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...

Supply chain organisations plan to go big on GenAI

Half of supply chain leaders plan to implement generative AI (GenAI) in the next 12 months, with an additional 14% already in the implementation stage, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey data also showed that chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) are...

SAP to pay $220m in bribery case

SAP will pay over $220-million (R4,1-billion) to resolve investigations by the US Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). SAP's resolution with the department stems from schemes...

SAP debuts business transformation as a service

Kathy Gibson reports – SAP has launched a new offering designed to help customers transform into intelligent businesses - Rise with SAP business transformation as a service. Christian Klein, CEO of SAP, points out that companies around the world have recognised the...

Vaccines, travel info will dominate phishing attacks in 2021

Kathy Gibson reports - As the world enters the second year living with the threat of Covid-19, the nature of cyberthreats is subtly adapting. Amy Hogan-Burney, GM: digital crimes unit at Microsoft, believes we will see a lot of social engineering activity around the...

Passwords a key link in IT security

Kathy Gibson is at the Ozone/Keeper Security webinar – Stolen, compromised and weak passwords are the biggest pain points that IT experiences when it comes to employee passwords. These issues are both cited by 68% of respondents to Keeper Security’s latest report, The...

SA take-home pay numbers decline

The steep decline in the number of take-home payments has adjusted the average South African salary by a few percentage points, according to the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI) for December 2020. "The real average take-home pay increased by 2,1%...

Key trends shaping the global economy

Accelerating inequality, remote work and greater tech market dominance are among the pandemic's emerging trends that are likely here to stay for some years. Beyond managing the pandemic and vaccine rollout, these trends could shape a new era of fiscal, monetary and...

Majority of people optimistic about technology in 2021

A new World Economic Forum/Ipsos survey found most adults are optimistic about accessing technology, digital tools and training in the next 12 months, but have serious concerns about the state of the climate, job market and global health. These findings ahead of the...

How people moved around their cities in 2020

A new report from mobility specialist Moovit, its 2020 Global Public Transport Report, gives a comprehensive breakdown of how people moved around their cities last year, including Covid-19's harsh blow on public and shared transportation usage. The annual report...

Pandemic to boost robotic G2P systems

Through 2023, demand for robotic goods-to-person (G2P) systems will quadruple to help enforce social distancing in warehouses, according to Gartner. With G2P systems, the robots deliver the goods to a person who remains in one place. "Fallout from the Covid-19...

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