have access to the internet in some way or form. This was not the case just 31 years ago. The first connection…
Telkom users on a continuous decline
Telkom recently released its financial results for the 2018 / 2019 financial year and as has been the trend over the last few years, Telkom has seen a decline in its fixed line subscribers. Telkom has seen a consistent increase in cancellations from its fixed…
Adoption of cloud in South Africa
Adoption of cloud is on the rise with approximately 31% of businesses using cloud telecoms solutions and more than 71% of companies using cloud to back up their data, according to a recent study. Despite this, another study has revealed that small businesses are slow…