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...

Under-40s prefer Bitcoin over gold as an investment

More than three-quarters of under-40s would rather have Bitcoin than gold in their investment mix, according to a new survey from deVere Group. The poll shows that 77% of clients aged under-40 would opt for the cryptocurrency over the precious metal in their...

Private AI balances business needs, IT and compliance

Kathy Gibson reports from VMware Explore – As the company that coined the concept of the software-defined data centre (SDDC), and cut through the cloud hype with the multi-cloud and the hybrid cloud, VMware is now making its mark in the artificial intelligence market...

Pandemic highlights Africa’s need for infrastructure spend

The Covid-19 pandemic has sharpened Africa's already urgent need for added infrastructure spending. The African Development Bank estimates Africa's infrastructure financing needs at up to $170-billion a year by 2025, with an estimated financing gap of as much as...

Work from home: you can still get fired for drinking on the job

The pandemic has undoubtedly resulted in a new way of doing things. Working from home, for at least part of the work week, has become common place but with workers now in the comfort of their own homes, does this give them free reign to consume alcohol and drugs while...

Dust a red flag for SA’s food security outlook

The sources of South Africa’s dust emissions could pose a threat to food security. A new paper in the Aeolian Research journal titled “South Africa’s agricultural dust sources and events from MSG SEVIRI” points to windborne dust from large tracts of northern Free...

Data centre spend declines, but future prospects are good

End-user spending on global data centre infrastructure is projected to reach $200-billion in 2021, an increase of 6% from 2020, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. Despite a 10,3% decline in data center spending in 2020 due to restricted cash flow during...

Tech takes over in support of mental health

People want more from technology than collaboration tools; they also want it to support their mental health. This is among the findings of a new global study examining how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of the global workforce. It was released by...

Stronger networks will boost supply chains

Single connections between customer and supplier are often not resilient enough in crisis situations, so supply chain leaders must address that challenge by adding more partners and building an ecosystem, according to Gartner. "Major disruption, such as the Covid-19...

Workers embrace virtual events

The Covid-19 pandemic has driven a new way of working, and virtual events have become commonplace - a move that has been largely embraced by workers. Zensare company Indigo Slate conducted a survey, Everywhere Experiences, to understand how the recent shift to online...

Are Li-ion batteries the only option?

While Li-ion batteries are dominating the stationary energy storage sector, a growing number of companies are developing different technologies to be competitive in the future and bring to the market a more competitive energy storage system. Among the Li-ion batteries...

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