Gen AI is a key theme in company discussions
Generative AI (GenAI) has emerged as a key theme during the last year with more companies discussing the impacts of this technology, according to GlobalData, which says that S&P 500 companies in their Q1 2024 earnings call transcripts had discussions around GenAI...
Questions persist as CEOs push GenAI adoption
CEOs are facing workforce, culture, and governance challenges as they act quickly to implement and scale generative AI across their organisations, according to a new study from IBM's Institute for Business Value. The annual global study of 3 000 CEOs from over 30...
Credit cards consume less electricity than bitcoin
Visa, MasterCard, and American Express combined consume less than 1% of Bitcoin electricity, according to new data from StockApps.com Speaking on the data, StockApps.com specialist, Edith Reads, says. "Most people prefer cashless transactions. Bitcoin and credit cards...
SASE bucks economic uncertainty with strong growth
The strong enterprise appetite for network and security transformation drove robust growth in SASE related SD-WAN networking and security service edge (SSE) security technologies, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. "Even in an environment of macro-economic...
Intel leads in addressing technology shifts
Kathy Gibson is at VMware vForum 2022 - Intel is rapidly changing and innovating as technology shifts to address the global move to digitalisation. "Technology has never been more important to humanity than it is today," says Nathan Reddy, industry technical...
Innovation key to creating jobs and driving growth in SA
With the shift towards the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) well underway, innovation has emerged as one of the key attributes of a winning nation - and South Africa can take its place at the forefront of 4IR by investing in building its Science, Technology,...
Consumers becoming more savvy on digital payments
The adoption of a broad range of digital payment methods is accelerating in South Africa, according to Mastercard's New Payment Index 2022. In addition to being aware of solutions like cryptocurrency, digital cards, biometric payments, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), and...
Exploitation of Internet-facing apps is No 1 initial attack vector
According to the recent Kaspersky Incident Response Analytics Report, more than half (53,6%) of cyberattacks in 2021 started with vulnerability exploitation. Other common initial attack methods included compromised accounts and malicious emails. When attackers plan...
Eskom moves on power procurement programme
As part of the broad measures to address the loadshedding crisis, Eskom has launched three programmes to procure much needed power for the national grid. Initially the programmes will focus on generators capable of supplying more than one Megawatt to the grid. Over...
Decision-makers cherry-pick marketing data
Marketing analytics are responsible for influencing just over half (53%) of marketing decisions, according to a new survey by Gartner. In May and June 2022, Gartner surveyed 377 users of marketing analytics to explore the role of marketing analytics in decision...
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Staff outsourcing can drive incentivisation
Staff outsourcing can reduce the cost of operations by up to 60% - this is the target we look to achieve with our clients, writes Arnoux Mare, MD of Innovative Staffing Solutions. One of the primary reason businesses decide to outsource staff is that it lowers costs....
Top tips for protecting your business
Modern business increasingly relies on network-supported technologies, such as cloud computing, mobility and the Internet-of-things (IoT), writes Mark McCallum, chief technology officer of Orange Business Services. The flexibility and agility they offer are essential...
Are your suppliers friends or foes?
In a perfect world, the relationship between client and supplier should fundamentally be based on mutual trust. Legally speaking, the relationship is formally guided by King III and protected by legislation such as the Public Finance Management Act, specifically...
SA’s Netsurit and US’s Marathon Consulting merge
South African technology services company Netsurit and US firm Marathon Consulting, both ranked among the world's top 300 IT managed services providers (MSPs), have concluded a merger in terms of which Marathon Consulting will become part of Netsurit. The deal creates...
On point protection with a constant connection
US businessman Scott Cook is quoted as saying" "We're still in the first minutes of the first day of the Internet revolution." Cook has very deftly described the pace at which the internet, and everything associated with it, is growing, evolving, improving - and...
Executives at risk from new liability scenarios
New risks such as cyber incidents or data privacy, rising regulatory and shareholder activism and the influence of third party litigation funders are putting corporate leaders under more pressure than ever of falling foul of investigations, fines or prosecution over...
Beware of fly-by-night telephone service providers
Telecoms has grown rapidly over the past few years, but this growth has also attracted fly-by-night telephone service providers. Euphoria Telecom warns against operators that are exploiting unsuspecting customers. Consumers are also being bombarded with a myriad of...
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise debuts cloud platform
ALE, operating under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise brand, has announced availability of Alcatel-Lucent Rainbow, an innovative cloud-based relationship management platform that connects business users, business contacts and systems. With Rainbow, employees can be more...
New opportunities for retail, wholesale markets
The demand for online, multi-channel solutions by an increasingly mobile consumer base is a key trend that will drive the growth of self-service banking channels across Africa, says Standard Bank, Africa's leading bank by assets. "We expect growth to continue in the...
Retail satellite Jola from iWayAfrica serves Africa
Pan-African telecommunication provider, iWayAfrica, a wholly owned division of Gondwana International Networks, has launched Jola, a much needed Pan-African Ku-Band managed retail satellite service into Sub-Saharan Africa. Meaning 'one who brings happiness', Jola...
IT Specialist at Kryterion Online – Western Cape Century City
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