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Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

Inadequate or outdated technology stymies innovation

A vast majority of global organisations (80%) agree that inadequate or outdated technology is holding back organisational progress and innovation efforts. In fact, 89% of C-suite executives in South Africa believe legacy infrastructure is greatly hindering their...

AI plays a bigger role in security

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a significant role in the field of cybersecurity. It has the potential to enhance organisations' incident response capabilities. Cybersecurity companies have been discussing incorporating AI capabilities in various areas,...

Water flowed on Mars for longer than we thought

Mars once rippled with rivers and ponds billions of years ago, providing a potential habitat for microbial life. As the planet’s atmosphere thinned over time, that water evaporated, leaving the frozen desert world that NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) studies...

Global power outages impacted 350m people in 2021

Major power outages impacted at least 350 million people - more than 4% of the global population - last year as new power supply challenges have emerged on top of more traditional ones, according to a new report by IHS Markit. The report, entitled Are We Entering an...

Slow Q4 but tablets see solid growth for 2021

Worldwide tablet shipments reached 46-million units during the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21), posting a decline for the second time since the pandemic began in 2020. Shipments declined 11,9% year over year in 4Q21 as demand slowed, according to preliminary data from...

SA-born artist aims to make massive NFT sale

South African-born artist and engineer, Conor Mccreedy has embarked on an ambitious non-fungible token (NFT) project whereby a 2m x 2m oil painting of the moon produced will be divided into 900 squares, each with an Ethereum token, through collaboration with a private...

Legal and compliance issues will extend beyond Covid in 2022

Gartner has identified four emerging risk trends that legal and compliance should anticipate over the next two years. These trends will determine the significance of legal, compliance and privacy risks to organisational objectives and the demand for new legal and...

Labour shortages add to constrained semiconductor supply

With Covid-19 continuing to impact the global economy, the semiconductor market continues to experience uneven shortages and tight supply. The general theme for semiconductors in 2021 was shortages in mature process technology nodes. International Data Corporation...

Electric car shipments to hit 6m in 2022

In 2022, 6-million electric cars (battery electric and plug-in hybrid) will be shipped, up from 4-million in 2021, according to a new forecast by Gartner. “At COP26 in November 2021, the Zero Emission Vehicle Transition Council agreed that vehicle manufacturers...

Fewer illicit cyber transactions despite financial crime increase

Reported fraud across the financial services industry in Africa has spiked, particularly in South Africa. Despite this, there has been a decline in illicit crypto transactions according to Chainalysis. This is the word from Eva Crouwel, head of financial crime at...

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High speed mobile WiFi from Huawei

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Fujitsu rated highly by channel partners

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DCC offers Dell Latitude E6440 and E6540

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Fox Projects exhibits African staying power

In contrast to what many companies experience when engaging the Africa market, Fox Projects has managed to overcome many of the challenges and instil a level of service around projects across several countries.  Fox Projects is currently involved in the rollout of...

Syspro wins at Education Excellence Awards

Leading provider of business software solutions, Syspro, has been recognised for its efforts aimed at skills development when it was recently named runner-up in the Corporate Educator of the Year category at SAPICS’s 2014 SCM Education Excellence Awards. This year’s...

Effective IT security key for business

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Ideal toy distributor implements Sage

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Cloud on Demand moves to Teraco

South African cloud vendor and hybrid cloud enablement partner, Cloud on Demand, has selected Teraco Data Environments as its second point of presence and one of its local deployment locations for its VMWare platform. This move ensures that the company is able to...

Android devices come under malware attack

ESET has recently discovered the first confirmed case of ransomware that encrypts files held by Android devices. A Trojan, named Simplelocker, scans the SD care for certain file types, encrypts them, and demands a ransom in order to decrypt the files. Types of files...

Kyocera grows ECOSYS MFP family

Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa, a leading provider of document management solutions, printing and managed print services, has strengthened its ECOSYS portfolio with the launch of a complete new A4 MFP family. Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa is excited...

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Are you passionate about deriving insights from data and solving complex business problems? We're looking for a skilled Data Scientist to join our team. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, collaborate with a diverse team of...

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