Finance leaders still leery about GenAI
Finance leaders say generative AI (GenAI) will have the most impactful use case in forecast/budget variance explanations, according to a survey by Gartner, with respondents identifying revenue/spend data classification and management reports as the next most impactful...
NASA selects Space-X to deorbit International Space Station
SpaceX has been selected to develop and deliver the US deorbit vehicle that will provide the capability to deorbit the space station and ensure avoidance of risk to populated areas. “Selecting a US Deorbit Vehicle for the International Space Station will help NASA and...
Who is buying crypto in SA?
The average South African crypto buyer is most likely to be male, spends about R450 on the first purchase and holds onto it for about eight months, according to data from Luno. Interest in crypto is rising on the African continent, says Richard Ball, lead data...
IT leaders have a mainframe modernisation, hybrid cloud disconnect
As mainframe modernisation and hybrid cloud adoption takes on increasing importance, IT leaders continue to leave mission-critical mainframe data siloed from cloud applications,. According to new data by Model9, IT leaders remain fixated on legacy mainframe...
Cybersecurity leader’s role needs to be reframed
The role of cybersecurity leader needs to evolve, as accountability for cyber risk shifts outside IT and an increasingly distributed ecosystem leads to a loss of direct decision-making control, according to Gartner. Security and risk management (SRM) leaders now...
Technology can transform cancer care and support
Microsoft South Africa and NPO Living with Cancer have partnered to build and strengthen the capabilities of South Africa's first patient-led cancer registry using the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. The registry, which was established in 2017 and includes a...
Frictionless checkout demand drives OEM Pay growth
A new Juniper Research study has found that the volume of global e-commerce transactions made via OEM Pay will exceed 30,7-billion by 2026; rising from 4,7-billion in 2022. This outstanding growth of 550% will be driven by rapidly increasing customer demands of...
Smartphone sales bounce back from Covid-19
Worldwide smartphone sales grew 6% in 2021, says Gartner, rebounding in the first half of 2021, following a 12,5% decline in 2020. The previous year's lower smartphone sales because of Covid-19 and the bounce back to growth in first half of 2021 helped propel the...
Manufacturing bears the brunt of cyberattacks
IBM Security has released its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index which reveals how ransomware and vulnerability exploitations together were able to "imprison" businesses in 2021, further burdening global supply chains and with manufacturing emerging as the most...
Companies struggle with complexity of multi-cloud
As organisations continue to adopt the cloud, with 35% running more than 50% of their workloads on the likes of Azure, AWS and GCP, they struggle to manage the complexity of securing their cloud infrastructures across multiple cloud platforms, while also suffering a...
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Contact centres can drive banking growth
The banking sector in Africa is becoming increasingly competitive on the continent. Contact centres can provide financial service organisations with an edge. They can assist to improve customer service, drive sales, lower the cost of products, ensure compliance and...
Control data at its source, grow compliance
As data volumes increase and information is generated by more and more sources, organisations have a pressing need to gain better control of their data, particularly data housed on-site and in hybrid or cloud-based solutions, says Chris Hathaway, director at Soarsoft...
The science behind DDoS extortion
"Pay up or we’ll take your Web site down." So goes the adage that usually accompanies ransom-based cyber-attacks, says Bryan Hamman, territory manager - sub-Saharan Africa at Arbor Networks. Top of the news agenda in recent weeks, well-known names such as Evernote and...
Dell announces new workstations
Adding to the world’s most comprehensive line of workstation solutions, Dell has announced new mainstream and performance tower and rack workstations, the Dell Precision Tower 5810, Tower 7810, Tower 7910, and Rack 7910, designed to address the critical requirements...
Nigerian MNOs employ new business models
The business models employed by Nigeria's mobile network operators (MNO) are undergoing a notable period of evolution according to global consulting and advisory services firm International Data Corporation (IDC). Spurred by the pressing need to optimize or even...
DynaTech launches Smart City app
The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal will be the first of what is expected to be many public sector entities that will benefit from DynaTech's brand new “Smart City” mobile application. The “Smart City” app is designed to integrate a range of services offered...
Embed analytics in the fabric of companies
High performance analytics (HPA) can deliver a massive competitive advantage for organisations. But to reap the benefits, HPA has to become an intrinsic part of the way a company works. It is vital to understand the HPA lifecycle to understand why once-off processes...
Adapt IT wins Oracle award
Following on from the positive trading statement issued by Adapt IT on 28 July 2014, indicating that the JSE listed technology solutions provider is expecting to see an increase in headline earnings per share (HEPS) by between 50% and 60% for the year ended 30 June...
The future of workflow
In the last 20 years, workflow has been significantly influenced by three technological growth phases, and these evolutionary steps will continue to make an impact on how work is automated for years to come, says Richard Firth, chairman and CEO of MIP. The first...
Avaya named leader by Gartner
Avaya has announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications for 2014. This is the sixth consecutive year that Avaya has been placed in the Leaders Quadrant and recognized as an industry player in the...
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