While there can be no doubt that cyber-crime and cyber-terrorism are real threats, the dangers they pose are nowhere near what blockbuster films would have you believe.

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) is seen as a way for enterprises to reduce costs and simplify deployment - but it has its drawbacks as well.

Despite their legitimate concerns, financial services entities need to adopt some form of cloud model sooner, rather than later, if they are to stay competitive in a digitally transforming world.

The Internet of things is changing the security landscape, as it makes everything from locks and perimeter controls to IP cameras that are much smarter.

Technologies that offer a clear business benefit are seeing significant uptake from the small and medium enterprise sector, says the 2018 SME Survey.

Providers of free Wi-Fi in public spaces like airports, hospitals and public transport can deliver more personalised services by leveraging user information, along with analytics to improve overall client experience.

Balancing cost, performance and reliability has always been storage's biggest challenge - but a software-defined approach can overcome this.

Fibre may be seen as the future of broadband, but there remain many difficulties in building such fibre-to-anywhere networks.

As the POPI Act looms, businesses are trying to straddle the line between data mining and data protection.

Effective co-operation between public safety services is key to ensuring a safe urban environment, which can best be fostered through the cloud, says Peter Goulding, global public safety expert at Huawei.

Retailers can use the provision of connectivity to shoppers as a means of gaining more relevant information about them, thereby enabling better service and driving more sales.

The new generation of cloud platforms offer businesses of all sizes the opportunity to begin their digital transformation journey, says Traci Maynard, Microsoft Executive at Axiz.