AI fluency doesn’t necessarily equate to data competence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is giving data professionals faster ways to write code, generate queries, prepare documentation, and work through technical problems. For junior talent in particular, that creates opportunities to learn and contribute more quickly....

AI success starts with the digital backbone

As organisations move from experimenting with generative AI to deploying agentic systems that can reason, act and interact with core business processes, the quality of the data and architecture beneath them is becoming a critical factor in whether AI creates...

Nutanix takes SA’s infrastructure reset beyond virtualisation

South African organisations are reassessing some of their most fundamental infrastructure choices while pressure is growing to modernise applications, make better use of cloud and establish a workable foundation for enterprise AI. That changing technology agenda was...

Fraudsters are banking on consumer trust this tax season

Cyber criminals see opportunity in the current financial pressure and misplaced trust in AI across South Africa. SARS auto-assessments were issued in July, with non-provisional filing open until 23 October. Two-pot retirement withdrawals continue monthly, and in June,...
Cyber resilience needs a seat at the business table

Cyber resilience needs a seat at the business table

A cyber incident rarely stays in the IT department. When a critical system goes down, a supplier is compromised or data becomes unavailable, the consequences are felt across the business. By Boland Lithebe, cybersecurity lead for Accenture, South Africa Customers may...