Author: ITPulse

The cloud server market in 2018 grew at 28percent, representing US$86 billion, with Dell, HPE and Lenovo are leading in revenue. This growth, according to CounterPoint Research is mainly attributed to the rise of big data, where both enterprises and individuals want to put their data on the cloud. Research has shown that companies likeGoogle, Amazon, and Microsoft are spending heavily increasing their share in cloud services as well as the data center business. New players are also emerging in this sector. In the US, for instance, Facebook, Apple, and Intel are some of the big names making a mark…

The global Smartwatch shipment experienced 48percent Year in Year growth in the first quarter of 2019 with topnine brands contributing 75percent of the market shipment. Out of the top nine brands, Apple tops the chat with a wide margin of 35.8percent, followed by Samsung 11.1percent. Other brands in the chat as highlighted by the latest research from Counterpoint Research are Imoo 9.2 percent, Fitbit 5.7percent, Amazfit 3.7 percent, Huawei 2.8 percent, Fossil 2.5percent, Garmin 1.5, while other brands cumulatively contribute 27.9percent. Why Apple lead? According toCounterpoint Research Analyst, Satyajit Sinha, Apple continued to lead ahead of other brands because of…

Layer3 has again won the Cloud Based Solution Provider awards at the 2019 Beacon of Information and Communications Technology Distinguished lecture / award series. The leading IT Solutions provider in Nigeria, emerged the winner after the award was keenly contested among other Cloud based solution providers at the event, held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the prestigious Eko Signature Suites, Lagos. Beacon of ICT Distinguished Lecture/Awards is widely regarded as the most prestigious annual event available in the ICT industry in Nigeria and is in its tenth edition. The lecture series is aimed at charting the way forward for…

TheComputer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) (CPN) has said this year’s IT Assembly scheduled to hold on the 26th – 27th of June at the NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja, will be paperless, as an App that is compatible with all operating systems and media has been designed to contain e-copies of Assembly papers and documents. CPN disclosed the agenda to the media yesterday in Lagos, saying the 2-day programme with the theme, “Digital Infrastructure: Defining the Next Step,” will, as usual draw participation from the academia, private sector as well as the government. “As a country, we need to create…

SophosLabs has sent an alert of a new Ransomeware called MegaCortex, which it says is threatening businesses. Expatiating on the ransomeware, the global leader in endpoint and network security writes:“MegaCortex was a relatively little-seen malware that suddenly spiked in volume on May 1. Sophos has seen MegaCortex detections in the US, Canada, Argentina, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Australia. “The ransomware has manual components similar to Ryuk and BitPaymer, but the adversaries behind MegaCortex use more automated tools to carry out the attack – this is unique. “Up until now, Sophos has seen automated attacks, manual attacks and…

Some cyber security experts and enthusiasts have urged Nigerians, especially the youths to develop and harness cyber security talents, predicting that such talents will ultimately turn to revenue spinner for Nigeria in the near future. The experts, who made the call at this year’s NaijaSecCon 2019 Cybersecurity Conference in Lagos, noted that with the increase in the prevalence of cybercrime attacks on business organizations, government infrastructures and individuals, the demands for cyber security skills will also be on the rise. First to make the call is the Lead Convener of NaijaSecCon 2019 Cybersecurity Conference, Mr. Rotimi Akinyele, while speaking to…

The Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Sunday Dare, in this interview with journalists speaks on SIM Card registration and efforts being carried out by the Commission to address challenges surrounding it. What is the position of the NCC on the issue of purported invalidation of 95.7 million SIM data of telecom subscribers? The position of the NCC has been consistent, in the sense that as is the normal practice globally, the subscriber data that has been captured, has been undergoing the normal process of verification. Whatever name you call it; it is simply a…

The non-observance of best practices, due diligence, business ethics and corporate governance have been highlighted as some of the challenges confronting the growth of the Nigerian economy, experts at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Corporate Services Conference submitted. They argue that in Nigeria, business people, corporate organizations and individuals cut corners by shunning ethics for reasons best known to them. This is worrisome and capable of derailing the economy further. At the conference with the theme, Building a Sustainable Economic Growth through Quality Corporate Services Delivery, organized by TenticP Communications, the experts noted that contemporary economic development at a…

This year’s Young Professionals Career Conversations (YPCC) may have come and gone, but the impacts of the conference remain, especially among the youths, as the event was abuzz with activities strategically crafted to enlighten and ease the fears of young professionals. Young Professionals Career Conversations is a platform that bridges the alarming gap that exists between young professionals and leaders in the industry they play in thereby keeping them abreast with happenings and helping them find their footing towards a productive and fulfilling career. The venue, Zone Tech Park, Gbagada, Lagos state was bursting with life and energy as over…

CyberDome Nigeria has given reasons why it decided to participate in the recent concluded Cyber Secure Nigeria 2019 Conference. The company, which was the Gold Sponsor at the annual event said it participated because of its focus in offering a full-service solution portfolio to meet all security needs, adding that the Cyber Secure Conference offers a platform to strengthen its focus. “It was our pleasure to collaborate with the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria at this years Annual Cyber Secure Nigeria 2019. We are happy to be the Gold Sponsors of the event, as it presents a platform for…