The globalization nature of cloud computing and its impacts on global commerce

Along with the development of cloud technology, more and more organizations are moving to the cloud and start to use cloud applications to support their business. It is estimated that by 2019…

Military and the Internet of Things (IOT)

Modern militaries have a mixed reputation when it comes to their implementation and…

Social Media: Are we connecting people

Carr & Hayes (2015, p.50) defined social media as “Internet-based channels that allow users to opportunistically interact and selectively self-present, either in real-time or asynchronously, with both broad and narrow audiences who derive value from…

Privacy for convenience: a fair trade or an unconscious one?

We are living in a time of disruptive technological change. The world is becoming increasingly connected by digital technology and mobile devices. It can feel like we’re constantly online — a trend highlighted by two very…

Cultural considerations in the Digital Realm

Culture is a topic that fascinates me and is one that I’ve been endeavoring to learn more about over recent years. My interest in the subject comes from a rather belated realization that culture plays an influential role in various different aspects…

Ride Sharing Services

Ride Sharing Services (RSS) is a type of transport service that offers a passenger an option to travel using a…

Securing our online presence: some threats and some solutions.

Part one: The threat.

Cyber-security, cyber-warfare, cyber-terrorism, cyber-crime; few days go by where the media doesn’t bombard us with these buzz words. They spread fear of how easy it is for…

Data is the new global commodity

According to McKinsey Global Institute (2016) the global trade of goods has slowed (or flattened relative to GDP) since the Global Financial Crisis 2008, in particular the slowdown in the commodities trade is said to be responsible for ¾ of this. But it’s not just trade…

Digitisation, Big Data and Banking — Is it a recipe for Digitising Payments or a disaster?

The BFSI sector was never personally exciting to me but all that changed a few years back. I started my career in the ERP world and eventually landed up working with Indian…

Self-driving automobiles are no longer a fantasy