African CEOs see GenAI as key challenge, opportunity
Kathy Gibson reports – Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is seen as one of the top opportunities and risks for businesses in Africa. This is one of the headline findings of the inaugural KPMG Africa CEO Outlook, which finds that GenAI is seen as a useful tool...
Why it’s hard to safely deliver value from AI
A Gartner survey of 451 senior technology leaders in the second quarter of 2024, found that 57% of CIOs said they are tasked with leading an AI strategy in their enterprise. However, four emerging challenges are making it difficult for CIOs to deliver value with AI....
Expect industrial system attacks to increase
Kathy Gibson reports from Jordan - Industrial systems are under greater threat than ever - and we can expect this trend to escalate in 2023. Kaspersky has identified more than 400 zero-day vulnerabilities since 2016 in ICS, Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT...
Top 5 scams cybercriminals are running amid World Cup
The world's biggest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, kicks off on 20 November and, as well as exciting hundreds of millions of fans worldwide, it's also attracted the interest of cybercriminals looking to make a fast buck. To get a better overview of how...
Gates Foundation commits $7bn to Africa
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has reaffirmed the foundation's long-term commitment to Africa and to working directly with countries to support breakthrough solutions in health, agriculture, gender equality, and other critical areas....
Epson ending global sales of laser printers
Epson says it will end the global sale and distribution of laser printers by 2026 and reaffirmed its full commitment to inkjet printing for the office. Explaining the decision, the company cites the greater potential of inkjet to make meaningful advances in...
Holiday, weekend ransomware attacks hit companies hard
As the holiday season approaches, security leaders wanting to give their teams some much deserved extra time off may get blindsided - ransomware attacks during weekends and holidays prove to be more costly than those that take place during normal weekdays. According...
HUGSI embraced by more African cities
As the world's cities continue to expand, the value of green spaces is being recognised for the vital role they play, but it is also a major challenge - particularly for developing nations where there is pressure for space, resources and development. That's why, says...
Inflation fuels telecom services growth
Worldwide spending on telecommunications and pay TV services will be nearly $1,6-trillion in 2022, representing a year-over-year increase of 1,9%, according to the International Data Corporation's Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. The latest forecast is a...
Crypto needs serious regulation – deVere CEO
he crypto industry doesn't need saviours, useless meme tokens and absurd bubbles being created by celebrities - it needs serious regulation, says the CEO of one of the world's largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations. The...
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Western Digital expands hard drives and external storage
Western Digital has announced the expansion of its award-winning portfolio of performance storage solutions with 8TB capacity drives for NAS, video surveillance and desktop external applications. Increasingly centralised, rich-content, which continues to grow in...
HDS offers big data hyper-convergence
Hitachi Data Systems has unveiled its next generation Hitachi Hyper Scale-Out Platform (HSP), offering native integration with the Pentaho Enterprise Platform to deliver a sophisticated, software-defined, hyper-converged platform for big data deployments. Modern...
Jasco awarded ECI gold partner status
Jasco, a value-added reseller of products for ECI Telecom and provider of end-to-end solutions across the ICT value chain, has been awarded ECI Gold Partner Status. ECI is a global provider of ELASTIC Network solutions to service providers, utility companies as well...
Bridge the digital divide through mobility and partnership
The internet has undeniably become the lifeblood of our society, providing essential access to jobs, public services and resources to citizens. Digital services and the internet are likely to be the future of the economy and of the workforce. It follows, then, that...
CIOs can jump start a cost-effective digitalisation journey
Doing more with less is a constant challenge to IT organisations, writes Rich Hillebrecht, chief information officer of Riverbed Technology. There is continuous downward pressure on IT budgets, while expectations surrounding what can be achieved through...
Insurers need to get their [data] act together
Ashley Thomas, assistant executive for insurance software solutions at Innovation Group South Africa, argues that there is a big drive for insurance industry players to clean up their data. Big data has been a topical issue for a number of years and as the need for...
Tax saving tips for small businesses
As SMEs reflect on the National Budget Speech, the focus should now be on implementing long term strategies to deal with challenges imposed by the ever-changing business environment. Elize Giese, head of investments for FNB Business, says given the current economic...
African business is easy – with the right partner
Africa's growth is skyrocketing, driving a previously unseen business interest and investment on the continent. Africa is seen to be one of the hottest global opportunities for corporate expansion. However, not all African countries are enjoying the same speed and...
Trend Micro Cloud App Security is more sharing
Business cloud users are estimated to grow from 50-million in 2013 to 695-million by 2022, making data security a top operational concern for organisations transitioning to the cloud. Trend Micro has announced the expansion of its Cloud App Security solution to Box,...
Fortinet strengthen its presence in African market
Fortinet has invested in the African market through the appointment of three new members. This reinforcement of the team aims at expanding its business growth on the African market, says Perry Hutton, regional vice-president - Africa at Fortinet. "As the African...
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