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Veeam Appoints New Country Manager of Africa

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/* custom css */ .tdi_3_6a7.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_6a7.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Veeam has appointed Chris Norton as its new Country Manager of Africa. In his new role, Norton is expected to support Veeam’s continued investment and strong presence in Africa and accelerate the region’s growth with a specific focus on Enterprise. Norton will report directly to Patrick Rohrbasser, Regional VP of SEMEA and Africa. With over 25 years of experience in the IT sector, Norton has a wealth of experience working in digitally-driven businesses. Norton joins Veeam from Dell Technologies where he was Regional Sales Director for the last four years. He also held various senior leadership roles at ServiceNow, VMware, Citrix and Workgroup Distribution. “Chris is a fantastic a...

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5 Ways to Improve 5G

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5G is already having a huge impact on smartphone users worldwide and what they expect the technology to deliver in the future, according to the Five Ways to a Better 5G report from Ericsson. Research shows that increased awareness of service and value benefits could have resulted in 22% more smartphone users with 5G-ready handsets upgrading to 5G subscriptions while one-in-five 5G users are already reducing Wi-Fi use on their phones indoors because of the benefits of 5G mobile connectivity. 5G is also beginning to trigger new user behaviours. In addition to reducing Wi-Fi use, early adopter 5G users also spend an average of two hours more on cloud gaming and one hour more on augmented reality (AR) apps per week compared to 4G users. However, while 5G users are satisfied with the ...

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AWS to Launch re/Start Programme in Kenya

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Image sourced from Blog dbi services Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it would launch its re/Start programme in Kenya alongside three in South Africa, totalling 12 cohorts launched across Africa since October 2020. AWS re/Start cloud skills training programme will be launching four cohorts in Africa this month — including launching for the first time in Kenya — as part of the program’s rapid expansion plans this year. The cloud company is collaborating with getINNOtized, a tech company with roots in Germany that’s driven by creating social impact in Africa, and with Ajira Digital, a Kenyan government initiative driven by the Ministry of ICT, Innovations, and Youth Affairs to empower over one million young people to access digital job opportunities in Kenya. AWS re/Start is a fr...

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Lenovo Introduces New Legion Gaming PC Lineup

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Image sourced from Wccftech /* custom css */ .tdi_3_5dc.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_5dc.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Lenovo has unveiled its newest lineup of portable gaming PCs featuring Intel’s and NVIDIA’s latest technologies and Windows 10. The series includes the 16-inch flagship Lenovo Legion 7i, the powerful new 16-inch Lenovo Legion 5i Pro, and the new 15-inch and 17-inch, Lenovo Legion 5i, which is easily customizable. Players can complete their setup and optimize esport experiences with the suite of innovative technologies offered on the new Lenovo Legion Y25g-30 IPS gaming monitor with a lightning-fast 360Hz refresh rate for the total package in fast-paced, tear-free gameplay. Designed to raise the bar for full game immersion, the new Lenovo Legion laptops...

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How to Tell if Your Website is POPIA Compliant

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Sourced from Europa EU. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_e89.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_e89.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have a significant impact on websites and other digital platforms like social media, email marketing and eCommerce activities. Businesses have until 1 July 2021 to comply and to make their websites compliant. POPIA and GDPR are data privacy laws that affect all business websites that collect data. The regulations are there to protect the online privacy of visitors and it covers how personal data is used and extracted when users visit and interact with a website. Websites collect information in various ways and if a site uses analytics, opt-in forms, WordPre...

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Fantastic Passwords and Where Your Children Can Find Them

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While many of today’s parents grew up during an age where the internet and the world wide web were just in their beginnings, for today’s kids the virtual world is all but inseparable from the real one. That, of course, presents its own set of challenges for parents to tackle, such as how to teach their offspring proper cybersecurity habits, without it seeming like too much of a boring and tedious task. None is more important than teaching them how to protect their online accounts since they are likely to create quite a few of them. So, teaching them proper password hygiene early on will carry through into their adult lives. But since you are going to be dealing with children it is important to make the lessons accessible, understandable, fun, and easy to remember. To mark World Password Da...

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What Happens If You Don’t Accept WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy?

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Image sourced from YoMZanzi /* custom css */ .tdi_3_92e.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_92e.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Earlier this year, WhatsApp introduced a controversial privacy policy that left many users concerned and searching for a more ‘secure’ messaging platform. Since then, the company unpacked exactly what this update will mean for users – saying it does not change the privacy of people’s personal conversations. This is about optional business features that are a part of its broader efforts to make communicating with a business secure, better, and easier for everyone. Users have until 15 May to accept the new policy or risk having to deal with limited functionality. In a blog post, WhatsApp says that no one will have their accounts deleted because...

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Instagram Users Can Now Add Pronouns to Their Bio

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Image sourced from Time /* custom css */ .tdi_3_99f.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_99f.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Instagram has announced that users can now add pronouns to their bio. The social platform says that many of its users are doing this in any case but it hopes this new feature will make it even easier. Add pronouns to your profile ✨ The new field is available in a few countries, with plans for more. pic.twitter.com/02HNSqc04R — Instagram (@instagram) May 11, 2021 “Now you can add pronouns to your profile with a new field,” says Vishal Shah, VP of Product at Instagram. “It’s another way to express yourself on Instagram and we’ve seen a lot of people adding pronouns already, so hopefully this makes it even easier. Available in a few countries toda...

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Sbu Shabalala Steps Down as Adapt IT CEO to “Attend to Personal Matters”

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Image sourced from BusinessLIVE Adapt IT CEO, Sbu Shabalala has been granted a leave of absence to “attend to personal matters” following assault allegations against him by his estranged wife, Neo. In the interim, Adapt IT CCO Tiffany Dunsdon will take Shabalala’s place. A statement from the company revealed that Shabalala would step down from his role for three months. “Tiffany assumes the role of interim CEO as Mr Sibusiso Shabalala, the current CEO, has been granted a leave of absence for three months by the board in order to attend to personal matters.” /* custom css */ .tdi_3_95b.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_95b.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } According to TechCentral, the developments come after “serious allegations emerged at the weekend in which Shabalala is accu...

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WeThinkCode Opens Applications for Software Programme

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WeThinkCode has opened applications for its tuition-free, two-year software programming course which starts in July. The education institution revealed that there are just one hundred places are available – part of WeThinkCode’s plan to increase its total student intake to 450 in 2021. “We know that South Africa has a vast pool of untapped talent with the aptitude to be trained in technology. At the same time our youth unemployment is among the highest in the world,” says WeThinkCode‘s CEO, Nyari Samushonga. “Our plans are based on the desire to give more South Africans the opportunity to join the digital world and help build the country’s technology skills capability. The Durban metropole has seen significant growth in business activity over the past few years, hence our decision to open ...

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OPPO A74 5G Smartphone Launches in South Africa

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OPPO has launched its latest A-Series smartphone – the A74 5G – in South Africa. “OPPO A74 5G appeals to smartphone users that balance work with life and seek a mainstream design from a smartphone, but also pays attention to the details that enable users to extract the most value from a truly well balanced OPPO A Series phone in terms of tech and design,” says Liam Faurie, Head of Go-to-Market and Operations for OPPO South Africa. “OPPO A74 5G delivers a high-value device that enables you to live big and empowers your day.” The A74 boasts a 90Hz Hyper-colour Screen that enhances the display’s vibrancy which when coupled with its 90Hz refresh rate creates a smoother more immersive user experience. It also sports an impressive 90.5% screen to body ratio, providing a sleeker design and s...

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8 Ways to Protect Against Ransomware Attacks

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Ransomware attack trends continue to evolve, and the current iterations are no exception. During the last year, malicious actors have attacked healthcare organisations, medical trials, schools, and shipping agencies. Considering the impact these modern attacks can have on organisations everywhere, no matter the industry, security professionals must always be ready to secure their systems, networks, and software in new ways. And according to a recent FortiGuard Labs global threat landscape report, ransomware remains a prolific threat that increased in 2020 and is set to more disruptive. With that in mind, here are eight ways to create a strong ransomware mitigation strategy: Continuously providing employees with updates on new social engineering attack methodologies so they know w...