Blockchain to hit $9,2bn by 2021

Worldwide spending on blockchain solutions is forecast to reach $2,1-billion in 2018, more than double the $945-million spent in 2017. In its inaugural Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide, International Data Corporation (IDC) expects blockchain spending to...

Business not ready for Industry 4.0

Senior business executives and government agency leaders from around the world lack confidence in their organisations’ readiness to influence and harness the opportunities offered by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0). According Deloitte Global...

Meg Whitman joins NewTV

Meg Whitman, outgoing CEO of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE), has joined content startup NewTV. She will step down from HPE on 1 February and, on 1 March, will join Hollywood entrepreneur Jeffrey Katzenberg at the new company. Industry insiders are still in the dark...

Inside the mind of the web defacer

In the past, when activists wanted to make a statement, they would spray graffiti on a wall or march outside an organisation’s building carrying placards. The digital age has provided activists and vandals with a completely different set of tools that have...

Self-service to drive analytics growth

Organisations are embracing self-service analytics and business intelligence (BI) to bring these capabilities to business users of all levels. This trend is so pronounced that Gartner predicts that by 2019, the analytics output of business users with self-service...

Why digital identities matter

About 1,1-billion people lack formal identification, according to World Bank estimates. Digital identity and access systems can unlock a range of basic and empowering services for individuals, including financial inclusion, healthcare and education. Equally, they hold...