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...

GenAI drives fundamental shifts in how we work

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco – As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) permeates every organisation, the way we do business and operate our companies has got to change. African business leaders believe that GenAI will help their companies to...

Amazon aims to connect rural Africa with Kuiper

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco – Amazon is on track to launch its Kuiper satellite connectivity service within the next year, with the aim of give all Africans access to affordable connectivity. Naveen Kachroo, chief product and commercial officer at...

Qualcomm expands portfolio to accelerate mobile computing

Qualcomm Technologies has expanded the portfolio of solutions for Always On, Always Connected PCs with the introduction of the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 compute platform, designed to deliver the performance and exceptional experiences users deserve in premium ultra-slim...

CES and the future of consumer technology

CES 2022 has returned “home” to Las Vegas, with more than 2 300 exhibiting companies, including 800 startups, featuring the technologies including vehicle technology, artificial intelligence, digital health and smart home tech, as well as new categories: NFTs, food...

NVidia adds new GeForce devices, partners, omniverse for creators

At CES, NVidia has set out a new direction for the ultimate platform for gamers and creators, unveiling more than 160 gaming and laptop designs based on Studio GeForce, as well as new desktop and laptop GeForce RTX GPUs and technologies. The company also announced new...

AMD unveils new mobile graphics

AMD has unveiled additions and enhancements to the AMD Radeon graphics portfolio to deliver incredible, next-level experiences to more gamers. Bringing higher levels of performance to power a new class of premium laptops, the new solutions expand the AMD Radeon RX...

Will more countries adopt bitcoin as legal tender?

Bitcoin will be adopted as legal tender in three more countries in 2022, predicts Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group. His prediction follows a forecast made on Sunday by Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador who tweeted a series of predictions about bitcoin to his...

Telkom confirms Interdict against ICASA ITA

Telkom confirms that it has filed an application asking the Gauteng High Court to review and set aside the Invitations To Apply (ITAs) published by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) on the 10 December 2021. The application includes an...

Sustainable packaging commitments won’t be met by 2025

While enterprise commitments to sustainable packaging have centered on 100% of packaging being reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, Gartner predicts that 90% of those public sustainable packaging commitments won’t be met by 2025 due to reliance on plastics and...

Digital Reality to buy majority stake in Teraco

Digital Realty, the largest global provider of cloud and carrier-neutral data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Teraco Data Environments from a consortium of investors, including...

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DCC offers affordable UltiMate tablets

Tablets are increasingly becoming part of our everyday lives, and are often used by every member of the family. However, the price point of many tablet devices has been a significant barrier to entry – until now. Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) introduces...

The Lion Park installs Epson photo printer

The Lion Park, one of Gauteng’s leading tourist attractions, has installed an Epson SureLab SL-D3000 dry lab photo printer in its new Photographic Centre, a facility installed to complement the comprehensive services it currently offers its visitors. The new...

Software infrastructure as a commodity

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1Stream introduces WebRTC

Hosted call centre technology provider 1Stream says the advent of Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) is a disruptive technology that will make the rollout of new call centre services even faster - and provide easy new ways for customers to call in. “This is one of...

Network Alliance largest enterprise reseller

Network Alliance has been named by Drive Control Corporation (DCC) and Dell SA as the Largest Enterprise Reseller for the 2014 financial year. The award was presented to Network Alliance which has continued to demonstrate and deliver reliable infrastructure products,...

More SMEs moving servers off-site

Rising electricity costs and the uncertain reliability of the power supply are two key factors that are driving a growing trend among small and medium-sized businesses to move their servers out of their premises into dedicated, shared data centres. That’s according to...

Johnson Controls drives NMMU improvements

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) is a South African higher education institution located along the country’s south eastern coastline in the city of Port Elizabeth. It offers vocational training and professional degrees up to doctoral level, has six...

SA retailers adopt omni-channel approach

In order to succeed in the increasingly competitive e-commerce environment brands need to ensure that they have effectively adopted all components of the interactive shopping journey, both online and in-store, to deliver consistently across multiple platforms and...

Social media and the conversation centre

Social media blunders strike fear into the heart of any marketing manager. In the case of First National Bank, a distasteful response to a harmless query caused outrage on social media and left an unsightly blemish on the company’s otherwise polished social media...

Check Point joins AxizWorkgroup

Check Point Software Technologies recently joined forces with South African IT distributor AxizWorkgroup, in a bid to bolster their services to the African market. Advanced Technology, the AxizWorkgroup department that has taken the reins on the account, have a wealth...

Agile Master (Senior) 2488 – Gauteng Pretoria

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Digital Strategist (Senior) at Accenture

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