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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%...

Canal+ takes Multichoice shareholding above 45%

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Trusted relationships a key vector in prolonged cyberattacks

In 2023, more than one in five cyberattacks persisted for over a month - with trusted relationships emerging as one of the main attack vectors in these prolonged cases, according to the annual Kaspersky Incident Response 2023 report. The report draws on the results of...

This is what the future of intelligence looks like

Results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Future of Intelligence survey reveal a significant positive correlation between enterprise intelligence and better business outcomes. By investing in enterprise intelligence, organizations can achieve first-order...

Cloud will be the centrepiece of new digital experiences

The ongoing pandemic and the surge in digital services are making cloud the centrepiece of new digital experiences. "There is no business strategy without a cloud strategy," says Milind Govekar, distinguished vice-president at Gartner. "The adoption and interest in...

CSPs setting the pace in 5G twice as likely to grow revenue

5G pacesetters - the frontrunning communications service providers (CSPs) currently driving the global demand for consumer 5G - are three times more likely to retain customers and almost twice as likely to grow average revenue per user (ARPU) and mobile services...

Godongwana’s plans for the R128bn revenue bonanza

In his first major budget address since being appointed in August 2021, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to Parliament yesterday (11 November). Lullu Krugel, chief economist at PwC Strategy& South Africa,...

Sky-high IPv4 prices pose security threats

The price of individual IPv4 addresses peaked at $32 in the first quarter of 2021 as the supply for IP resources failed to meet demand. Vincentas Grinius, CEO of IPXO, says that increased cybercriminal activity is a probable consequence of this price surge, as selling...

IT spending in EMEA set for subdued growth

IT spending in EMEA is forecast to total $1,3-trillion in 2022, an increase of 4.7% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. The 2022 growth rate will be slower than in 2021 when EMEA IT spending is expected to grow 6,3%. The biggest change moving...

Fraud abroad: how SMEs can expand globally and stay secure

One in four consumers will continue to shop from foreign online stores, even after the pandemic, according to a recent Ipsos survey of 13 000 respondents across the world's biggest e-commerce markets. Arthi Rajan Makhija, senior vice-president: head of global fraud...

All the winners from the BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2021 …

The winners of the 2021 BCX Digital Innovation Awards have been announced, with the best entries from 61 participants walking off with the top honours. With 45 SME entries and 16 large enterprise entries, the BCX Innovation Centre of Excellence was tasked with...

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Genesys appoints Anana as new partner

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Most fraud is committed by a company’s employees - the old cliché “It must have been an inside job” is right on the mark. Non-repudiation is the buzzword for security systems that discourage such practices and, if a fraud is committed, that enable companies to...

One in a million milestone for Stordoc

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Supports multiple Feature Teams in complex Products / Sub-products up to Domain level.Provides key insights into the evolution of Agile KPIs in complex Agile Teams to improve efficiencies at an organisational level.Contributes significant value in relevant CoPs...

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Develop and regularly maintain a future-state Domain and /or ICT vision in line with the organisation's Business and IT Strategies - as well as the roadmap for transforming between current and future Domain vision and or ICT visionGovern the development and ongoing...

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