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...

Huawei unveils first tri-fold smartphone

Huawei has launched its Mate XT Ultimate Design, the world’s first tri-fold smartphone. The device unfolds into a full-size tablet and folds into a traditional phone. The phone has a 10,2-inch screen that can also be used as a 6,4-inch or 7,9-inch screen. It includes...

Why do SA healthcare workers have low resilience?

A study led by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Itumeleng Ntatamala and published in BMC Health Service Research has revealed that South African healthcare workers (HCWs) exhibited lower levels of resilience compared to similar studies conducted globally. The...

Equiano cable lands in Cape Town

Openserve has facilitated the landing of the biggest undersea cable that runs along the west coast of Africa. The Google Equiano undersea cable system arrived at the Openserve cable station facility in Melkbosstrand, Cape Town on Monday (8 August 2022). Openserve's...

Livestreaming by US viewers passes cable for the first time

According to data from StockApps.com, streaming accounted for 34,8% of US viewers' TV screen time in July 2022. Cable and broadcast (also known as traditional linear TV) accounted for 34,4% and 21,6% of total viewing time, respectively. This is the first time...

NASA IDs potential landing spots on the Moon

As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the Moon under Artemis, the agency has identified 13 candidate landing regions near the lunar South Pole. Each region contains multiple potential landing sites for Artemis III, which will be the first of the Artemis missions...

SA leaders believe AI is key in the fight against climate change

Climate change will have significant impacts on environmental, social, political, and economic systems around the world - and particularly in Africa and South Africa, which are disproportionately affected by the risks posed by climate change. Climate change...

ADC to expand SA data centres

Africa Data Centres has drawn down the first tranche of $83-million out of the $300-million strategic investment from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) approved in 2021. The initial tranche is being applied towards expanding ADC's data centres...

Europe set to grow security spend 10,8% this year

Despite the changing geopolitical situation and consequent inflationary pressure, European IT security spending will continue to rise at a sustained pace, with expected growth of 10,8% year on year (YoY) in 2022, according to International Data Corporation (IDC)....

Google tracks more private data than other tech firms

Out of the five major digital firms - Google, Twitter, Apple, Amazon and Facebook - Google harvests the most data on its users. According to an analysis by StockApps.com, the company collects 39 data points for each user. Spokeperson Edith Reads comments: "Most people...

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Argility partners with Relex

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CA Technologies named a leader by Gartner

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Riverbed expands service portfolio

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Konica Minolta fights landfill overflow

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Outdoor Gigabit broadband from Ruckus

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Leading Corporate and Investment Bank seeks an experienced FRONT END DEVELOPER - ANGULARNB: this is a 4 day per week in the office role with the offices based in Sandton Very strong UI development skills (Minimum 5 years' experience)Solid experience in the following...

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