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)...

Crypto winter looks to be ending

Bitcoin’s bulls are back in charge, says Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, as the digital asset pushes past $85 000 and tests its highest level since January. And, he adds, as US spot Bitcoin exchange traded funds attract fresh billions. Inflows have totalled about...

Google and AWS rank highest among enterprise AI platform providers

AI platform providers are racing to incorporate tools that strengthen agentic AI governance, improve visibility into and control over token usage, and support a range of deployment options, says research group GlobalData. To capture the hype around agentic AI, several...

New tests could slash SA’s TB deaths by two-thirds

A new study led by University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Associate Professor Leigh Johnson suggests that new tests, which can be performed in clinics on either tongue swab or sputum specimens, could reduce TB incidence by as much as 49% - and TB mortality by as much as 67%...

Bridging the digital divide in the AI era

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb - The world is in the middle of an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, driven in large part by a multi-billion dollar data centre build-out. But the massive development taking place in the developed world threatens...

Taxpayers win transparency battle against SARS

The Johannesburg High Court recently ordered the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to disclose all the information on which it based a decision. Nico Theron, founder of Unicus Tax Specialists SA says the ruling is a significant victory for taxpayers. “SARS can be...

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...

Dynamic redesign key to sustain AI-driven work transformation

Organisations that establish continuous work redesign as a core capability will be twice as likely to sustain AI-driven work transformation by 2028, according to Gartner. AI rapidly changes how work gets done, but organisations are struggling to keep pace. To succeed,...

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Leadership reset needed to transform customer experience

Across South Africa, a new generation of business leaders is reshaping what transformation looks like by placing customer experience (CX) at the centre of organisational strategy. By Lauren Potgieter, country manager at Infobip South Africa This shift reflects a...

Your recycling certificate is no longer enough

For years, organisations have relied on recycling certificates to prove that retired technology assets were disposed of responsibly. By Kwirirai Rukowo, managing executive of Qrent That standard is rapidly becoming outdated. Investors, auditors, and corporate...

Traditional QA undermines modern customer experience

Every business in South Africa will understand just how competitive the enterprise landscape has become. By Martie de Beer, chief revenue officer at Telviva It’s a story about more than just technology advancements for businesses. It is a story underpinned by...

Endpoint protection is only as strong as what happens after you buy it

Antivirus has moved well beyond spotting known bad files. “Modern endpoint protection watches behaviour, context and patterns instead,” says Angela Pringle, cyber security lead at CyberLogic. That shift, from traditional antivirus to endpoint protection platforms...

AI fluency doesn’t necessarily equate to data competence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is giving data professionals faster ways to write code, generate queries, prepare documentation, and work through technical problems. For junior talent in particular, that creates opportunities to learn and contribute more quickly....

Vertiv partners with Pinnacle ICT

Vertiv has announced a distribution partnership with Pinnacle ICT, extending the availability of Vertiv’s power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions portfolio across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. "Our distribution partnership with...

AI success starts with the digital backbone

As organisations move from experimenting with generative AI to deploying agentic systems that can reason, act and interact with core business processes, the quality of the data and architecture beneath them is becoming a critical factor in whether AI creates...

Nutanix takes SA’s infrastructure reset beyond virtualisation

South African organisations are reassessing some of their most fundamental infrastructure choices while pressure is growing to modernise applications, make better use of cloud and establish a workable foundation for enterprise AI. That changing technology agenda was...

Fraudsters are banking on consumer trust this tax season

Cyber criminals see opportunity in the current financial pressure and misplaced trust in AI across South Africa. SARS auto-assessments were issued in July, with non-provisional filing open until 23 October. Two-pot retirement withdrawals continue monthly, and in June,...

SQL / Qlik Cloud Specialist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

SQL / Qlik Cloud Specialist You're the person who makes that number show up — on time, in Qlik, and in a dashboard people actually open. We're hiring a SQL / Qlik Cloud Specialist who can build both the pipes and the pictures When the numbers look weird, you hunt the...

Senior Systems Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are looking for an experienced Senior Systems Developer to join a long-term healthcare technology environment, responsible for developing, enhancing and supporting business-critical applications. The ideal candidate will have strong PHP/LAMP, SQL, systems...

SQL / C# Specialist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We're looking for the person who can keep that engine humming — and make it smarter. This is not a “refresh the dashboard and disappear” gig. You'll sit with the business, write the spec, build it, test it, ship it, then go hunting for the next AI-shaped shortcut. SQL...

Full Stack Developer

We are seeking an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer to join a high-performing engineering team responsible for building and enhancing enterprise-grade digital solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise across the Microsoft technology stack, modern...

Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Braamfontein

We are seeking an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer to join a high-performing engineering team responsible for building and enhancing enterprise-grade digital solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise across the Microsoft technology stack, modern...

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