The dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) was always going to be fraught with challenges, but nobody could have predicted the massively disruptive event that was the COVID-19 pandemic. For businesses to be able to leverage the advantages of 4IR, they need an abundant supply of necessary skills. To achieve this, it is essential […]
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May 3, 2021
Software-defined networking in a wide area network (SD-WAN) has seen significant growth in recent years, and this is set to accelerate.
By Sarthak Rohal, vice-president: IT services at AlphaCodes
A study of the SD-WAN market by 360 Market Updates found that the market size is expected to reach $2 784,5-million by 2026. The biggest reason for this growth is the number of benefits a properly implemented SD-WAN architecture can deliver, particularly in an unpredictable business landscape.
Although the events of 2020 may have put SD-WAN implementations on the back burner, the agility, resilience and performance it offers are actually the ideal solution to many current and future business challenges. As the technology matures and evolves, we can expect to see greatly accelerated adoption in the South African market.
Apr 26, 2021
The role of the Network Security Architect is constantly changing due to evolution in IT landscape, its digital transformation and the position has become particularly important over the past 15 years.
By Sarthak Rohal, vice-president: IT services at AlphaCodes
This is a period during technology and the way it is consumed has evolved significantly.
For instance, the first smartphone was launched in 2007, resulting in people and companies’ online presence increasing rapidly, changing the way we work.
In addition, considering current COVID Situation where work from home is the New Normal are vigorously targeted by cybercriminals due to the lack of necessary security solutions and user compliance on their devices. For instance, as per Kaspersky team: “As of January 2021, the number of global users encountering various threats using popular online learning platforms as a lure reached 270,171 a 60% increase when compared to the first half of 2020.”
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