How to ensure that hybrid work really works

How to ensure that hybrid work really works

As organisations around the world make the definitive shift from remote to hybrid work, one thing is clear: the people who went home to work in 2020 are not the same people returning to the office in 2022. There’s no erasing the experience of the last two years...
Global broadband less affordable in 2021

Global broadband less affordable in 2021

Internet connectivity became less affordable around the world in 2021, according to the latest statistical analysis by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). The share of people’s incomes spent on fixed...
The time is right for businesses to move into the metaverse

The time is right for businesses to move into the metaverse

Organisations should start thinking about their metaverse strategies now, as the new paradigm advances quickly and inevitably. According to Accenture’s Technology Vision 2022, the “Metaverse Continuum” – a spectrum of digitally enhanced worlds,...
A clean sweep for Nvidia in Oscar nominations

A clean sweep for Nvidia in Oscar nominations

For the 14th consecutive year, each Academy Award nominee for the Best Visual Effects used NVidia technologies. The 94th annual Academy Awards ceremony, taking place next Sunday (March 27), has five nominees in the running: Dune Free Guy No Time to Die Shang-Chi and...
SA IT industry loses a leading light

SA IT industry loses a leading light

By Mark Davison – One of the South African IT industry’s most admired and ebullient executives, Jacques Malherbe, chief technology officer of the Axiz group of companies, has died. He was 67-years-old. He suffered a suspected heart attack at his home in...
Employers should brace for mass talent exodus

Employers should brace for mass talent exodus

IT workers are more inclined to quit their jobs than employees in other functions, with a 10,2% lower intent to stay than non-IT employees — the lowest out of all corporate functions, according to a survey by Gartner. Gartner surveyed 18 000 employees globally...