Nvidia expands Omniverse with generative physical AI
Nvidia has announced generative AI (GenAI) models and blueprints that expand Nvidia Omniverse integration further into physical AI applications such as robotics, autonomous vehicles and vision AI. Global leaders in software development and professional services are...
Cybersecurity threat hits $15trn as attacks surge
As cyber criminals unleash increasingly sophisticated attacks, CIOs from the world's leading companies are battling an unprecedented wave of digital threats that includes ransomware to phishing and future quantum computing risks. Nearly half of IT directors at global...
Chinese banks extend lending dominance
Chinese banks extended their dominance as the world's largest lenders in 2022 despite rate hikes and slowing economic growth while their global peers saw declines in balance sheets. This is according to the largest Global Bank Ranking published by S&P Global...
Medusa, Nevada lead the ransomware charge
Data reveals that a total of 167 new ransomware groups were discovered in Q1 2023. BitcoinCasino's financial expert Edith Reads comments: "This is a clear sign of the growth in ransomware activity. Many of these groups are trying to exploit security flaws, especially...
Big drop in Bitcoin trading volume
Historically, April has been one of the strongest months for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, bringing the biggest average monthly returns. However, this year, that wasn't the case. Although Bitcoin topped over $30 400 on 18 April, reaching the highest level since...
Demand for innovation, resilience, security drove European software growth
International Data Corporation (IDC) confirms continued resiliency of the European software market despite economic uncertainty and an unstable socio-political situation. IDC's recently published Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker showed an overall 15% year-on-year...
Fears that AI could cause a nuclear-level catastrophe
More than one-third of credible AI experts believe that AI will cause a nuclear-level catastrophe within this century, according to data presented by Atlas VPN. The findings are part of Stanford's 2023 Artificial Intelligence Index Report, released in April 2023....
Global semiconductor revenue to drop 11% in 2023
Global semiconductor revenue is projected to decline 11,2% in 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. In 2022, the market totaled $599,6-billion, which was marginal growth of 0,2% from 2021. The short-term outlook for the semiconductor market has...
IT market resilient as cloud slows, non-cloud spend declines
IT market performance remained patchy in April, with some vendors and resellers experiencing a sharp decline in growth while others continued to benefit from long-term enterprise commitment to cloud, digital transformation and security investments. In its latest...
Nvidia partners with Teraco
Nvidia has partnered with Teraco as a DGX-ready data centre facility and colocation provider. As a select member of this programme, Teraco can deliver robust infrastructure that meets the ever-increasing demands of AI-powered applications, machine learning, and...
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Tips for hybrid network-enabled security
The information and communications technology (ICT) sector is one of the main driving forces behind organisational competitiveness in the modern business environment. Modern businesses increasingly rely on network-supported technologies, such as cloud computing,...
Time is money – stop wasting it in meetings
According to a survey of time use conducted by Stats SA, South Africans spend roughly 121 minutes per day participating in meetings, which amounts to over 10 hours a week – a quarter of the average 40 hour work week. This wouldn’t be a problem if all these hours spent...
Payroll must help employees beat the downgrade
The recent downgrade of South African government debt increases economic uncertainty, with unpredictable effects. “While many of the outcomes of the downgrade have been surprising, one thing is clear: government debt is going to be more expensive. That will almost...
Securing the software-defined data centre
The term “digital transformation” is on every CIO’s lips today, and a large part of this transformation, is the move to a software-defined data centre (SDDC). “The SDDC is the IT infrastructure of tomorrow,” says Lutz Blaeser, MD of Intact Software Distribution. “For...
Gabsten launches backup and recovery managed service
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More global awards for LG
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Xperien goes mobile
Local IT asset disposal specialist Xperien has launched Africa’s first mobile hard drive shredder plant, a fully equipped truck that provides state-of-the-art on-site degaussing and destruction. The offering is not only safe and secure, but also fully PoPI compliant....
Hollard guarantees system upgrade performance
Hollard, South Africa’s largest privately-owned insurance company, has initiated a major software system upgrade and migrated its direct and partner insurance operation’s software platform from physical servers to a virtual environment following a successful...
Technology is useful against procurement fraud
The integrity of state expenditure at all levels of governance has come under increasingly heavy fire from South African citizens over the past few years, as the press has reported on the growing incidence of conflict of interest in public procurement. In August 2016,...
KPMG launches Incentive Tax App
KPMG in South Africa has launched a Learnership Incentive Tax Tool (LITT), an app that provides an additional tax deduction for registered learnerships. The objectives of this tax incentive are to encourage the creation of jobs by reducing the cost of hiring new...
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