Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms

South African organisations whose AI ambitions outrun their budgets are seven times more likely to say AI has fallen short, according to preliminary results from DayOne’s State of AI Delivery in South Africa survey. Of the more than 170 employees, founders, managers...

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,...

Global smartphone shipments finally turn the corner

Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to see 7,3% year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The improved forecast for the holiday quarter follows...

CISOs under threat from repeat attacks

Boards need to get behind their security teams to prevent attacks from happening. Trellix has released new research, "Mind of the CISO: Behind the Breach" that surveyed global chief information security officers (CISOs) across major industries to better understand the...

SA consumers plan to spend a lot less this holiday season

Elevated customer expectations and tighter budgets will make 2020 holiday shopping more competitive than ever for retailers, with nearly 90% of consumers planning to spend the same or less than last year. According to new research by SAS, nearly three quarters (74%)...

Despite budget cuts, security is still a priority

Cybersecurity remains a priority for investment among businesses, according to the new Kaspersky report "Investment adjustment: Aligning IT budgets with changing security priorities". Its share of IT spending has grown from 23% in 2019 to 26% in 2020 for SMBs, and...

Wearables market shows regional rebound

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) wearables market rebounded in Q3 2020 thanks to an easing of the supply disruptions that had plagued the previous quarter. The market recorded year-on-year unit growth of 15,8% in Q3 2020, while its value was up 33,9% over the same...

Server market revenue up 2,2%

Vendor revenue in the worldwide server market grew 2,2% year over year to $22,6-billion during the third quarter of 2020 (3Q20). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, worldwide server shipments declined 0,2% year...

SA fails to ready youth for 4IR

South Africa is failing to expose and prepare young people for the evolving world of work. This is according to Tumelo Dichabe, business advisor at non-profit organisation Technoserve, who says: "Our youth are not exposed to the options that exist or that would result...

GLobal enterprise WLAN market rebounds

The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments rose 12% year over year in the third quarter of 2020 (3Q20), according to results published in the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly WLAN Tracker....

Young scientists to be awarded at Eskom Expo Virtual Awards

More than 500 of South Africa's finest young scientists will be honoured at virtual awards ceremony following successful participation in the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists 2020 online assessments. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown - which has led to...

New normal is here to stay – and so are cyber threats

Cyber-attacks are on the increase: over half of organisations are seeing more attacks and threats now than at the start of 2020. This is among the results of a new survey from Check Point Software Technologies, identifying organisations' key cyber-security priorities...

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