Intel Gaudi, Xeon and AI PC accelerate Meta Llama 3 GenAI workloads
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Top government technology trends for 2024
Gartner has identified the top five government technology trends for 2024 that can guide public sector leaders to deliver better, faster, and increasengly more cost-effective citizen services. "Escalating global turmoil, continual cyberthreats and the adoption of AI...
Binge drinkers upped consumption during lockdown
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Customers demand more from life insurers
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Companies will let customers go if they are not a good fit
By 2025, 75% of companies will "break up" with poor-fit customers as the cost of retaining them eclipses good-fit customer acquisition costs, according to Gartner. When "breaking up" with a poor-fit customer, organizations proactively end the relationship on their own...
Improved business confidence could be shaken by geopolitics
After remaining unchanged at 43 points in the fourth quarter of 2021, the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) increased to 46 in the first quarter of 2022. Although this is just below the neutral-50 mark reached in the second half of last year, the latest reading...
Despite challenges, SA grows women business owners
Despite the gender gap and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, women in South Africa are making progress as entrepreneurs, indicating a strong will and determination to survive. This is according to the latest Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs Index (MIWE),...
Inappropriate remuneration is the coalface of corruption
The litany of serious governance failures laid bare in the published elements of the Zondo Report is a wake-up for South Africa, and remuneration issues are at the heart of the problem - and it's solution. This is according to Dr Mark Bussin, executive committee...
First-time consumer credit defaults improve as economy re-opens
The rate people defaulted on their loans for the first time improved in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to Experian South Africa's Consumer Default Index (CDI). People defaulted on their loans at a lower rate than the fourth quarter of the previous year,...
Cybercrime set to spike in the wake of Ukrainian conflict
The financial pressure on Russia, as a result of global sanctions following the military conflict in Ukraine, is increasing to the point where cybercrime is now seen as a viable alternative to conventional revenue sources. This is according to Deon Smal, CEO of Cyber...
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How big data helps insurance organisations
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Kemp LoadMaster free for local developers
The free version of Kemp Technologies’ popular LoadMaster application load balancer is now available for unlimited use, making it easy for IT developers and open source technology users to benefit from all the features of a full commercial-grade product at no cost. It...
Truecaller releases revamped Truedialer
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Mobile technology boom boosts tourism
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Building systems for the always-on business
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Sophos named leader by Forrester
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10 common SAP implementation mistakes
Implementing effective enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, such as SAP is fundamental to any company’s efficient operation and underpins its growth strategy, says COO of Britehouse, Paolo Masselli. If not delivered effectively, these implementations can be...
The dawn of medical cities
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