Global IT spend set for 2021 recovery, growing to $4trn

Global IT spend set for 2021 recovery, growing to $4trn

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,1-trillion in 2021, an increase of 8,4% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. The source of funds for new digital business initiatives will more frequently come from business departments outside IT and...
Decline in health of SA businesses slows

Decline in health of SA businesses slows

The easing of lockdown restrictions helped ease the pace of decline in businesses’ health, according to new insight from Experian South Africa. Experian’s quarterly Business Debt Index (BDI) for quarter four (Q4) 2020 reflects the level of health of...
Digital transformation tops the staffing agenda in 2021

Digital transformation tops the staffing agenda in 2021

CIOs plan to increase their IT staffing so they can further accelerate digital initiatives this year. A recent survey by Gartner found that 55% of CIOs will up the total number of full-time employees (FTEs) in IT across the course of 2021. They will predominantly...
NASA’s Mars helicopter survives first cold Martian night on its own

NASA’s Mars helicopter survives first cold Martian night on its own

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has emerged from its first night on the surface of Mars. Evening temperatures at Jezero Crater can plunge as low as minus 90 degrees Celsius, which can freeze and crack unprotected electrical components and damage the onboard batteries...
Self-healing living robots work together, record information

Self-healing living robots work together, record information

Scientists have created a new generation of biological – or living – robots that can assemble and heal themselves. The latest version of Xenobots are faster, live longer, and can now record information. Last year, a team of biologists and computer scientists...
Critical ICT skills are in short supply

Critical ICT skills are in short supply

South African organisations are still battling to attract and retain critical skills locally, with many turning to overseas markets to fill positions. This is among the findings from Xpatweb’s Critical Skills Survey 2020/21, which highlights the most in demand...