Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Network to the fore as agentic AI adoption takes off

In the era of agentic AI, the network is becoming the critical foundation for trust, security and the seamless operating models through which people and AI can build the future. However, as organisations move quickly to gain an advantage from AI, a significant gap has...

Stranded astronauts set to splash down

The two NASA astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) are on their way home, expected to splash down around 22h45 tonight (South African time). The SpaceX Crew-9 will return to Earth following an approximately 15-hour journey in the Dragon...

Businesses under pressure as GenAI shakes up the job market

The rise of generative AI (GenAI) is shaking up workplaces around the world, and South Africa is no exception. As businesses adapt to new ways of working, job seekers are rethinking their careers, upskilling and negotiating better opportunities. A Pnet white paper,...

Google appoints new MD for Africa

Google has hired the current MD of YouTube in EMEA Emerging Markets, Alex Okosi, to head up its operations in Africa. In his new role as MD of Google in Africa, Okosi will be responsible for Google's operations in Africa including programmes to help businesses and...

1bn people will use cryptocurrencies by 2027

Despite turbulence and regulatory twists in recent months, the crypto industry is on the up in 2023, according to analysis from Altindex.com. The impressive performance of the world's largest cryptos, which saw double-digit price growth in the first six months, helped...

Evolving threat landscape calls for active defence

Kathy Gibson reports - Africa is unique in the world when it comes to cyber resilience and data protection. Kate Mollett, regional director: South Africa and SADC at Commvault, explains that cybercrime that takes place in Africa could have wide-ranging effects around...

European public cloud spend defies budget cuts

Public cloud services spending in Europe will total $142-billion in 2023 and will reach $291-billion by 2027, recording a five-year (2022 to 2027) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20%. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) will continue to drive most of the spending,...

Huge growth forecast for network-tokenised transactions

A new report from Juniper Research forecasts substantial growth of 190% in network-tokenised transactions - reaching 400-billion globally in 2028 and up from 140,3-billion in 2023. These transactions include online and desktop eCommerce transactions, mobile payments,...

Global satellite IoT subscriber base to reach 24m by 2027

The global satellite IoT communications market is growing at a steady pace, according to Berg Insight, with its subscriber base growing to more than 4,5-million in 2022 - and with CAGR forecast at 39,6% it will reach 23,9-million units in 2027. Only about 10% of the...

Poorest countries forced to pay more for capital

New analysis from The ONE Campaign shows that the combination of rising interest rates and lack of sufficient affordable capital from the World Bank is increasing economic pressures on vulnerable countries already at high risk of debt distress. ONE's research shows...

Poor consumer demand drives Southern Africa PC market down

Southern Africa's personal computing device (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, declined 21,4% year on year in the first half of 2023, according to the industry analysis by International Data Corporation (IDC). The newly...

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ESET challenges in endpoint protection

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Otel has an offer for estates

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Nokia debuts Reefshark chipsets

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Logikal announces Verint partnership

Logikal Consulting has announced its partnership with Verint Systems. The partnership will let South African customers combine Logikal's sales, services, support and consulting with Verint's Workforce Optimisation (WFO) and Voice of the Customer (VoC) solutions,...

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