Today’s data centre build-out dwarfs previous infrastructure investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the biggest infrastructure build-out in human history – bigger than the railroads or the Industrial Revolution. “People assume AI is a bubble, but it is showing no signs of...

Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Which hardware will win in the AI arms race?

The grip of artificial intelligence (AI) has continued to hold, with strong competition to develop more powerful AI models, active innovation in the semiconductor industry, and continued investment in the high-performance computing (HPC) data centre market. AI has...

Beware of Docusign-themed phishing scams

Kaspersky is warning of a rising phishing scam involving fraudulent emails pretending to be from Docusign, a global e-signature platform. Cyber attackers are sending these emails with links to fake websites where users are asked to enter a work login and password. The...

Why SA inflation should come down

Schroders believes that South Africa's inflation should come down, and monetary policy should start easing soon. By David Rees, senior emerging markets economist at Schroders Inflation in South Africa has continued to surprise to the upside in the past couple of...

IBM, universities in $100m pact to develop a quantum supercomputer

At the G7 Summit in Japan, IBM announced a 10-year, $100 million initiative with the University of Tokyo and the University of Chicago to develop a quantum-centric supercomputer powered by 100 000 qubits. Quantum-centric supercomputing is an entirely new, and as of...

Position technology as a teammate to unlock productivity

Sales organisations that actively position technology as sellers' "teammate" rather than just another tool will unlock seller productivity and enable high-quality deals, according to Gartner. "A new approach that marries technology advances with the distinctive...

5G and 4G/LTE enterprise wireless WAN to sustain growth

Worldwide revenues for the 5G and 4G/LTE enterprise wireless WAN market (formerly referred to as the 4G/LTE and 5G router and gateway forecast) will reach $5,5-billion in 2027, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). This represents a...

Strong performance from Datatec

Datatec has reported revenue of $5,2-billion for the year ended 28 February 2023. Group combined revenue was up by 12% on the $4,6-billion revenue recorded in FY22. Group continuing revenue was $5,1-billion in FY23, up by 13,1% compared to the $4,5-billion revenue...

BTG reports double-digit growth

UK-based Bytes Technology Group (BTG) has announced its financial results for the year ended 28 February 2023. "I am delighted to be reporting another positive set of results, with strong double-digit growth driven by contributions from all areas of the business,"...

Intel launches Agilex 7 FPGAs with R-Tile

Intel's Programmable Solutions Group today announced that the Intel Agilex 7 with the R-Tile chiplet is shipping production-qualified devices in volume - bringing customers the first FPGA with PCIe 5.0 and CXL capabilities and the only FPGA with hard intellectual...

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inQuba launches new engagement product

Rapidly growing Customer Experience (CX) software cloud specialist inQuba has launched a revolutionary engagement product that is changing the way companies interact with their customers. Called inQuba Engage, this solution allows businesses to establish real-time...

Netshield SA’s Data Centre in a Box is IoT-enabled

As a result of the finalisation of Netshield South Africa's recent developments to its Data Centre in a Box (DCiB), the self-contained cabinets (SCC) are now 100% IoT and cloud-enabled. This recent development enables customers to not only take advantage of the SNMP...

Get ready for the IoT big time

The adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) in South Africa is expected to follow the same path as that of cloud computing, with the big time arriving in 2019, writes Pieter Engelbrecht, business unit manager at HPE Aruba. Cloud was introduced a few years ago to a...

Digital whacks the benefits of US into a new league

With the arrival of digital everything, there's been a step change in the benefits that a unified communications strategy can deliver, yet companies in the public and private sector still appear reluctant to step into the future. As cloud solutions begin to make...

M2M and IoT complicate data management

When it comes to big data, South Africa is keeping up with the rest of the world, writes Johan Scheepers, Commvault systems engineering director for MESAT. However, one of the largest concerns for local CIOs is the management of this data. Rising technologies, such as...

Connecting people without the Internet

Fabien Delanaud, GM of Myriad Connect, talks about how to bring web-based services to people who don't have Internet access. At least 3,9-billion people globally do not have access to the internet, according to recent research from the United Nations...

Mindfulness makes a debut in the boardroom

The world's top companies are increasingly introducing mindfulness practices into their organisations to help employees reduce stress and anxiety, increase focus and attention, and ultimately enhance productivity - and South African companies are starting to follow...

Tips when shopping for an ERP system

No matter if you develop business software, cars or washing machines, companies face relentless pressure to enable new business opportunities and user experiences. But as important as it is to keep pace with the demands of a changing market, companies need to follow a...

What does ‘trusted security partner’ really mean?

Information security is rapidly ascending to the top of boardroom agendas, as firms continue to digitise, and as more and more of their value is attributed to their data, writes Paul Jolliffe, DSM expert: security at T-Systems South Africa. It's true: data truly is...

The case for VPN versus proxy

There has been lots of increased interest in staying private online due to the new developments in privacy and security. For example, Investigatory Powers Bill was launched in the UK last November, which allows the government to hack into people's computers; the...

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