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...

Weak passwords still doing the rounds

In 2023, "admin" was the most common password among South Africans. This is according to the fifth annual NordPass study, which uncovered the 200 most common passwords worldwide and compared among 35 countries. It also explored what passwords people use for different...

Global energy transition under pressure

Near-term headwinds will hinder the energy and metals sectors' energy transition efforts in 2024, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report. The newly published 2024 Commodities outlook: Near-term risks abound for energy transition, critical...

What the post-Covid future looks like for enterprises, IT

This year's predictions are shaped by the disruptive forces of the COVID-19 pandemic, which will dramatically alter the global business ecosystem for the next 12-24 months and beyond. The impacts from Covid-19 on are ubiquitous and affect the many external forces that...

Banking set for once-in-a-generation change

The primary role of a traditional bank providing financing and capital is set to be challenged further in a post Covid-19 world by non-banks. This is according to PwC's report, "Securing your tomorrow, today - the future of financial services", which predicts that...

Looking to the future of distributed work

Kathy Gibson reports - If the Covid-19 lockdown has proved anything to the busines world, it is that the distributed working model can and does work. Kristine Dahl Steidel, vice-president: EUC EMEA at VMware, says the new way of working has expressed a desire that...

Data set to drive the digital transformation

Kathy Gibson reports from NetApp Insight 2020 - The IT industry has spoken about a changing world for years - but no-one could have predicted how quickly and radically it would change in 2020. George Kurian, CEO of NetApp, acknowledges that the past months have been...

Nadella offers leadership advice

Kathy Gibson reports from NetApp Insight 2020 - As a partner-led organisation, NetApp works with an ecosystem of vendors and customers to deliver solutions. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, points out that the two companies have worked together on co-innovation for...

Cybersecurity market continues meteoric ascent

According to the World Economic Forum, cybercrime damages are projected to reach $6-trillion in 2021, which would equal the GDP of the world's third largest economy. Spending by enterprises on cybersecurity is continuing to grow, defying the pandemic-driven economic...

What’s the post-Covid future for 3D printing?

The last decade has seen an explosion in 3D printing, among hobbyists and professional users alike. The ability to prototype - or even, increasingly, industrially produce - almost any component with just a CAD package and a 3D printer has transformed the manufacturing...

Car-tracking customers hit in repair scam

A syndicate of criminals posing as employees of vehicle-tracking companies is targeting these companies' customers in a car-theft scam. The criminals claim that customers' tracking devices need repairing, then set up appointments, where they attempt to steal vehicles....

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