Managed IT services offer a viable alternative to a single internal resource for SMEs, with a number of obvious benefits. FULL STORY >

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company announced that it has contracted with EDP Renewables to construct and operate a 100 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Paulding County, Ohio, called the Amazon Wind Farm US Central FULL STORY >

At AWS re:Invent announced AWS IoT, a new platform that makes it easy for devices — cars, turbines, sensor grids, light bulbs, and more – to connect to AWS services so that companies can store, process, analyze, and act on the volumes of data generated... FULL STORY >

Africa’s innovators and startups will have the ability to scale their ideas in new markets following the launch today of Rise, a physical and virtual global community that facilitates collaboration... FULL STORY >

Standard Bank has joined forces with instant messaging provider WeChat to offer a new service that combines speaking with a banker with instant messaging. FULL STORY >

Cape Town-based IT services and support firm CyberLogic is set to take a majority stake in Stellenbosch-based IT services firm Space Age Technologies with effect from 1 September. FULL STORY >

Although new car debuts garnered much of the attention at Ford South Africa's Go Further Africa event, the company's shifting focus towards Smart Mobility also came to the fore. FULL STORY >

The only gold certified Microsoft Cloud Operating System Network (COSN) partner in Africa, Business Connexion has launched the first pay-as-you-go service for Windows Azure Pack out of its Tier IV data... FULL STORY >

Booyco HVAC Services , a company that specialises in installing, servicing and maintaining mobile air conditioning systems, has implemented the Sage Evolution Service Manager Module to automate... FULL STORY >

Gemalto and Orange Business Services today announced the integration of Gemalto’s SafeNet Authentication Service with Business VPN Galerie, the Orange Business Services secured cloud hub. Orange... FULL STORY >

Tracey Newman, SMB Lead at Microsoft South Africa believes that the adoption of cloud-based services will provide a viable solution to the growing power problem in SA. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has awarded Nebula Gold Certified Partner status with the Application Development Competency for its Enterprise Mobile Management Services (EMMS). FULL STORY >

Internet Solutions launches CloudConnect, a single point of access to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Dimension Data Cloud FULL STORY >

Amazon Web Services has detailed eight top trends that it believes we should watch out for in the months and years ahead. FULL STORY >

While traditionally Over-the-Top (OTT) services focused predominantly on the consumer market, with an integrated approach, the enterprise market is fast realising the potential such platforms have to offer, says ttrumpet. FULL STORY >