IPv6: What’s the deal and how to get started

IPv6: What’s the deal and how to get started

Sep 20, 2016

The connected world is rapidly running out of assignable IPv4 addresses. According to a calculator by APNIC (the regional Internet registry for Asia and the Pacific) blogger Geoff Huston, most geographical areas have exhausted their IPv4 address pool. The African...
Online Protection – Homes to Enterprises

Online Protection – Homes to Enterprises

Jun 1, 2016

The topic of online protection is talked about far and wide. Everyone who is connected is worried to some degree about whether they, their connection and their information are safe from prying eyes. Security measures range from the simplest software to multiple...
Here’s the IoT: Internet of Things

Here’s the IoT: Internet of Things

May 11, 2016

One of the predominant features of Managed Services is the ability to both automate and perform remote management of that automation. Being in a position to detect issues earlier leads to far better proactive action. The current upwards trend of the Internet of Things...
Managed Services – where is SA headed?

Managed Services – where is SA headed?

Apr 18, 2016

In the latter part of 2015, we presented arguments to make the case for Managed Services within ICT-dependent sectors. These included resource, cost and reliability considerations. Since then, a number of entities have asked about progress in the field. Questions...
Physical Hosting – The Choices

Physical Hosting – The Choices

Feb 29, 2016

Businesses often struggle to balance the cost of hosting services with their actual requirements. Among the more popular solutions is physical hosting of servers. Most entities making use of such a service require little more than the basics: compliance, security,...