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

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

AI and the move to real copilots

Kathy Gibson reports - Technology innovations are constant, and have brought us a long way in what is, in reality, just a few years. Trainer Warren Shaw speaks at a Pinnacle event for SME partners about complementary opposites: these are not simply two separate forces...

Windows 11 is key for broad GenAI adoption

Kathy Gibson reports - Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is arguably going to have a more profound impact on the IT and business world than any innovation since the Internet. But, while users across the globe are itching to benefit from GenAI value, a lot of...

SMMEs hit hardest as liquidations soar

Despite being over the Covid-19 second wave, the South African economy continues to struggle, according to new data by Statistics South Africa . The new Statistics of Liquidations and insolvencies report, released on 26 April, shows that 216 companies liquidated in...

Security control failures are top exec concern

Cybersecurity control failures was listed as the top emerging risk in 1Q21 in a global poll of 165 senior executives across function and geography, according to Gartner's latest Emerging Risks Monitor Report. Despite a myriad of risks resulting from the pandemic, such...

SA a favourite target for ransomware attacks

From 2019 to 2020, the number of Kaspersky users encountering targeted ransomware - malware used to extort money from high-profile targets, such as corporations, government agencies, and municipal organisations - increased by 767%. This increase in targeted ransomware...

SpaceX gets go-ahead for lower Starlink orbits

SpaceX has received permission to operate 2 814 Starlink satellites in a lower orbit than originally planes. The FCC has found that the lower orbits won't create significant interference problems for other operations, but will allow them to include more safely...

Trading statement from Altron

Allied Electronics (Altron) has issued a trading statement, notifying shareholders that earning for the 12 months ended 28 February will be substantially different from the comparable period last year. The group notes that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that...

Notebook demand in consumer, education drive PC growth

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market, (desktop, notebooks, and workstations) saw impressive growth in 2021Q1 (44,1% YoY), totaling 23,9-million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). In another quarter impacted heavily by...

More than 5bn personal records leaked in Q1

More than 5-billion data records have already been leaked in 2021, according to Atlas VPN findings. One of the reasons for such a high number is the Compilation of Many Breaches (COMB), which compromised about 3,27-billion data records on its own. February was the...

Sanral warns of tender scam

The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has been made aware of a scam inviting members of the public to tender on its contracts. Sanral asserts the invitation to tender is fraudulent and did not legitimately emanate from Sanral. "The invitations to tender are...

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