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Agriculture, government, SMMEs under increasing cyberattack
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Webb reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
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Black Friday sales growth tipped to be less buoyant
As retailers ramp up their November shopping deals and discounts, this year's Black Friday sales is expected to show some growth particularly among consumers seeking a bang for their buck under the mounting economic pressures. "Last year's Black Friday point-of-sale...
Partnering key to connecting 2,7bn unconnected people
Kathy Gibson reports - There are still 2,7-billion people that remain unconnected across the globe. An ecosystem of role-players will have to partner to bring reliable, stable connectivity to these underserved populations. Dr Liang Hua, chairman of board at Huawei...
Are you making some of these common cloud strategy mistakes?
A cloud strategy is a concise viewpoint on the role of cloud computing in the organisation. However, business and IT leaders continue to make 10 common mistakes when crafting their cloud strategy, according to Gartner. "A good cloud strategy should be a short and...
Ransomware accounts for 40% of total cyberattacks in Q3
One of the world's top private threat intelligence teams, Cisco Talos, has released its latest quarterly report examining incident response trends and global cyberthreats. "Today, more than ever - in an increasingly connected and digital age - cybersecurity is of the...
Geopolitical shocks to drive more political, economic relationships in 2023
The Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war profoundly reorganized global structures and relationships in 2022, and will continue to drive additional uncertainty in the year ahead, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report, A World Rebalancing....
Improved decision-making could support sustainable lending
Almost two-thirds (62%) of businesses believe that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are radically transforming the way they do business. This is according to the 2022 Business and Consumer Insight Report conducted by Forrester Consulting on...
Power-efficient supercomputer adds muscle to scientific problems
A new supercomputer operated by the Flatiron Institute in New York City tops the latest Green500 List of the most power-efficient supercomputers in the world. The revised list, which ranks supercomputers based on the number of floating-point operations per second...
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Huawei wins Green Initiative Award
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No way to beat the breathalyser …
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40% of businesses are being held hostage
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Energy Utility Corporation selects IFS Applications
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Wesizwe Platinum uses SAP budgeting solution
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The Foschini Group chooses CA API for digitalisation
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