New Lazarus-led cyberattacks targeting supply chains
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YouTube to celebrate 20 years with South Africa
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, YouTube has grown from a simple 19-second video into a platform that allowed over 20-billion videos to be uploaded and now features myriads of videos, music clips, shorts, and podcasts giving voice to diverse content creators and...
Commerce on the cusp of mass AI adoption
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Microsoft the most imitated brand for phishing
Microsoft claimed the top spot as the number one most impersonated brand in Q4 2023 to steal individual's personal information or payment credentials, according to Check Point's latest Brand Phishing Report, accounting for 33% of all brand phishing attempts. The...
IT services spending to cross the $5trn mark
IT services are expected to spend roughly $ 5,1-trillion by the end of 2024. The planned expenditure is a notable 8,5% increase from 2023's $4,7-trillion spending, according to Stocklytics.com. The site's financial analyst, Edith Reads, comments: "The augmented IT...
Tech trends shaping 2024 and beyond
From integrating AI in everyday business operations to the fortification of cybersecurity measures, the past year showcased technology's efficiency and resilience. In 2023, terms like GenAI, cybersecurity, data, and multi-cloud seamlessly integrated into our daily...
Global decline for PC shipments in 2023
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 63,3-million units in the fourth quarter of 2023, a 0,3% increase from the fourth quarter of 2022, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This marks the first time that quarterly shipments have increased after eight straight...
IBM collaborates with SAP on new AI solutions
IBM has announced its collaboration with SAP to develop generative AI solutions to help clients in the consumer packaged goods and retail industries enhance their supply chain, finance operations, sales and services. With a shared legacy of technology expertise and...
More shakeups for VMware partners
Broadcom’s shakeup of VMware’s partners continues: after giving partners notice that the existing partner programme will terminate in February, the company has now also put VMware Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) on notice. CSPs have received communications telling them...
Supply chain organisations plan to go big on GenAI
Half of supply chain leaders plan to implement generative AI (GenAI) in the next 12 months, with an additional 14% already in the implementation stage, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey data also showed that chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) are...
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New year, new rules, new roles …
The workplace of the future is here, changing rapidly, enabled by new tech and progressive thinking. As a result, a number of new senior leadership roles are emerging that companies must start incorporating into their leadership teams to position themselves...
Overcoming the burden of frequent regulatory change
Over-regulation retained its number one position in the PwC 21st Annual CEO Survey¹ as the greatest threat to organisational growth. The complexity of managing compliance within an ever-changing regulatory environment impels corporates to embrace technological...
SA-developed research automation software launched
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Gartner covers SA’s inQuba
South African customer experience and journey analytics SaaS provider inQuba has been covered by international analyst group Gartner in its Market Guide for Voice-of-the-Customer Solutions 2018 for its Voice-of-the-Customer (VoC) platform. Voice-of-the-customer tools...
A continuous approach to Privileged Access Management
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BT to deliver the SD-WAN, cyber security for IXOM
BT has signed a contract to deploy a new generation of network technology for IXOM, a market leader in chemicals manufacturing and distribution in Australia and New Zealand. The deal will see IXOM benefit from BT's latest software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN)...
Gartner gives VMware highest product scores
VMware has received the highest product scores for two of the three defined use cases in Gartner's Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure. VMware was recently recognized as a Leader in the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure. That...
Qlik unlocks BI value for UK consultancy
UK-based SAP business planning and consolidation specialists Copperman Consulting is using the Qlik open data analytics platform to provide additional business intelligence (BI) solutions in the local market. This follows the October announcement that Decision Inc has...
Smart cities. Is it wise to get smarter?
We are in an era of intelligent and urgent urban innovation. Our homes are connected, our streets are thriving labyrinths of interconnectivity, and our businesses are a hive of data streaming and surveillance. By Simon McCullough, major channel account manager at F5...
Alternative payment solutions key for economic inclusion
Despite there being more than 19 million online shoppers in South Africa, the recent Black Friday and Cyber Monday stampedes at retail outlets have once again shown the importance of providing people with alternative digital payment options. By Thomas Pays, CEO of...
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