Confidence is not evidence: why backup strategy needs a reality check

Backup, disaster recovery and operational resilience are often used interchangeably in boardroom conversations, but they are three distinct disciplines that each carry their own risk if left unaddressed. This is according to Nicolas Blank, chief technology officer at...

Cyber, fraud, AI risks converge to create new challenges

Companies in South Africa are facing an increasingly complex risk environment as cyber threats, fraud, governance failures, business interruption and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) become more interconnected, according to forensic...

Growing AI adoption raises new wellbeing considerations

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in everyday work, Lyra Southern Africa is observing growing concern among employees about keeping pace with changing workplace demands, evolving skills requirements and the increasing complexity of modern...
NFrance modernises sovereign data centre cooling

NFrance modernises sovereign data centre cooling

Vertiv has announced the successful modernisation of the cooling infrastructure at NFrance’s sovereign data centre. NFrance is a leading French provider of cloud hosting, colocation, and managed services. The project delivered an approximately 20% reduction in power...

Misconfigured clouds are a hacker’s easiest target

Cloud adoption has enabled businesses across sectors to achieve amazing speed, scalability and innovation. By Saurabh Prasad, senior solution architect at In2IT Technologies Startups can launch products in weeks, while larger companies update old systems. The cloud...

The reason behind all those failed enterprise AI projects

The failed pilots piling up inside South African organisations are not because AI is bad business technology. It’s a reflection of a deeper issue AI mirrors – and the usage bill is what makes that reflection harder and harder to ignore. By Warren Olivier, regional...