Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

AI, social media and cloud dominate hiring trends

Last year saw many companies across the globe announcing layoffs amidst a continuous decline in job postings. This is according to research group GlobalData, noting that major players like JPMorgan Chase, Ford Motor, SAP, Tesco, Salesforce, Cisco, and the Goldman...

Political polarisation a new top emerging risk

Escalating political polarisation worldwide entered the quarterly Gartner emerging risk tracker for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2023. "Risk executives worldwide are clearly concerned by the potential implications of escalating tensions and conflict all...

SA business partners with UNICEF to on vaccine rollout

South African Internet of things (IoT) solution provider Beyond has entered into a long-term agreement with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to supply its remote cold chain monitoring solution in support of UNICEF's global vaccination programme. UNICEF will...

Employees feel increasingly disconnected

Onboarding programs have missed the mark for years in making new hires feel connected to their organisation and, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it's crucial for HR leaders to update and improve these initiatives to set up new hires for success, according to Gartner....

Lockdowns hit sales of large format displays

Sales of large-format displays (LFDs) in Western Europe (WE) during 2020 were significantly affected by the pandemic and there have been little signs of recovery in early Q1 2021, according to the latest data published by Context. Declining sales reflected the impact...

China accounts for 70% of top smartphone vendors

Data acquired by Finbold indicates that China hosts about 70% of the top ten smartphone vendors globally as of 2020. Despite the Chinese dominance, South Korea's Samsung has the largest market share at an estimated 19,2%. Apple is the only US vendor on the list with a...

OBS warns users not to take the bait

With an increase in banking fraud, and a modus operandi of targeting online transactions, banks are continuing to evolve their products, services and systems to try and stay ahead of fraudsters. This is being achieved through the development and introduction of...

Supply chain disruption highlights need for better technology

Events of the past year have upended the procurement industry, illustrating the fragility of a complex international supply chain and forcing a sea change in the industry. However, according to the 2021 Supply Chain Insights Global Survey from IHS Markit, supply chain...

Microsoft still the most-imitated brand for phishing

Microsoft was again the brand most frequently targeted for phishing attacks in the first quarter of 2021, as it was in Q4 2020. According to Check Point Research's new Brand Phishing Report for Q1 2021, 39% of all brand phishing attempts were related to the technology...

Finance leaders risk overinvesting in new analytics

Many finance leaders have transformation plans that seek to expand the role of their analytics portfolios, without recognising the improvement in enterprise-wide access to analytics capabilities that were previously the sole domain of finance, According to Gartner,...

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