Execs losing patience with non-return on GenAI investments
At least 30% of generative AI (GenAI) projects will be abandoned after proof of concept by the end of 2025 due to poor data quality, inadequate risk controls, escalating costs, or unclear business value, according to Gartner. Rita Sallam, distinguished vice-president...
ISPA renews call for open access fibre
Residential estates with high-end fibre connectivity are valued by owners and tenants, particularly those with open access fibre infrastructure that provides a neutral platform for Internet service providers (ISPs) to compete with each other. "First prize should be...
A password manager could save businesses from phishing attacks
According to IBM, in 2021, phishing attacks caused 17% of all data breaches, moving up from fourth to the second most common cause of data compromise in only a year. It is also the second costliest type of breach, with the average global cost reaching $4,65-million....
Industrial printer shipments decline
Industrial printer shipments declined 2.1% year over year in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker. "Shipments at the beginning of the year started off...
African Data Centres to build new Cape Town facility
Africa Data Centres is building a second, 20MW-capacity, data centre covering 15 000 square meters in eight data halls in Cape Town. According to Tesh Durvasula, Chief Executive Officer of Africa Data Centres, there is a clear pipeline of demand for colocation space...
Teachers need to control their classes without using corporal punishment
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Children’s Institute, represented by the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) has made submissions as a friend of the court (amicus curiae) in the matter between the Centre for Child Law and Others, and South African Council of...
Tension between personalised experiences and personal privacy persist
Seventy-one percent of B2C customers and 86% of B2B customers expect companies to be well-informed about their personal information during a service interaction, according to a new Gartner survey. The survey of more than 5 800 customers conducted in December 2021...
Lack of ethics in IT widens the digital divide
IT has become so pervasive that a lack of ethical awareness in this sector risks doing more harm than good, and widening the digital divide. This is according to Josine Overdevest, founder and MD of educator coaching organisation Flying Cows of Jozi, non-executive...
African tech start-up funding ‘will double’ by 2025
African business leaders are forecasting a surge in spending on tech start-ups as foreign direct investment and improved Internet connectivity helps establish the continent as a tech superpower, according to new research from World Mobile. More than half (54%) of...
Three key mindset shifts for CFOs
As CFOs embrace the digital transformation of their function, they must make three key mindset shifts to achieve fully autonomous finance, says Gartner. During the opening keynote from the Gartner CFO & Finance Executive Conference, Gartner experts outlined the...
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Make data an asset with data archiving
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Harnessing workflow and mobility
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Eaton releases new power distribution units
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XLink Communications partners with Cyan
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Network Alliance uses Attix5 for backup
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Colenbrander Technology helps Wildlands
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UCT rolls out Mazik Global solution
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