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    Evaluating uninterrupted power in the face of loadshedding and Covid-19

    By Pinnacle Datanet24 June 2020

    Promoted | A recent survey shows that 37% of IT professionals suffered an unplanned outage in the past 12 months, with 32% saying those outages had lasted more than four hours.

    Printing a ‘banner page’: Why or why not?

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    Eskom warned late on Tuesday that its generation system is “severely constrained” as the result of unplanned breakdowns at four units.

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    Podcast | Crime is now easily as bad as it was before South Africa entered the lockdown in late March, according to Vumacam CEO Ricky Croock.

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    South Africa’s Covid-19 infections have surpassed the 100 000 mark after 4 288 new cases were reported on Monday.

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    By Agency Staff23 June 2020

    Apple has unveiled the next version of software to power its iPhone. The new software has overhauled how users can organise and display their apps as well as bringing updates to features such as Siri.

    Microsoft to close Mixer live streaming service

    By Agency Staff23 June 2020

    Microsoft is closing down Mixer, its live streaming service for games, and shifting users to Facebook Gaming, the technology giant’s Xbox division said on Monday.

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    Promoted | In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral speaks to Dom Oettl, MD of The Training Room Online, on how the company has used cloud computing to underpin its business success.

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