First Technology Western CapeSep 8, 20211 minUse the Cyber Kill Chain Model to Spot and Stop HackersUnderstanding the cyber kill chain model can help you keep your organization more secure. In the military, a kill chain refers to a...
First Technology Western CapeAug 18, 20211 minTrending Tech to Watch: What Is Hybrid IT?You’ve heard of hybrid cloud, but what about hybrid IT? The latter term is becoming more buzzworthy as businesses realize that they can’t...
First Technology Western CapeJul 28, 20211 minCloud security in 2021: A business guide to essential tools and best practicesCloud computing services have become a vital tool for most businesses. It's a trend that has accelerated recently, with cloud-based...
First Technology Western CapeJul 28, 20211 minRecord-Breaking Chinese Supercomputer Marks New Quantum Supremacy MilestoneWe've got another quantum computing milestone to report, with researchers in China unveiling a super-advanced 66-qubit quantum...
First Technology Western CapeJul 28, 20212 minCyber threats on the rise in these industries in South AfricaIncreasingly, companies are looking to adopt smart technologies to optimise production and decision-making in order to create businesses...
First Technology Western CapeJul 28, 20212 minWhat is hyperconvergence, or HCI, or dHCI today? Why it’s all worth knowingWhat is hyperconvergence? Of the multitude of definitions of hyperconvergence that have been tossed around by vendors over the past...
First Technology Western CapeJul 28, 20211 minIs Liquid Cooling a Cure for the Moore’s Law Breakdown?A Microsoft project touted its recent re-investment in immersive cooling technologies as not just a way to overcome the derailment of...
First Technology Western CapeJul 28, 20211 minThe global chip shortage is creating a new problem: More fake componentsFrom face masks to hand sanitizer and onto vaccine passports: almost all of the products that have been in high demand during the past...
First Technology Western CapeJul 21, 20212 minMicrosoft Pledges to Emit ‘Zero Carbon’ By 2030Microsoft has made another big climate pledge. The company said Wednesday that it will work to power all its offices and data centers...
First Technology Western CapeJun 21, 20211 minNew Strategic Platinum PartnerWe are proud to welcome Darktrace into the First Technology family! We are thrilled to announce that Darktrace has joined forces with...
First Technology Western CapeJun 15, 20211 minAward AnnouncementIt is with the greatest pleasure that we announce that First Technology has been awarded with the ‘Sophos Partner of the Year 2021...
First Technology Western CapeMay 26, 20211 minDell Technologies unveils Apex as-a-service portfolio as new business model flagshipDell Technologies has announced Apex, a portfolio of as-a-service offerings that marks the first major announcement on the new direction...
First Technology Western CapeMay 26, 20211 minQuantum computing: Intel's cryogenic chip shows it can control qubits even in a deep freezeIntel's quantum computing efforts are starting to show tangible results: two years after the company first unveiled its Horse Ridge...
First Technology Western CapeMay 26, 20212 minWhat Should You Do During a Cyber Attack Event?Here’s what you can do to mitigate the damage caused by a cyber attack event by slowing or even stopping its progress. While...
First Technology Western CapeMay 12, 20211 minIBM just solved this quantum computing problem 120 times faster than previously possibleUsing a combination of tweaked algorithms, improved control systems and a new quantum service called Qiskit Runtime, IBM researchers have...
First Technology Western CapeApr 6, 20215 minDirector’s ViewFor the purpose of this edition, we thought it would be interesting to look at the trends that will define 2021 and possibly beyond.
First Technology Western CapeMar 31, 20211 min4 Reasons Why Workers Should Welcome Artificial Intelligence In the WorkplaceIn recent months, concerns about the economic impact of the pandemic have been closely tied with a spate of panicked automation headlines...
First Technology Western CapeMar 31, 20211 minRansomware as a service is the new big problem for businessRansomware as a service is proving effective for cyber criminals who want a piece of the cyber-extortion action but without necessarily...
First Technology Western CapeMar 31, 20212 minDigital transformation: 5 new realities for CIOsThe massive digitalization we’ve seen over the last year will likely be remembered as one of the most enduring hallmarks of the...
First Technology Western CapeMar 31, 20211 minQuantum computing: How basic broadband fiber could pave the way to the next breakthroughThe usefulness of most quantum computers is still significantly limited by the low number of qubits that hardware can support. But simple...