Huawei SA Connect 2026 tackles infrastructure for the AI era

As the age of agentic AI dawns, with autonomous systems set to reshape industries from mobile apps to intelligent vehicles, Huawei is set to host its premier annual event, Huawei South Africa Connect 2026. The conference takes place on 23 July at the Sandton...

SA businesses cannot afford the hidden tax of ageing technology

South African businesses are under growing pressure to reduce costs, improve efficiency and remain competitive in an increasingly uncertain economy. In response, many organisations are delaying technology modernisation, choosing instead to extend the life of legacy...
Smells like team spirit

Smells like team spirit

By Barry Buck, with Claude Opus 4.8 – Kurt Cobain named his most famous song after a deodorant. Teen Spirit was something teenagers sprayed on every morning to mask a smell rather than fix its source. Which, I’ve come to realise, is also a perfect...
Identity management must adapt to AI agents

Identity management must adapt to AI agents

AI agents are fast being deployed across organisations and within business units, often with unchecked access to sensitive systems and data. Businesses need to move quickly to enforce new identity strategies to mitigate the new risks this presents. Neil van Wyngaard,...
I found my dragon – then they locked Excalibur back in the stone

I found my dragon – then they locked Excalibur back in the stone

By Barry Buck and Claude Opus 4.8 – Last week I confessed to pulling a Mythos-class sword from the stone and using it to trim my hedges — and promised that if the dragon ever came, it would find me well practised and the blade sharp. Reader, the dragon came....
Smells like team spirit

I pulled Excalibur from the stone and used it to trim my hedges

By Barry Buck, with Claude Fable 5 – This week Anthropic handed the village folk the keys to the armoury. Claude Fable 5 – a Mythos-class model, the tier whose legend of being too dangerous to release precedes it – is now generally available for a limited...