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...

Labour disputes emerge as SA’s top legal concern

Labour matters rank highest among the everyday legal questions that South Africans are asking. This is according to data aggregated by My AI Lawyer, which found that more than a third (37%) of the queries processed on My AI Lawyer in the first six months of 2026 is...

Digital companies’ emission reductions lag climate commitments

Despite progress in climate reporting and renewable electricity use, digital companies are falling short in cutting emissions at the pace required to achieve global climate targets, according to the new report Greening Digital Companies: Monitoring Emissions and...

Arctic sea ice near historic low; Antarctic ice declines

Arctic sea ice retreated to near-historic lows in the Northern Hemisphere this summer, likely melting to its minimum extent for the year on 11 September 2024, according to researchers at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The decline continues the...

IBM opens second quantum data centre

IBM has opened its first quantum data centre in Europe, located in Ehningen, Germany. This is the second quantum data centre that IBM has deployed, and will be available via the cloud to the over 250 enterprises, governments and research institutions in the region....

These were the 10 most traded cryptos in September

The ninth month of the year is usually one of the worst for crypto prices, especially for Bitcoin and Ethereum, which have seen their values plunge every September for the last five years. According to data presented by CryptoPresales.com, Bitcoin's latest price dip...

Hybrid cloud is critical to modernisation, but challenges remain

New global market research from IBM has revealed that more than 77% of respondents have adopted a hybrid cloud approach which can help drive digital transformation, yet the majority of responding organisations are struggling with the complexity to make all their cloud...

Responsible AI still a pipe dream for many

While 84% of global executives believe responsible AI (RAI) should be on top management agendas, only 25% have comprehensive RAI programs in place. This is according to a joint study by MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SMR) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), "To Be a...

Intel accelerates developer ecosystem

At Intel Innovation, Intel illustrated how its efforts and investments to foster an open ecosystem catalsze community innovation, from silicon to systems to apps and across all levels of the software stack. Through an expanding array of platforms, tools and solutions,...

Government organisations at higher encryption risk from ransomware

A massive 72% of state and local government organisations attacked by ransomware had their data encrypted - 7% more than the cross-sector average. In fact, according to Sophos's "The State of Ransomware in State and Local Government 2022" report, only 20% of state and...

Challenges ahead as employees redefine work

As companies are forced to improve wages and career development opportunities due to the so-called Great Resignation, which began in early 2021, employees are in a stronger position than they have been for years, says GlobalData. However, the data and analytics...

Cross-border payments still vital for many families

The cross-border payments network was vital to the financial survival of families around the world at the height of the Covid-19 crisis and continues to play a key role post-pandemic, according to the 2022 Mastercard Borderless Payments Report. Mastercard surveyed...

AMD launches Ryzen Embedded V3000 Series processors

AMD has introduced the Ryzen Embedded V3000 Series processors, adding the high-performance "Zen 3" core to the V-Series portfolio to deliver reliable, scalable processing performance for a wide range of storage and networking system applications. With greater CPU...

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Kemp Technologies has been included in the Gartner 2015 Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) for the third consecutive year - this time as the only vendor in the Visionaries quadrant. Kemp delivers the same application delivery services across...

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Data management overwhelms IoT

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Will you disrupt or be disrupted by your industry?

Technology underpins the ability of South African companies to innovate continuously, spurring growth, writes Indran Naick, cloud ecosystems and enterprise development leader at IBM South Africa. Across the continent we see more and more forward-thinking empowering...

4K monitors revolutionise the computer display

Computer monitors have come a long way from the bulky CRT screens of the 1980s, from plasma screens and LCDs to LED and high definition displays, writes Bruce Byrne, Philips product specialist at Drive Control Corporation. The evolution of the computer screen has...

Progress offers free tools for app developers

Progress has announced the release of Progress OpenEdge Developer Kit: Classroom Edition, a downloadable application development toolkit for the next generation of business application developers. In an effort to expand their knowledge of business application...

Protect equipment from damaging transient voltage

Given the on-going power challenges in the South African market, the majority of enterprises are now fully on board with the requirement for backup power solutions such as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), writes Marco Da Silva, MD: Power Solutions at The Jasco...

Smart and simple presents new paradigm shift for utilities

The utilities sector is in the grips of a shifting reality, writes Pedro Guerreiro, head of sales: energy and natural resources at SAP Africa. The energy business model is under immense pressure: as Gartner reflected recently, energy is moving from a century-old model...

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