IT technology analysts, Gartner, have weighed in on data lakes, cautioning users against being swallowed up by hype. FULL STORY >

Little more than existing infrastructure investments is holding South African contact centres back from a mass migration to the cloud, say key local players. Tracy Burrows investigates. FULL STORY >

TechSmart Business recently attended a presentation by Sage VIP’s risk and fraud division manager, Yolande Schoültz, who presented her findings on the key threats facing the payroll environment for both SMEs and large corporates. FULL STORY >

As global competition for both customers and talent heats up, enlightened companies are realising that being a good corporate citizen is also good for business, and that cultivating empathy is key. FULL STORY >

Marrying the analyses of service, cost, revenue, and now, customer experience FULL STORY >

Networking solutions provider, Exinda, makes the case for an orchestrated approach to bandwidth in South Africa. FULL STORY >

It may well be that business as usual becomes a quaint and curious concept in the years to come, with the trend of disruption coming more to the fore. EMC’s Claude Schuck explains. FULL STORY >

This year celebrates the 75th anniversary of one of the world’s most enduring superheroes, Batman. Comic book guru Moray Rhoda believe that The Dark Knight is probably more relevant in today’s morally ambiguous world than he has ever been before. FULL STORY >

In this week’s Geek News Highlights: Trailers for Halo: Nightfall and Destiny debut, and new U2 album offered for free. FULL STORY >

Armed with a stunningly sharp display, Samsung's Galaxy Tab S 10.5 brings to tablets what the S5 was missing in smartphones, and offers a worthy contender to Apple's iPad Air. FULL STORY >

Samsung used the second episode of its Unpacked event presentations during this year's IFA 2014 in Berlin to debut the new Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge, Gear S Smartwatch and Gear VR Headset. FULL STORY >

Before the internet, people were forced to behave stupidly in front of only a small group of friends, writes Deep Fried Man. FULL STORY >

In the latest Geek News: Marvel`s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D teases second season, Avengers: Age of Ultron will have a Hulk(buster) and Loki takes centre stage. FULL STORY >

In this week’s GNR: Bioshock on iOS releases, voice cast for The Evil Within revealed and Assassin’s Creed Unity is delayed. FULL STORY >

As the tech world gets ready for this year's IFA event, Samsung and LG have debuted their own smartwatch devices in the hopes of stealing on march on the competition. FULL STORY >