IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

Africa moves from AI ambition to action

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The shocking reality facing jobseekers

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HR professionals ready to embrace AI

A new global report from Sage reveals that HR professionals are prepared to embrace AI to ease the burden of admin jobs, take away time consuming tasks and, ultimately, ease burnout. The annual report - The Changing Face of HR - surveyed over 1 000 HR leaders across a...

Global coal fleet inches up

Global operating coal capacity grew by 2% in 2023 - with China driving two-thirds of new additions - and a small uptick was seen for the first time since 2019 in the rest of the world, according to Global Energy Monitor's annual survey of the global coal fleet. But...

Adapt IT CEO resigns

Adapt IT CEO Sbu Shabalala has resigned from the company with effect from 6 August 2021. In May, Shabalala was granted a three-month leave of absence to attend to personal matters. At the time, Shabalala was facing accusations of violent behaviour and had also...

Restore the digital dignity of our public-facing figures

Among the lasting memories from the Covid-19 pandemic are going to be the many embarrassing moments that public-facing figures have subjected us to on online platforms. The more obvious examples are the well-publicised images of politicians attending what are supposed...

IaaS, PaaS revenue to pass $400bn in 2025

New IDC Forecast for Public Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) Workloads Puts International Data Corporation (IDC) recently published a new forecast for the Worldwide Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service...

Chinese-speaking APT targets high-profile victims

Advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are constantly seeking new, more sophisticated ways to perform their attacks and, according to Kaspersky’s quarterly report, the threat landscape saw an increase in attacks against Microsoft Exchange servers in Q2 2021. In the...

Natural gas could feature in decarbonisation

The inherent versatility of gas infrastructure - particularly its ability to be converted to carry low-carbon fuels in the future - creates an opportunity for gas to be a “second pillar of decarbonisaion” over the long-term, according to a new study by IHS Markit....

Amazon Prime Day sales see smallest growth in 5 years

Amazon Prime Day 2021 generated the highest sales for Amazon so far but had less impact than the 2020 event. Although the e-commerce giant generated around $11,2-billion in revenue from the products sold during the two-day shopping event, Prime Day sales growth...

Printing volumes rebound, but won’t hit pre-Covid levels

Total worldwide page volumes printed from office and home devices plummeted nearly 14% year over year in 2020 after several years of stable but slow decline. According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), 2,8-trillion pages were printed in 2020....

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Visa’s new mobile point of sale (mPOS) device, which makes it much easier and cheaper for smaller and medium enterprises (SMEs) to accept card payments, will be showcased at the Visa stand at this year’s Tourism Indaba in Durban.  Taking on a "plug-and-play" approach,...

Helping employees with garnishee orders

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BlackBerry continues Jam Sessions roll-out

BlackBerry is kicking off a fresh series of BlackBerry Jam Sessions for developers in Africa that aim to provide new skills, support the development of locally, relevant content and give budding entrepreneurs more opportunities to reach BlackBerry customers around the...

LAW Holdings acquires shares in AIS

LAW Holdings recently confirmed its purchase of a controlling stake in Assimilated Information Systems (AIS). As such, the LAW Group of companies, which combined provide secure Web-based workflow solutions to a wide-range of industries, now incorporates AIS following...

Connect to Learn reaches more Malawians

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NATIVE launches cashless fashion boutique

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SatADSL increases capital for African growth

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Samsung to launch UHD Smart TV

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Vodacom Mozambique deploys e-centre

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How virtualisation can help SMEs

There’s a common perception that virtualisation is only for large organisations – but, says Jessica van Wyk of Veeam, there are major benefits for small businesses as well. “Virtualisation is a powerful technology that means that for every physical server or PC you...

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We're looking for a Full Stack .NET Developer to join our team. As part of our dynamic and growing organization, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and collaborate with a talented team of developers. The successful candidate will be...

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X3 SQL Developers – Gauteng Pretoria

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