Telecom Essentials: Start-ups, You Need To Read This!
In the beginning, there was just you. Or maybe even you and a business partner. You had a couple of smartphones [...]
Connectivity
The Biotech Breakout: How South Africa’s Hottest Startups are Building on a Connected Foundation
A New Era for South African Biotech South Africa is no longer just a player in mining and agriculture. It is [...]
The Biotech Breakout: How South Africa’s Hottest Startups are Building on a Connected Foundation
A New Era for South African Biotech South Africa is no longer just a player in mining and agriculture. It is becoming a contender in global biotech. From precision fermentation to plant-based protein manufacturing and AI-powered genomic research, South African startups are making headlines and attracting global capital. Five private companies in particular BioCertica, Biovac, BixBio, Cape Bio Pharms, and [...]
Payment Systems
Connecting the Dots in a Transaction: Payments Need More Than Just Signal
A Tap Is Never Just a Tap In today’s fast-moving world, a tap of a card or scan of a QR code might seem simple instant, seamless, and automatic. But behind that split-second transaction lies a chain of technologies that must work together perfectly. And in South Africa, where power cuts, infrastructure gaps, and network instability are everyday realities, keeping [...]
The Future Of Payment Devices: Huge Connect’s Secure Connectivity Network and PCI DSS Compliance
The future of payment devices is rapidly evolving, delivering increasingly sophisticated and secure payment devices that promise to move us ever closer towards a more [...]
Still Using Cash? Online Payment Solutions are Leading the Charge
Without wanting to jump back on the COVID bandwagon and how awful it has been for businesses, we do have to make mention of it [...]
Re-Evaluating Payment Solutions in the Wake of the Pandemic
In the wake of the pandemic, businesses, brands, and consumers have adapted to varying levels of government restrictions on our movements and operations. One of [...]
How PCI DSS Compliance Affects Your Business
There’s no escaping the reality that payment card fraud has become an unpleasant but very present phenomenon in the modern business world. Particularly in daily [...]
Security
VoIP and Cybersecurity: Keeping Your SME Communications Safe in 2025
Cybersecurity in a Digital-First World As businesses increasingly rely on digital tools like VoIP for communication, the risks of cyber threats grow. For South African SMEs, where resources are often stretched, cyberattacks can be devastating. Credential theft, phishing scams, and ransomware attacks are now among the most significant threats to small businesses, requiring proactive strategies to safeguard operations. VoIP, with [...]
How Securing Your Network Connectivity Makes POPIA Compliance Easier
The modern business world is almost impossible to successfully participate in, and indeed navigate, without a network in which data is stored and shared among [...]
Managed Devices and Data Security for Business
Data security for businesses has been in the spotlight for several years, and more so as criminals concoct more impossibly genius scams to gain access [...]
The Expanding World of IoT: Key Trends and Developments Impacting South Africa
For those pioneering IoT solutions in South Africa, the pace of change across the industry is as exhilarating as it is challenging. From new regulatory [...]
How Do You Secure Your POS and Why You Should
Over the years, as technology as evolved, so too have point of sale (PoS) solutions. Gone are the days of the bog standard cash register, [...]
Small Businesses
Staying Online When Everything’s Offline: A Failover and Backup Connectivity Guide for SMEs in a Struggling Economy
South African SMEs are currently navigating one of the most uncertain economic periods in recent history. The forecasts are sobering: major banks have downgraded growth expectations, consumer demand remains weak, interest rates are unpredictable, and global trade disruptions continue to ripple through our economy. Even though load shedding has been suspended for some time, the reality is that our infrastructure [...]
Cloud Services For Small Businesses – An Essential Foundation That Equates To Success
“Starting a business is not just for Christmas.” So says Natalie Massenet, hugely successful entrepreneur and formidable businesswoman. But what did she mean, and what [...]
Staying Online When Everything’s Offline: A Failover and Backup Connectivity Guide for SMEs in a Struggling Economy
South African SMEs are currently navigating one of the most uncertain economic periods in recent history. The forecasts are sobering: major banks have downgraded growth [...]
The Secrets To Competing Against Big Business
If there’s anything that the tales of David and Goliath, and Tortoise versus Hare have taught us, it’s that size doesn’t matter. Especially when it [...]
SME Survival Tips for Post-Pandemic Work Life
As we begin to pick up the pieces of working life post-pandemic, many will be wondering whether they will be returning to the office, remain [...]
