AI-driven digital workplaces to accelerate in 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) dominated digital workplaces in 2025, fuelling trends such as the rising adoption of agentic AI, increased platform interoperability, expansion of contact centers, greater support for sales teams and growing popularity of mobile solutions....

Data centres could be the spark Africa’s power sector needs

A quarter of the way into the 21st century, digital technology has infiltrated the daily lives of billions of people to an incredible degree across the globe – but not everywhere … yet. By NJ Ayuk, executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber As digital...

AI set to dominate in 2026

Across the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (CEEMETA) region, the pace of AI adoption has moved from steady to rapid. By Mohammed Amin, senior vice-president: CEEMETA at Dell Technologies What felt ambitious just a year ago is now baseline....

External enterprise storage grows 2,1%

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, the external OEM enterprise storage systems (ESS) market grew 2,1% year-over-year (YoY) in the third quarter of 2025 reaching $8-billion in vendor revenue....

Scammers are phishing for Stranger Things fans

As the anticipated final season of Stranger Things begins streaming, Kaspersky cybersecurity experts are alerting fans to a wave of scams designed to exploit their excitement. Fraudsters are offering downloads of the new episodes or posing as if they can provide free...

Business travel’s hot list for 2026

Business travel in 2025 was characterised by disruption: regional conflict, extreme weather, strikes and – most recently – an unexpected Airbus software update which grounded more than 6 000 flights worldwide. On a positive note, business travel is showing...