Wherever they are in their journey, all companies are en route to an open cloud model, say IBM Services MEA experts.

In the EMEA region, SA is ahead in terms of its ‘Cloud Chapter 2’ thinking processes, but must quickly catch up with the global pace.

Rapid moves to hybrid cloud models and digital transformation add complexity, says IBM.

The company cuts its debt by $6.7 billion, with a strong performance by Red Hat boosting cloud revenue growth.

The communications and digital technologies ministry receives a lifeline from private sector players, as it looks to address SA’s digital skills gap.

The World Economic Forum on Africa promises to shine light on Industry 4.0, as Africa looks to capitalise on the opportunities brought on by the next digital revolution.

The Linux Foundation has announced the formation of the Confidential Computing Consortium which aims to make it easier to protect sensitive data cross different computing environments.

The $34 billion deal is expected to bring strong penetration of open source multi-cloud offerings to local organisations and third-party providers, say analysts.

A new GlobalData report provides a chilling warning to big tech firms that authorities will soon be punishing them, in order to deter data breach cases.

Grapevine views this as an important positive development in terms of the future of the IBM WCA cloud.

An IBM report reveals R43.3 million is the average total cost of a data breach in SA, a 12.16% increase from 2018.

Hot on the heels of acquiring Red Hat, IBM has made two announcements that reconfirm its commitment to open source.