AI spend grows 47% – and more is expected

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,59-trillion in 2026 - a 47% increase year-over-year - according to Gartner. “Through the next several years, the need for capacity will make AI infrastructure - including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI...

How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...

Growthpoint signs wind-hydro-solar PPA deal

Growthpoint Properties has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Etana Energy for 195GWh of renewable energy a year, representing 32% of its total current annual electricity consumption (612GWhs in FY23). In November 2023, South Africa's leading REIT,...

Active consumer asset tracking devices on the increase

According to a new research report from the IoT analyst Berg Insight, the number of active consumer asset tracking devices in Europe and North America reached 12,5-million at the end of 2022. Growing at a CAGR of 18,4% the number of units in active use is estimated to...

Ransomware increases 10-fold

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Solid growth ahead for GRC solutions

Worldwide revenues for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software experienced healthy growth in 2020, growing 8,2% year over year, despite concerns of a market downturn resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. At the same time, the pandemic highlighted the need for...

New study sheds light on postoperative deaths in Africa

Death after surgery is a major public health problem in Africa. Surgical patients in Africa are twice as likely to die in hospital following surgery when compared to the global average. This is due to a failure to recognise and/or respond to common postoperative...

Intel unveils new architecture advancements

At Intel Architecture Day, the company unveiled what it is calling its biggest shifts in Intel architectures in a generation. Raja Koduri, senior vice-president and GM: accelerated computing systems and graphics group, discusses highlights of the announcements....

Big data and analytics spend set to hit $215,7bn

Worldwide spending on big data and business analytics (BDA) solutions is forecast to reach $215,7-billion this year, an increase of 10,1% over 2020, according to a new update to the Worldwide Big Data and Analytics Spending Guide from International Data Corporation...

How to become a purpose-driven supply chain

As enterprises move from operating profit-centric to purpose-driven, chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) must focus on five actions to create a purpose-driven supply chain, according to Gartner. "Purpose-driven enterprises deliver benefits for stakeholders while also...

PC gamer numbers jump above 1,8bn

Despite the looming threat of mobile gaming, PC games are still a huge revenue-generating machine bringing billions of dollars of profit each year. The number of PC gamers is also on the rise. During 2020, the global sales of gaming PCs grew by 16,2%, thanks to the...

WEF New Champions Chapter launches in SA

Risk Insights, a World Economic Forum (WEF) New Champions member, together with its strategic partners Imperial Logistics and Instinctif Partners, has announced the launch of the WEF New Champions Chapter in South Africa. The initiative forms part of The World...

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Quartile Capital protects critical data

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AWM360 offers new access control solution

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AdaptIT, Motio boost Cognos efficiencies

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Large ICT uptake in the EC

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Five ways CX CRMs grow sales

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