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...

Google changes Bard to Gemini, adds features

Google has changed the name of its Bard artificial intelligence (AI) engine to Gemini, adding new features and functionality. Gemini is already available for users to chat to in the Pro 1.0 model, available in over 40 languages and more than 230 countries and...

IBM watsonx helped enhance the Grammys fan experience

Through the Grammys, the Recording Academy seeks to recognise excellence in the recording arts and sciences and ensure that music remains an indelible part of our culture. When the world's top recording stars crossed the red carpet at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards,...

Targeted email attacks on the rise

Malicious users seem to have understood that adapting some of the tricks used by advance persistent threat (APT) groups works well in achieving a wide variety of their goals, such as using ransomware for targeted hits on organisations. According to Kaspersky...

Critical ICT skills are in short supply

South African organisations are still battling to attract and retain critical skills locally, with many turning to overseas markets to fill positions. This is among the findings from Xpatweb's Critical Skills Survey 2020/21, which highlights the most in demand scarce...

Issues to consider on World Backup Day

It's World Backup Day today (31 March), and IT organisations now have to consider the issue of backup against the backdrop of remote working forced on us by Covid-19. Bizmod Consuling's Abri Vermeulen says, that with the lockdown last year, many companies and...

Global tablet sales set to plunge in 2021

Global demand for tablets surged in 2020, as Covid-19 lockdown measures forced people worldwide to switch to working and educating at home. Despite that, the entire market generated $39,9-billion in revenue last year, slightly above the 2019 levels. According to data...

Unified communications market soars in 2020

The worldwide Unified Communications & Collaboration (UC&C) market grew 29,2% year-over-year and 7,1% quarter-over-quarter to $13,1-billion in the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Unified...

Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities drive ransomware attacks

Following the recent disclosure of vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Exchange Servers, Check Point Research (CPR) has observed a global surge in the number of ransomware attacks. In fact, since the beginning of 2021, there has been a 9% increase monthly in...

NTT data centre breaks ground in Samrand

The turnkey development of the first NTT data centre in Africa at Centralpoint Innovation District in Samrand has begun. The development of Johannesburg 1 Data Centre - dubbed JOH1 - is being developed by Growthpoint on behalf of NTT and Dimension Data, which...

TymeBank SA reaches 3m customer milestone

Digital bank TymeBank has signed up 3-million customers just over two years after its launch in February 2019. The bank has been consistently onbaording 100 000 and 120 000 customers each month, which breaks down to between 3 000 and 5 000 new customers every day....

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