Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Network to the fore as agentic AI adoption takes off

In the era of agentic AI, the network is becoming the critical foundation for trust, security and the seamless operating models through which people and AI can build the future. However, as organisations move quickly to gain an advantage from AI, a significant gap has...

WEF takes collective action to tackle global crises

More than 500 experts gathered at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils 2024 in Dubai last week to address the world’s most pressing issues related to economic inequality, climate emergency and geopolitical tensions. Global Future...

Voting open for Channelwise Awards

It’s that time of year again, when South Africa’s IT reseller partners get to voice their opinion and vote for the vendors and distributors they most enjoy working with. Voting is now officially open for this year’s prestigious Channelwise Awards right here. “As we do...

WAN spend to increase 44% by 2026

The WAN market will grow by around 44% - from $59-billion in 2021 to $85-billion in 2026 - for the largest 5 000 companies globally, says market research and consulting firm, TeleGeography. According to a new five-year market forecast from its WAN Market Size Report,...

VMware aims to have a fully subscription-based model

Kathy Gibson is at VMware Explore in Barcelona - As companies move to a hybrid cloud and multi-cloud operations model, the way they licence their software has to change too. Ian Jansen van Rensburg, director: solutions engineering and lead technologist at VMware South...

Surge in companies turning to digital twin technology

The number of companies that mentioned "digital twin" technology in their company filings increased by 43% in 2022 compared to 2020, according to GlobalData's Company Filing Analytics Database, with the technology, construction, oil and gas, and mining sectors the...

Finalists for BCX Digital Innovation Awards revealed

Digital transformation in business has proven to be a driver of socio-economic growth globally, and the annual BCX Digital Innovation Award (DIA) encompasses the company's ethos that businesses can invent, evolve, and unite through digital innovation while creating...

Balancing data monetisation with data sovereignty

Kathy Gibson is at VMware Explore in Barcelona - As cloud computing takes off around the world, governments and critical industries are becoming more aware of the problems associated with data residing outside of national borders. New research conducted by Vanson...

Lateral protection the new security frontier

Kathy Gibson is at VMware Explore in Barcelona - Arguably the biggest challenge for CIOs and CEOs today is the mounting security threat. "And now there is a new battleground in security," says Raghu Raghuran, CEO of VMware. "We call it lateral security. "Customers...

Facing cloud chaos, CIOs aim to achieve cloud smart

Kathy Gibson is at VMware Explore in Barcelona - Companies around the world lived through a difficult two years with the pandemic - and for many of them things are getting worse. "Over the last few months the macro environments that customers work in have...

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Deloitte Digital acquires Jinja Interactive

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The myth of the head-hunter ‘enemy’

Some myths endure for no apparent reason; for instance, the undying myth of the 'head hunter' as the sworn enemy of HR. To be fair, this fallacy is challenged by some progressive businesses, but at many firms the old adversarial perceptions remain solidly in place,...

Analytics to mitigate the impact of drought

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HR market rising up to the cloud, says CRS

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Making a fresh start for your small business

The start of a New Year is always a great time to re-evaluate your business plans and operations, and ask yourself if there's anything you could do better, writes Daryl Blundell, MD of Sage SSB (Start-up and Small Business) Accounting south and southern Africa. Here...

Opening up the contact centre market

The concept of the contact centre has evolved dramatically over the decades, from manually operated switchboards to automated call distribution and on to the PABX that has enabled anything from local enterprise huge multinational corporations to centralise customer...

TE Connectivity opens African automotive plant

TE Connectivity has officially opened its first manufacturing plant in the Tangier Free Trade Zone and in Africa. The inauguration of the new cable assembly plant is an important milestone in TE's strategic partnership with the Moroccan government to join the...

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