[Column] Artificial Intelligence gaining grounds in Africa?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings a whole new dimension to the drive for customer intimacy. The convenience customers experience weighs heavier than any reduction in...
Four ways fintech is changing international money transfer space
According to recent data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), diaspora inflows in the country rose to Ksh30.4 billion ($295.3 million) in June...
[Column] Next-generation cloud eliminates pain points for Kenyan business
In addition to experiencing our new brand look in person, business leaders who attended the recent Oracle Modern Cloud Day in Nairobi had the opportunity to...
[Column] Technological disruption looming for Africa’s data network market
Sometimes a disruptive technology can loiter for a while, before it changes everything. Yet change it will bring, because nothing and no one can...
[Column] Cloud is the future of payroll
Cloud technologies are becoming more popular than ever before, with research from RightScale revealing that some 94% of organisations are using the cloud in...
How to Launch your Startup in a College
Your college years are the best time to launch a startup because it ensures you have feet to stand on once you graduate. The...
[Column] How cloud-based AI enables modernisation of business
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proving to be a key technology in delivering improved customer experience and exceeding customer expectations. It is also a highly...
[Column] Tips for safer online transactions on your smartphone
Internet-enabled devices like Laptops, Tablets and Smartphones have increased online transactions. From easily transferring money, to placing orders with online stores like Jumia, to...
[Column] Why it’s the right time for a career in cybersecurity
The cybersecurity landscape is a battle zone. War is being fought on every front, from email to firewalls to personnel to cracking complex codes,...
LG’s ThinQ AI, 5G Technology and SmartThinQTM App Offers Limitless Opportunities
Watching movies gives you the impression that the future of technology is far-fetched, but the reality is it has arrived. LG’s Internet of Things...
KaiOS devices were meant to be cheaper, not until Nokia confirmed otherwise
Feature phones have been so doomed since the first smartphone broke the unimaginable barriers that could have not been possible with dummy feature phones....
[Column] Secure digital control
The world is fast embracing the technology and potential of emergent solutions such as the Internet of Things (IoT), automation and digital transformation. Over...
Why Using a Password Manager is Vital in this Day and Age
Facebook is in the middle of an ongoing privacy-related scandal: the exposure of hundreds of millions of passwords online. This is serious enough in itself...
How to Make the Most of Social Media When Looking for a New Job
Today, social media is about much more than simply being social. From its humble beginnings as an innovative way to connect with friends and...
[Column] Potential of 5G in Africa
Africa is as capable of embracing the huge potential of this technology as the rest of the world, even within the limitations of existing...
[Column] Tearing down barriers for the growth of African rural e-commerce
The rise and growth of e-commerce in the world and primarily in Africa has created a lot of business opportunities, not only in urban...
[Column] The Platform – tomorrows new economic sector
Digitalisation is constant. We see it in the continuous innovative disruption across the globe. This progressive phenomenon has succeeded in turning the service industry...
[Column] The new revolution every business should talk about
Just as telephones and cars changed how we work and play, 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is ushering in a new age that shouldn’t be...
Understanding Mobile Wallets in Africa
The demand for mobile wallets is really high these days, especially in Africa. A mobile wallet (also called digital wallet) stores payment information on...
[Column] Fintechs are disrupting the local traditional remittance market
Data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that diaspora inflows in the country rose to Ksh30.4 billion ($295.3 million) in June compared...
How to choose the right insurance company that suits your needs
If you’re an individual or a company looking for ways to insure your property, or even health, choosing an insurance company to take care...
[Column] Seven Best Practices for Securing the Public Cloud
The simplicity and cost-effectiveness of the public cloud have led more and more organizations to take advantage of Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure,...
Feminist Tech Exchange (FTX) : The Magic of Storytelling Through Podcasting
The Feminist Tech Exchange safety reboot modules podcasts.
The month is August, the year is 2018, I am in Nepal for the Feminist Tech Exchange...
[Column] Why Cloud Hasn’t Had a Big Impact on Business Intelligence
Although the notion of network-based computing stems right back to the 1960s, the modern term “cloud computing” arose in the 2000s. Yet, almost two...
[Column] The fourth industrial revolution could spark a wave of small business innovation in...
As a business owner, you may have seen technology and business publications use the term 'Fourth Industrial Revolution' and 'Industry 4.0' lately.
Don't dismiss this...
Cloud, an essential component for every African business
Cloud computing has been in existence for almost two decades now helping businesses stay secure from cyber threats. The technology points to business efficiencies,...
[Column] Data sovereignty in Africa, why you should care
African businesses are currently making massive investments in things like machine learning and artificial intelligence tools and are using cloud and virtualized infrastructure to...
[Column] There’s a need for more disruption in Africa’s tech scene
For most people living outside Africa, they imagine the continent as the home of poverty, corruption, internet fraud, infrastructure deficit, and everything that describes...
[Column] Data and AI’s Advantage in Improving Customer Experience for Telcos
Telcos are most successful when customers feel as though their operator truly understands them. Data is the key to building that trust because it...
[Column] Passing the Torch to the Millennial Generation
There was a time during the tumultuous 60s and 70s that the younger generation was admonished to “never trust anyone over thirty.” You may...
LG’s Innovative Home Solutions Designed for a Sustainable Future
LG Electronics has been pioneering to a sustainable future with innovating home solutions in terms of appliances and gadgets. LG, with their innovative equipment...
[Column] Digital Transformation’s growing attack surface
Traditional business models need to be reimagined as digital transformation continues to enable businesses to innovate and find new ways to not only leverage...
[Column] How to catch the attention of your future investor
What would you do if you were given free money for your business? Grants give the beneficiaries peace of mind to be able to...
LG Electronics EA: Social activities can have massive impact on your business
Social activities or responsibilities have become increasingly important to companies over the past few years. Whether it’s cleaning the environment, empowering the young, more...
[Column] The huge opportunity for consolidation and cloud in Africa
It is only 100 days since I took up the post of VP for Africa at Oracle, but already it is clear why the...
[Column] 5 key considerations for your journey to cloud
According to the IDC’s Kenya Enterprise ICT Market 2019 Outlook, 1,9 million USD is predicted to be spent on ICT in Kenya this year alone. The...
[Column] Can e-commerce be Africa’s economic goldmine?
Digital economy in Africa is snowballing, and in the process, it’s creating new jobs and opportunities for digital entrepreneurs to explore a larger web...
[Column] Autonomous IT, empowering business to be its best
Cloud computing is rapidly becoming an essential component of business transformation. In Kenya, cloud is no longer just a possibility, it is the fundamental...
How we’re creating a safe online space for women
Never has there been a need for digital security as it is now. When I embarked on a journey to become a digital security...
[Column] So, what’s left after the machines take over?
One of the questions that we at the International Data Corporation are asked is what impact technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have on...
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[Column] Data Security; embracing autonomy and intelligent machines
By Christine Ambetsa, Regional Applications Sales Leader - East Africa at Oracle
CIOs are operating in a state of heightened awareness. Their mission-critical systems are...
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[Column] Great 5G runs on top of great 4G! So, who leads in 4G...
By Arne Schaelicke
You cannot miss the excitement as the 5G race intensifies. And it is not just the operators who are so ambitious with...
WordPress Database Structure and use of NoSQL Databases
There are many websites of small bloggers to big corporations now consider WordPress CMS as their most reliable web development platform. WP had now...
Website Usefulness: How Much Do We Need Them?
Since the emergence of mobile browsers, websites have become mandatory for every business, big or small. Do you have a website for your business?...
Check Out These 3 Most Innovative Keyboards from 2018
With the evolution of Esports, computer and keyboard innovations have been widely popular among gamers. Keyboards are one of the most essential elements of...
[Column] Urban vs Rural – How to optimise ICT investment strategies
Africa is a large continent, and investors tend to pick and choose their markets based on a multitude of criteria. Some see opportunities in...
[Column] Modern Analytics Drive Proactive Transparency
Traditionally, businesses across the globe made decisions based on historical information. With a lack of access to current data, crucial choices were made according...
Tips on how to choose a stock broker
Most investors are comfortable and choosing their own stocks. All credit due to the evolution of the internet things has become considerably easy. But...
[Column] – Execution: The Shift from Planning to Doing
By Ian Ngethe is the CEO of Raiser Resource Group.
Every business leader knows the importance of strategic plans to a company’s success and many...
[Column] Open banking to transform East Africa’s digital financial services
Open banking is revolutionising the financial services landscape across the world, and presents opportunities for transformation and financial inclusion throughout East Africa.
However, the region...
With the best guest post services, get the best outreach
Guest blogs are mainly used as a tool for increasing reader traffic on online platforms like websites by the blog owners. Typically, guest blogs...
Building a Raspberry Pi Security Camera
The Raspberry Pi, although it may feel like it’s been around forever, it’s only been within the public subconscious for the last seven years....
[Column] Kenya’s ISP market ripe for usage-based bandwidth service
It’s is difficult to imagine a world without internet connectivity, let alone a business that is not connected.
The internet has become a very vital...
[Column] Building the Intelligent Telco Enterprise – Growth opportunities for African telecoms operators
While the telco industry may have seen its traditional revenue streams decline further in 2018, thanks in part to the popularity of over-the-top (OTT)...
Enlightening Details About the 2019 Trends For Web Design
Web design is growing rapidly as time progresses and as technology improves. In a period of a few months, there are a lot of...
Column: Digital disruption defines change across industry, sector and organisation
It was reported that Clark Kerr, the first chancellor of the University of California, once said that the ‘status quo is the only solution that cannot...
Column: Cloud computing unlocking rapid innovation in Africa
Africa is a continent pulsating with energy and this carries over from its beautiful cultures to business and innovation. Digitalisation is permeating every industry,...
Local SEO 101: A 6-Point Guide To Rank Your Business
Local SEO is a search engine optimization tactic that businesses use to focus their SEO strategies on local searches. Instead of competing with other...
[Column] Charting a new course for Africa’s economic prosperity
Imagine a world where the laws of business survival are being redefined and new competitive market models re-assembled with the advent of 4th industrial...
Stick to your New Year’s Resolutions this February thanks to LG’s wearable tech
Following the long Christmas holiday, an obsession to cut weight is back! Despite Njaanuary, the need to keep fit remains a necessity.
According to the...
Hackathon software, the innovation is scaled in the right manner now
Hackathon software is the need of time we can say. The hiring persons do not know what skills exactly have within their access and...
Editorial: What Will the Next Phase of Smartphone Innovation Bring?
By Hark-sang Kim, Senior Vice President, Head of Visual R&D Team, Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics
In light of modest global sales recently, some observers say...
Five things you didn’t know you could do with Google Search
Since the launch of Search 20 years ago, Google has built in several useful features and tools to help make everyday life easier. Whether...
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Recovering Deleted Files
Almost every one of us must face the situation once in our life where we lost our very important files and end up regretting....
Future of Artificial Intelligence Looks Bright
A few years ago, the idea of controlling your lights or even security system remotely through your smartphone would have been deemed so futuristic...
What’s Good for 2019? 5G Network
2018 has been a great year for technology. It is the year that saw the awe-inspiring scientific and technological advances that have the potential...
A look back: Digital transformation in South Africa
The start of 2018 saw global technology research and advisory firm, International Data Corporation (IDC), predict that South African channel partners would have to...
Guest Post: Driverless cars: The future of Transportation
By Rilind Elezaj.
Driverless cars, which are also known as self-driving or autonomous vehicles, are the future of transportation. Various car brands from all over...
Column: Automation vacation – technology driving change in the Kenyan travel industry
By Corine Mbiaketcha Nana, Managing Director Kenya Hub covering East, Central and West Africa at Oracle.
It is often said we live for the holidays,...
Business Security 101: 4 Easy Ways to Keep Your Data Safe
Data breaches are now more common than ever. As a business owner, safeguarding your business data is as important as securing your personal information....
Column: Kickstarting the future- The South African entrepreneur
By: Chetan Goshalia, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at SqwidNet
The small to medium enterprise (SME) is the lifeblood of the economy. In Brazil, more than...
3 Things to Consider When Buying PoE Powered Ethernet Extension
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a relatively new technology that most people are still unfamiliar with. In simple terms, PoE lets you transmit electricity...
The Opportunity Cost of Doing Business for SMEs in Africa
The African economy has gathered momentum over the years, with an estimated increase of 3.8% of the real output growth in 2017. As the...
Globalization in the era of LG
It is not news that smart devices have tremendously increased over the past years bringing with it globalisation. Analysts’ project that by 2020 there...
[Column] Reasons for the Growing Bitcoin market in Africa
Recently, Africa has shown to be a fertile ground for Cryptocurrency with several countries such as South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe...
[Column] IoT is as simple as ABC…D! Part 3 – Choosing Connectivity
There is no doubt that the Internet of Things (IoT) can solve everyday challenges using technology, and with IDC predicting there being over 20...
IT & Leadership: Deon Geyser – The 5G imperative
It has been just a decade since the mobile phone spread rapidly across Africa, leapfrogging the landline and bringing literacy, education and connectivity to...
IT & Leadership: The opportunity of IoT
By: Sean Laval, Executive: Solutions and Innovations at SqwidNet
The Internet of Things (IoT) is not the by-product of hype and the IT dreamer’s reality....
Insidr shares some cool tips for travelling around Europe
You guys know I've been keeping this blog for a long time already, it's where I like to share my personal experiences, and of...
Leveraging intelligent technologies to help Kenya government connect better with citizens and build intelligent...
By Robin Njiru, Director: General Business at SAP East Africa
Public sector companies are not immune to the forces that are reshaping organisations and industry...
Corine Mbiaketcha Nana: Three early industry adopters of autonomous technologies
Automation has already transformed industries in which complexity and performance demands must meet the challenges of fewer available resources, narrower profit margins and expanding...
The Pros and Cons Of PDF
Are you thinking about converting your word files into PDF files? If that's the case, you have to read up on the pros and...
IT & Leadership: Rewriting the African narrative
By Karien Bornheim, CEO, and founder of FABS
Footprint Africa Business Solutions (FABS) is a company that was inspired by frogs, dumping grounds, and handouts. It’s...
Tech In Film: Why It Makes No Sense To Ban Films In 2018
Creativity and technology are an integral part of the film industry and hence help the industry grow beyond the regular threshold. Social media, for...
IFRS 9 – Why Credit Bureaus Are The Ideal Partner?
Financial institutions around the globe are feeling the heat from the introduction of IFRS 9 impairment reporting. Credit Bureaus offer the most effective solution for compliance and...
Five steps to evaluating a DDoS managed service provider
The news that the Southern African Department of Labour was recently able to foil a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on one...
Fintech flourishes in Uganda as regulation remains hands-off for now
Financial technology is flourishing in Uganda, thanks partly to the enormous popularity of mobile money and payment systems and partly to the hands-off approach...
Explaining the High Cost of Remittance to African Countries
The World Bank recently released a study report with findings that the cost of remitting cash to African nations is higher compared to other...
IT Leadership: These five technologies are transforming the travel experience
The whole notion of what today’s hyperconnected travellers want, and what they value, has changed. While cost, choice and convenience are still significant, booking...
IT Leadership: IT security – oxygen or onion?
By: Mark Walker, associate vice president of Sub-Saharan Africa at International Data Corporation (IDC)
Search for security on Google. The engine will autofill with –...
Willing To Avoid Higher Interest Card Rates? Opt For Low Interest Rate Credit Cards...
Lowest form of interest rate based credit cards are often the amazing tools for those who want to reduce the current interest they are...
Has anyone thought about what happens after all the devices are connected to IoT?
By: Mandla Mbonambi, CEO of Africonology
Is your business driving change or being driven by it? This is the question that should be powering your...
Africa Rising: How millennials and entrepreneurship are driving the African economy
By Clemens Weitz, CEO: ROAM (Ringier One Africa Media)
In recent months, Africa has seen several big announcements of international multi-million-dollar awards to build more...
Six cool Google Maps tricks that will make your life easier
If you are a frequent Google Maps user, you’ve probably already figured out many of its features beyond the basic location services. For instance,...
3 Ways You Can Use Personal Data to Improve your Life
The year was 2016, and I had just finished my last semester on Campus. Like most fourth years, I dreamed of graduating with a...
The dream of connected homes could yet be closer for emerging markets
By Charles Kimari
For the past several years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has remained the industry’s biggest buzzword for its promise of delivering seamless...
Five essential steps to close the cloud skills gap in Kenya
By Corine Mbiaketcha Nana, Managing Director Kenya Hub covering East, Central and West Africa at Oracle
The ability to find and retain cloud-savvy, IT staff...
Internet of Things: Pandora’s Box or enterprise enabler?
By: George Kalebaila, Research Director for telecommunications, media, and Internet of Things (IoT) at International Data Corporation (IDC).
The enterprise remains wary of investment into...
How ROAM is Revolutionising Africa’s Online Marketplace
By Clemens Weitz, CEO of ROAM
To anyone who lives and works in today’s rapidly-digitizing world, it won’t come as much of a surprise that...
Leveraging Technology to eliminate Intermediaries in the supply chain, driving efficiencies and reducing costs
By Priscilla Muhiu, Head of Marketing, Sendy
According to a survey by Brandshop in 2016, 90% of US consumers prefer to buy goods directly from the...
Nokia in 2018: It’s Alive and It Means Business
Back in the golden age of mobile phones (not smartphones, mind you) Nokia was the best-selling phone brand in the world. As camera phones...
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[Column] How fintechs are making Africa a leading global Innovation Hub
In a continent where over 60% of the adult population is unbanked and the financial sector is considerably underdeveloped, fintech has been a welcomed...
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This episode was shot before the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) announced that it was suspending bus hailing app services SWVL and Little...
