Better integration, management for modernised infrastructure
Kathy Gibson reports from Nutanix .Next in Washington DC – The rapid pace at which technology advances and changes has never been as apparent as the last year. Amid change and disruption, organisations have to focus on modernising their infrastructure, building...
Run apps anywhere with extended AOS
Kathy Gibson reports from Nutanix .Next in Washington DC – In a multi-cloud, hybrid cloud world, organisations shouldn’t be constrained as to what cloud they can use to run their workloads. Rajiv Ramaswami, president and CEO of Nutanix, points out that his company has...
How GenAI will go mainstream in 2024
Generative AI (GenAI) was a groundbreaking development last year, with the emergence of popular chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard taking the technology world by storm. However, using the large language models (LLMs) powering these chatbots has...
Digital skills thought to be key to better pay
According to a recent Kaspersky survey, over half of employees surveyed in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region feel the lack of digital skills when working on computers and other digital equipment. If they had better digital skills, employees think they...
Large language model market heading for $35bn
The global large language model market size is anticipated to reach $35,43-billion by 2030 and it is projected to grow at a CAGR of 35,9% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The increasing demand for Natural Language Processing (NLP)...
X shares the most data with third parties
In a revealing study of 100 popular apps, new research from Surfshark highlights that X (Twitter) shares data with third parties the most, while Facebook and Instagram collect significant amounts of user data. Out of the 10 social media and messaging apps analysed,...
Cisco, OECD launch digital wellbeing research initiative
Cisco has signed a research collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that aims to help promote a responsible use of technology as well as fairness, inclusion and equitable access in a global digital economy. Cisco and the...
What 2024 has in store for crypto
Bitcoin saw in 2024 on a high note, touching a 21-month peak and the approval of spot exchange traded funds (ETFs) for Bitcoin. "Bitcoin ETFs are significant as they open the way for greater institutional investment and adoption. The first licences for crypto asset...
Africa under the spotlight in Vodafone, Microsoft partnership
Vodafone and Microsoft have announced a new 10-year strategic partnership that leverages their respective strengths in offering scaled digital platforms to more than 300-million businesses, public sector organisations, and consumers across Europe and Africa. The...
Critical infrastructure blackouts top SA business risk for 2024
Cyber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data breaches, and IT disruptions are the biggest worry for companies globally in 2024, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer. The closely interlinked peril of Business interruption ranks second. Natural catastrophes (up...
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Huawei debuts data centre switch for the AI era
Huawei has unveiled what is believes to be the industry's first data centre switch built for the artificial intelligence (AI) era -- CloudEngine 16800. Huawei defines three characteristics of data centre switches in the AI era: embedded AI chip, 48-port 400GE line...
Four steps to transforming data
Within the realm of data management, there is one area that is often overlooked - data transformation. Data transformation is a relatively mundane yet fundamental data management capability - particularly when dealing with similar data from multiple sources. By Gary...
Are we prepared for 2019’s cyber security challenges?
"Technology is a queer thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other," wrote novelist and scientist CP Snow in the New York Times in 1971. It still rings true today. Every new tool or technology we use introduces new...
Adapt IT expands Australasian footprint
JSE-listed Adapt IT Holdings will acquire the business of Kura Holdings, Wisenet Information Systems, Wise.Net Corporate Trustee, the business intellectual property (IP) and existing IP rights of Wakatipu Management, collectively known as the Wisenet Group. Founded in...
Why blockchain should be part of your supply chain strategy
Jim Holland, country manager at Lenovo Data Center Group Southern Africa highlights the potential of technology to transform supply chains. One technology with enormous promise is blockchain. Surprised? Don't be - there's much more to blockchain than the world of...
Think service …
Effective service delivery should go beyond customer expectations. Increasingly, with available technology and information sharing, customers expect organisations to deliver service when it is convenient to them, on platforms that are easy to use, and on any device of...
HiSense debuts new displays at CES
Hisense opened its presence at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by exhibiting ultra-premium TVs. The Hisense booth displays the 4K Smart TriChroma Laser TV (100L7T), the latest addition to the award-winning series that uses the foundational elements of...
No sympathy for minimum wage non-compliance
To not pay the correct wage is a high-risk exercise. That's the word from Rob Cooper, chairperson of the Payroll Authors Group of South Africa, a body that represents the payroll industry with statutory bodies. "There is not a South African business or payroll which...
Ever considered a career in testing?
While technical skills are a prerequisite if you are an IT product, solution or system tester, a broader skill set is required if you want to be truly successful. According to Mandla Mbonambi, CEO of Africonology, many people mistakenly think of testers as technical...
Keep abreast of travel tech wave to realise tourism potential
Technology is revolutionising travel. To keep growing its tourism industry, South Africa must continuously invest in new technologies to deliver the right experiences to discerning travellers. By Sherry Zameer, senior vice-president: Internet of Things Solutions for...
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