Datacentrix has assisted local engineering firm, Zutari, in successfully reorganising and relocating the company’s data centre within a four-day period. Stephan Botha, IT Operations at Zutari, discusses the seamless transition and how it has managed to future-proof its environment. Local engineering firm, Zutari (formerly Aurecon Africa), has successfully relocated its data centre, including Storage Area […]

The Knowledge Hub (TKH) Universities is a multidisciplinary educational hub hosting branches of world-class universities, each to participate with undergraduate courses in their areas of strength, providing an intellectually stimulating, enriching and credible educational experience. TKH, located in Egypt’s new administrative capital, has deployed state-of-the-art wired and wireless networking technology from Aruba, a Hewlett Packard […]

First National Bank (FNB) recently deployed Cisco Tetration platform, which provides a detailed view-both real-time and historical-of application connectivity, dependencies and data flows across a hybrid IT environment. Eugene Pretorius, CIO, Infrastructure and Security Services, FNB, tells Intelligent CIO Africa why the implementation of Cisco Tetration platform is a game changer for South Africa’s oldest […]

St Dominic’s School for Girls secures its network, delivering safe Internet access to all staff and pupils-and a proactive approach to IT support. Harry van der Burgt, IT Manager, St Dominic’s School for Girls tells Intelligent CIO Africa, why the school selected SonicWall next-generation firewalls. St Dominic’s School for Girls is a faith-based private school […]

The United Bank of Egypt has embarked on a far-reaching Digital Transformation, reinventing systems and processes. Ahmed Helmy, CIO, United Bank of Egypt, shares with Intelligent CIO Africa why it was important for the bank to embark on this Digital Transformation journey. Challenge The United Bank of Egypt was established with a vision to drive […]

With the aim of reducing application deployment time from weeks to minutes, Orange Sonatel, Senegal’s leading telco recently built a new platform Malaw, with Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to deliver new services to customers across ECOWAS. Moussa Wade, Head of the Centre of Excellence, Orange Sonatel, tells Intelligent CIO Africa […]

Cameroon-headquartered commercial bank Afriland First Bank, recently achieved real-time visibility of all its 40 branch sites after it implemented an IP video surveillance solution from Genetec to enhance security and customer service. Jean-Paul Yamcheu, Director, Information Systems, Afriland First Bank Cameroon, explains to Intelligent CIO Africa what motivated the bank to implement this project. One […]

Banks face the onerous task of compliance reporting. They need to continuously stay up-to-date with changing South African Reserve Bank (SARB) requirements. When banks are not compliant with these requirements, heavy fines and reputational risks result. AlBaraka Bank, a world leader in Islamic banking, prioritised meeting SARB requirements. The bank recently modernised its core banking […]

Cyberthreats are increasing in volume and complexity across the Middle East. To be ahead of the game, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) need to continuously review their cybersecurity processes and practices to ensure that adequate and effective systems are in place. Dr Erdal Ozkaya, Regional Chief Information Security Officer, Standard Chartered Bank, with more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, gives Intelligent CIO Middle East personal insights and tips for fellow CISOs in the region on how to create a safer business environment in their organisations.

Building on the success of protecting rhino poaching in South Africa, Connected Conservation is now expanding to Kenya to support six different conservancies in the East African country. Intelligent CIO Africa finds out how the current rhino poaching crisis began in Africa and how IoT technology is playing a key role to decrease poaching numbers […]

Ecobank empowers international business development in Africa with a consolidated payments system powered by Fusion Cash Management from Finastra. Dr Tomisin Fashina, Group CIO and Managing Director, eProcess International SA Ecobank, tells Intelligent CIO Africa why the bank implemented Finastra’s Fusion Cash Management to address the growing ubiquity of faster, modern payments with integrated liquidity […]

While the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted on every aspect of life and economy in South Africa, the higher education sector has not been spared with universities prioritising online education to ensure their academic years are not disrupted. When South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, declared the ‘State of Disaster’ in the country in March 2020 […]