AI surges as luxury goods push personalisation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has induced a fresh wave of technological advancement, prompting businesses across various sectors to intensify their efforts to integrate AI capabilities into their products and services. As the industry grapples with the interpretation...
AI drives growing shared cloud infrastructure spend
Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments, increased 36,9% year over year in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24) to $33-billion, according to the International Data Corporation...
Collaboration applications continue global growth surge
A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that worldwide revenues in the collaboration applications market grew 28,4% year over year in 2021 to $29,1-billion. This growth was driven by a series of factors including companies expanding...
Bolstering building blocks and silicon shields
As the global chip shortage drags on, Taiwan’s semiconductor industry remains front and centre for the world economy. Despite the US passage of the Chips and Science Act to bolster competitiveness, US chipmakers still face a long road ahead in their aim to overtake...
Digital-first CEOs will derive half their income from digital initiatives
Digital-first CEOs plan to drive at least half of their income from digital products, services, and experience by 2027, ahead of the market average of 39%. Driven by their experiences from the Covid-19 pandemic, these business leaders have changed how they think about...
Backdoor malware skyrockets in Africa
According to Kaspersky Security Network data for corporate users, the number of backdoor computer malware detected in Q2 2022 in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria increased significantly compared to the previous quarter, hitting new records and posing challenges to...
Southern Africa sees strong growth for desktops as notebooks decline
The southern Africa personal computing device (PCD) market, made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, experienced a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 3,7% in the first half of 2022, according to industry analysis conducted by International Data...
Collaboration the only solution to bridge massive skills gap
Kathy Gibson reports - South African stakeholders from government, education and industry need to work together and take urgent action to alleviate the ICT skills shortage so the country can drive a vibrant economy. This is the overriding message from a white paper...
Google continues its investment in Africa
As part of its Africa Investment Fund initiative, Google is investing in Kenyan e-logistics company, Lori Systems, which digitizes haulage and provides shippers with solutions to efficiently manage their cargo and transporters. Named by the Financial Times earlier...
Two new universities on the cards
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, says plans to build two new universities and other infrastructure within the post school education and training sector are well underway. This follows cabinet approval for the establishment...
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Gartner positions Sophos as a leader
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TruTeq expands, opens office in Australia
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Security requirements in a new age
We currently live in an age where the world is run by technologies that were partly designed decades ago, when networks and their security requirements were much less complex, writes Gary de Menezes, country manager southern Africa at NetApp. In addition, the rise of...
Dell makes its PC more secure
Dell has announced the availability of the Dell Data Protection | Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, which integrates Cylance technology using artificial intelligence and machine learning to proactively prevent advanced persistent threats and malware. As part of this...
The revolution of the personal cloud
Cloud storage has become a staple of the mobile, connected world, writes Anamika Budree, sales manager: branded products at WD South Africa. For anyone who makes use of multiple devices, the ability to centralise storage in a location that can be accessed anywhere,...
The honeymoon is over for dating apps
The rise in popularity of dating apps is exposing users and organisations to new risks, says Gary Newe, technical director at F5 Networks. Like so many aspects of daily life that have moved online, dating is another that has exploded in popularity in the last few...
AGE Technologies gets Wonderware certification
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