Increase in demand for APIs will come from AI
More than 30% of the increase in demand for application programming interfaces (APIs) will come from AI and tools using large language models (LLMs) by 2026, says Gartner. "With technology service providers (TSPs) leading the charge in GenAI adoption, the fallout will...
AI companies dominate the unicorn club
Last year, fewer than 100 companies joined the global unicorn club - the lowest number since 2017 and a steep drop compared to 2022 and 2023, which saw hundreds of private startups valued at $1-billion or more. Still, in a year that showed becoming a unicorn is much...
Healthcare sector hit by ransomware onslaught
There has been a massive 94% increase in ransomware attacks on healthcare organisations: in 2021, 66% of healthcare organisations were hit; and 34% were hit the previous year. These are among the findings of Sophos's new sectoral survey report, "The State of...
More than salary increases needed to win over today’s talent
Sixty-three percent of executives plan to make compensation adjustments in response to high inflation, according to a survey by Gartner. In March of 2022, Gartner surveyed 157 executives to understand how they are addressing inflation concerns. A similar survey in...
Europeans turn to connected care
Berg Insight has found in its latest research that around 8,6-million people in Europe were using connected care solutions at the end of 2021. The figure refers to users of traditional telecare, next-generation telecare and telehealth solutions in the EU27+3...
How US teens navigate school during Covid
More than two years after the Covid-19 outbreak forced school officials to shift classes and assignments online, teens continue to navigate the pandemic's impact on their education and relationships, even while they experience glimpses of normalcy as they return to...
Pandemic-founded tech startups secure support
Some of SA's finest tech startups which were founded during the pandemic went head to head at a virtual demo day yesterday where they had just 10 minutes each to convince a panel of judges that they should remain part of the next phase of the AlphaCode Incubate...
African smartphone market declines as supply chain constraints continue
Smartphone shipments across Africa declined year on year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1 2022), marking the third straight quarter of negative growth. The latest Quarterly Global Mobile Phone Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that...
Cybersecurity posture impacted by workforce shortage
Research into the talent shortage afflicting the cybersecurity industry finds that 85% of organisations believe the workforce shortage is impacting their organisations’ abilities to secure increasingly complex information systems and networks, while almost a third...
Massive growth for global IaaS public cloud services
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 41,4% in 2021, to total $90,9-billion, up from $64,3-billion in 2020, according to Gartner. Amazon retained the number one position in the IaaS market in 2021, followed by Microsoft, Alibaba, Google and...
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Developers move out of the back room
Software developers, once seen as 'the geeks in the back room', are now becoming the crucial agents of change for business as companies face growing threats from innovative digital start-ups. That's according to international analysts such as IDC and Gartner, who...
Kaspersky Lab launches security intelligence services
Kaspersky Lab has expanded its enterprise portfolio with the launch of Security Intelligence Services - a diverse set of services aimed at faster sharing of leading security expertise and transforming knowledge into protection for its clients. Aimed primarily at...
Reduce MRO spend with smart procurement
Many businesses have a cost source that they have not yet considered controlling effectively - and that is where smart procurement can really repay their efforts, said Brian Andrew, South African GM of RS Components. Speaking at the Smart Procurement World Conference...
Canon scoops seven iF Design awards
Canon has announced that seven of its product designs were recognised by iF International Forum Design GmbH and received prestigious 2016 iF Design Awards. Notably, Canon's XC10 4K camcorder was selected for the iF Gold Product Design Award 2016, the highest honour in...
Social accountability needed to build trust in Uganda
Development projects that pay greater attention to social accountability can improve citizen-state relations and trust in Uganda and other fragile countries, according to new research by peacebuilding organisation International Alert published yesterday. The report,...
Building BI for the business
Today's businesses are starting to understand that BI has more than one facet, and each facet of BI plays a crucial role in an organisation's overall strategy. Moreover, different BI tools and methods need be used in synchronicity to drive efficiency and effectiveness...
Changes at VMware as Eschenbach steps down
VMware has announced the appointment of Maurizio Carli to executive vice president, worldwide sales. Carl Eschenbach, president and chief operating officer, has resigned from his operational role to pursue a new career opportunity, but will continue formally as...
New Samsung specialist for Drive Control
ICT distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has appointed Tasneem Sayed as its new Samsung Product Specialist. Sayed will assist the internal sales team, raise the Samsung brand within DCC's reseller community and manage the product portfolio including printers,...
Striata launches Secure Document Repository (SDR)
Global digital communications specialist Striata has released its Secure Document Repository (SDR), a convenient and accessible location for organisations to store documents where they can be accessed online by either customers or the representatives servicing those...
Scale-ups can help solve SA job crisis
Bolstering efforts to support high potential businesses to grow revenues and reach the next level of growth should be one of the solutions considered to help the country reach its National Development Plan (NDP) goals to create an estimated 11-million jobs by 2030....
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