SA SMEs use AI but many still don’t know where it fits
More than half of South African small businesses are now using AI tools daily or weekly, but many are still struggling to understand where the technology fits into their operations. Xero's 2026 State of South African Small Business report found that 52% are using AI...
Month-end reporting moves out of the dark ages
Most organisations generally have a mountain of data at hand such as staff records, customer lists, sales, expenses, emails, complaints, stock levels and supplier details, but analysed only monthly, quarterly or annually. By then, minor issues that should have been...
Has your business outgrown its own software?
There is a quiet crisis playing out inside South Africa's most promising growth companies: the scrappy technology that got them here can no longer take them further. The businesses that survive it are the ones that recognise it in time. Every founder remembers the...
SAP ECC6 deadline is a records problem for hospitals
Hospital groups running SAP ECC6 face a deadline that has so far been treated as an IT issue, but the bigger risk lies in records governance. This is according to Brad Dallas, MD of Metrofile, who points out that mainstream maintenance for SAP ECC6 ends 31 December...
AURA and Google Maps make emergency response more precise
AURA, a technology platform making security and emergency response services more accessible and affordable, is upgrading its responder navigation experience through a new development collaboration with the Google Maps Platform team. AURA is the first emergency...
The Building Company saves R6m on Microsoft 365 renewal
The Cloud Crew has helped The Building Company save R6-million on its annual Microsoft 365 renewal after using its Azure-powered licence audit and optimisation application to assess actual usage across the organisation. The saving represents about 38% of The Building...
VMware licensing turns XenServer into an enterprise comeback story
XenServer has quietly re-emerged as one of the most discussed alternatives in enterprise virtualisation circles, especially among organisations looking to reduce hypervisor costs without rebuilding their entire infrastructure stack. This is according to Troye MD Helen...
Automic Automation gives AI agents a safe pair of hands
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) began as an Anthropic initiative designed to bring order to the complex challenge of connecting large language models (LLMs) with external systems. It has since evolved rapidly into an important open standard for AI connectivity. This...
Deloitte unveils connected agentic intelligence
Deloitte has launched a unified agentic intelligence network within Deloitte Omnia, Deloitte’s global audit and assurance platform. Omnia’s embedded network of intelligent agents is designed to bring new and existing AI agents together under a single framework, so...
Things you need to know about AI-built software
AI has made software creation faster and more accessible, but speed is not the same as quality. The competitive advantage is shifting from who can write code to who can define the problem, guide the build, test the output, manage risk and keep the system maintainable....
Xero unveils new AI-powered tools
Xero has released a set of new tools to help accountants and bookkeepers spend less time on admin and more time with clients. The updates reflect Xero’s vision in South Africa for the “elevated practice”: one with the structure to see real-time data and uncover...
What businesses need to know about AI-built software
AI has made software creation faster and more accessible, but speed is not the same as quality. The competitive advantage is shifting from who can write code to who can define the problem, guide the build, test the output, manage risk and keep the system maintainable....