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 CapeAug 11, 20211 min5 Reasons Cloud Repatriation Should Be Part of Digital TransformationCloud repatriation may be the next stop on the digital transformation journey. If you were charting a digital transformation strategy...
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, 20213 minDirector’s ViewWelcome to our fourth edition for 2021. In writing this newsletter, it would have been easy to dwell on the huge upheavals South Africa...
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 CapeJun 9, 20211 minThe Journey To The Cloud. Modernising Data InfrastructureA promise made is not always a promise kept. That’s the unfortunate reality of our industry - claims of seamless service delivery are...
First Technology Western CapeJun 2, 20211 minIntel CEO reiterates warning that global chip shortage could last yearsIntel Corp.’s CEO reiterated on Monday that the global shortage of semiconductors could take a few years to resolve. The shortage, which...
First Technology Western CapeMay 26, 20213 minDIRECTORS VIEWWelcome to our third edition for 2021. Whilst researching content for this eZine, the original focus was on the subject of Ransomware and...
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, 20212 minCloud investment: Entering a new phase in AfricaIncreased agility remains the key driver. But remote working and data protection now play a notable role in adoption. In the pre-pandemic...
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, 20211 minRansomware just got very real. And it's likely to get worseThere's just been another ransomware attack, but this one could have more significant consequences than the many that have come before....