
Microsoft unveils digital transformation projects for SA rugby and cycling
By Ryan Noik 2 April 2019South African sporting arena is the latest industry to come under the spotlight of digital transformation’s impact, with the recent unveiling of new initiatives by Microsoft. FULL STORY >

Microsoft leading girls towards AI
By Press Release 29 March 2019Furthering its commitment to driving education in South Africa, Microsoft has partnered with AI in Townships to realise the DigiGirlz initiative which aims to help talented youth reach their full potential and become the leaders of tomorrow by equipping them... FULL STORY >

Microsoft partners with AI in Townships to unleash youths potential
By Press Release 29 March 2019Furthering its commitment to driving education in South Africa, Microsoft has partnered with AI in Townships to realise the DigiGirlz initiative. FULL STORY >

BUI makes cloud migration simpler with a dedicated business solution
By Press Release 8 March 2019Microsoft’s newly launched Africa Hyperscale Cloud Data Centres open up a world of possibilities for South African enterprises – and BUI is ready to be a leading cloud-migration partner. FULL STORY >

Interview - The impact of Microsoft’s data centres on businesses and the country
By Ryan Noik 7 March 2019In the wake of yesterday’s announcement about Microsoft’s new data centers going live, we sat down with the MD of Microsoft South Africa, Lillian Barnard, and Yousef Khalidi, corporate vice president of Azure... FULL STORY >

Microsoft opens new data centres, details investment programme
By Ryan Noik 6 March 2019It has been a while coming, but Microsoft’s new enterprise grade Azure Cloud regions in Johannesburg and Cape Town were officially announced today at their headquarters in Bryanston along with the details of an investment... FULL STORY >

Microsoft announces initiative to crowdsource AI ideas
By Ryan Noik 25 January 2019Microsoft’s latest effort to bolster artificial intelligence is a Make Your Wish initiative, which invites people to submit their hopes for how AI might improve their lives. FULL STORY >

Microsoft South Africa announces new MD
By Ryan Noik 14 January 2019Microsoft South Africa announced today that Lillian Barnard will be taking over the reigns as MD from the 1 March, following the resignation of Zoaib Hoosen. FULL STORY >
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Interview: How SMEs can increase their efficiencies and compete more effectively
By Ryan Noik 21 December 2018Maureen Mansour Khoury, the senior product marketing manager for Dynamics 365 at Microsoft Middle East & Africa, explains how Business Central can help SMEs thrive in 2019. FULL STORY >

Microsoft Hackathon puts using AI for good into practise
By Ryan Noik 18 December 2018Microsoft rounded off the year by holding a two day hackathon at its offices in Bryanston, showing how artificial intelligence be used in apps to address social issues. FULL STORY >

Microsoft and research lab joint venture enable genomics research to take a leap forward
By Ryan Noik 2 November 2018Microsoft and the Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research (CPGR) unveiled a joint project at an event in Cape Town this week, detailing how how cloud is being used to advance healthcare in Africa. FULL STORY >

Opinion - Are your Employees or your Tech slowing down your business?
By Opinion 28 September 2018When it comes to IT within a large business environment, it’s important to look at it in a multi-dimensional way. Colin Baumgart, Microsoft South Africa’s Consumer and Device Sales Director, explains. FULL STORY >

Artificial Intelligence joins the war on cancer
By Ryan Noik 27 August 2018Forget for a moment, the doomsday scenario of artificial intelligence (AI) stomping out human life as we know it. Rather, it’s cancerous tumours that should be fearing for their existence. FULL STORY >

Minecraft Education Edition comes to iPad
By Staff Writer 24 August 2018With some Minecraft players of a few years back now heavily invested in Fortnite, it’s not to say that the Minecraft wheel is grinding to a halt. FULL STORY >

IoT ready to make its mark
By Ryan Noik 23 August 2018At the recent AI day held by Microsoft, beyond discussing artificial intelligence itself, another important technology was explored more fully, that of the Internet of Things (IoT). FULL STORY >
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