South African healthcare leads in the adoption of AI and Virtual Care
South Africa’s healthcare sector has seen rapid transformation, according to the South African findings of Royal Philips’ Future Health Index (FHI) 2024 report: Better care for more people. In 2021, just 15% of healthcare leaders cited AI as an area of investment,...
Africa faces urgent cybersecurity challenges
Check Point’s Global Threat Index for August 2024 reveals that ransomware remains a dominant force, with RansomHub sustaining its position as the top ransomware group. This Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation has rapidly expanded since its rebranding from Knight...
Worldwide semiconductor revenue grew 1,1% in 2022
Worldwide semiconductor revenue increased 1,1% in 2022 to total $601,7-billion, up from $595-billion in 2021, according to preliminary results by Gartner. The combined revenue of the top 25 semiconductor vendors increased 2,8% in 2022 and accounted for 77,5% of the...
Microsoft announces general availability of Azure OpenAI Service
Large language models are quickly becoming an essential platform for people to innovate, apply AI to solve big problems, and imagine what's possible. By Eric Boyd, corporate vice-president: AI platform at Microsoft Today, we are excited to announce the general...
IT services brands grow in value
Accenture, with a brand value up 10% to $39,9-billion, retains its position as the most valuable IT services brand in the world for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new report from leading brand valuation consultancy, Brand Finance. The brand continues to...
Sharp rise in cloud-based cyberattacks
Check Point Research (CPR) reports a 48% YoY increase in cloud-based cyberattacks for 2022, as organisations increasingly move operations to the cloud due to escalated digital transformations. The largest increases were seen in Asia (+60%), followed by Europe (+50%)...
Tourism moves towards pre-pandemic levels
After stronger than expected recovery in 2022, this year could see international tourism arrivals return to pre-pandemic levels in Europe and the Middle East. Tourists are nonetheless expected to increasingly seek value for money and travel closer to home in response...
Recession expected but food, energy, inflation pressures could be peaking
A majority of the World Economic Forum’s community of chief economists expect a global recession in 2023, see geopolitical tensions continuing to shape the global economy, and anticipate further monetary tightening in the US and Europe. These are the key findings of...
CEOs believe economic growth will decline this year
Nearly three quarters (73%) of CEOs believe global economic growth will decline over the next 12 months, according to PwC's 26th Annual Global CEO Survey, which polled 4 410 CEOs in 105 countries and territories in October and November 2022. The bleak CEO outlook is...
How consumers envision a future impacted by climate change
A massive 99% of more than 15 000 global early technology adopters consulted by Ericsson say that they expect to be proactively using internet and connectivity-based solutions by 2030 to personally address the impact of climate change and global warming. The statistic...
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Can carriers keep up with the data explosion?
Disruption fuels massive changes at three levels: technology, strategy and ops, writes Eckart Zollner, business development manager at New Telco SA. The migration from traditional voice to new IP based technologies and services - alongside a data explosion and...
Security and IoT: can they be compatible?
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Veeam and partners give away $200m in services
Veeam Software has announced a new initiative to give away up to $200 million through an exclusive Veeam Free Cloud Services program. Effective immediately, every customer using Veeam for on-premises backup and recovery is now eligible for up to $1 000 in free cloud...
Taking GRC solutions to the cloud
Risk management (RM), a component of the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) platform, has become an increasingly critical tool for the majority of organisations, particularly in light of expanding regulatory and compliance demands, not to mention companies' own...
Are SA companies ready for tax disruption?
There is no doubt that tax authority activity has been rising steadily in recent times as financially strained governments press for higher revenue collections and media and public attitudes harden against perceived corporate tax avoidance, writes Roula...
Carbon tax is no silver bullet
Reducing greenhouse gases is a commitment under the Paris Agreement, but the proposed carbon tax will not yield the desired results on its own. The delay in implementing the proposed legislation provides a great opportunity to come up with a better solution. Ettiene...
Trend Micro TippingPoint adds machine learning
Trend Micro has announced the latest enhancements to its network defense solutions, leveraging the company's powerful XGen security. Continuing its smart, optimised and connected security strategy, Trend Micro has infused patent-pending machine learning capabilities...
Tips to see your business through 2017
The beginning of the year is the perfect opportunity to give your business insurance portfolio a good review and clean-up. When you're in the thick of running your business, and tending to day-to-day work responsibilities, it's easy to leave aspects such as insurance...
Redstor enhances business continuity at Bidvest Steiner
Redstor's cloud backup and disaster recovery services are giving Bidvest Steiner the peace of mind that its business continuity needs are taken care of in the event of a data loss. Health and hygiene services provider Bidvest Steiner has been using Redstor backup and...
Managing organisational knowledge to be agile
Today's workplace is very dynamic, requiring companies to up their knowledge management game in order to drive efficiency, productivity and compete effectively within their respective markets, writes Lionel Moyal, office business group lead at Microsoft South Africa....
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