Most CMOs disappointed with analytics results

Despite chief marketing officers prioritising investments in marketing data and analytics, more than half of senior marketing leaders are unimpressed by their results, according to Gartner. The Gartner Marketing Data and Analytics Survey 2020 revealed that as a result...
NASA population modeling makes humanitarian efforts more precise

NASA population modeling makes humanitarian efforts more precise

Models based in part on a method NASA has used to track and count wild salmon in Nevada can now be used by governments and humanitarian organisations to more accurately estimate populations and allocate aid to remote regions of the world. In hard-to-reach areas where...

Pandemic is a catalyst for change in higher education

South Africa’s higher education sector is faced with new technological, financial and collaborative challenges in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. These challenges and new areas for growth are some of the most pressing issues for university vice-chancellors....

PC shipments at a 10-year high

The global PC market climbed 12,7% from a year ago to reach 79,2-million units in Q3 2020 as it continued to benefit hugely from the Covid-19 crisis. Research from Canalys shows that this is the highest growth the market has seen in the past 10 years. After a weak Q1,...

How Covid-19 will change digital commerce

Gartner has identified five areas of digital commerce that will change due to shifting customer buying behaviors and accelerated digital investment in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “Digital commerce has played an important role during the pandemic by...

Coronavirus still the biggest phishing threat

KnowBe4’s Q3 2020 top-clicked phishing report reveals coronavirus-related email subjects remain the biggest threat. Covering the entire third quarter, simulated phishing tests with a message related to the coronavirus were the most popular, with a total of 50%. Social...