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...

Organisations face greater risks

A worrying immaturity of ERM processes and a lack of understanding by executives and boards of the strategic value of an effective risk oversight process is emerging. At the same time, a new report shows a significant increase in the level and complexity of risks...

Cost of a data breach hits an all-time high

Despite considerable investments in security technology, data breaches continue affecting companies across the globe and causing them more financial damage than ever. According to data presented by AltIndex.com, the average data breach cost has jumped by nearly $600...

Scammers target Facebook relief grants

Earlier this year, as a means of assisting businesses that have been impacted by the pandemic, Facebook announced a grant of $100-million for small businesses, according to the company's official blog. However, Kaspersky analysis shows that just as the news was picked...

SEW Eurodrive ploughs R400m investment into SA

At a time when many organisations are suspending in their investments in South Africa, SEW Eurodrive is committing to spend around R400-million on a new head office and factory in Johannesburg. The company today broke ground on the construction site that will house...

Distributors nurture the channel during lockdowns

Global IT distributors appear to have worked hard during lockdown to support their resellers and enhance key channel partnerships, although there's more work to do as cloud emerges as a key focus area, according to research organisation Context's latest ChannelWatch...

Smart home device market remains resilient

The worldwide market for smart home devices is expected to grow 4,1% year over year in 2020 with shipments totaling more than 854-million units, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. Worldwide shipments are forecast to be more than...

Project Monterey will drive new data centre architecture

Kathy Gibson is at VMworld 2020 – Remote working, coupled with a move to process automation, is driving rapid developments around edge computing. Meanwhile, next-generation applications will leverage a raft of new technologies including AI, machine learning and 5G...

VMware partners with Nvidia to make AI ubiquitous

VMware and Nvidia has announced a broad partnership to deliver both an end-to-end enterprise platform for AI and a new architecture for data centre, cloud and edge that uses NVidia DPUs (data processing units) to support existing and next-generation applications....

VMware boosts tools for app modernisation

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2020 – Cloud and cloud-native architectures have lowered the barrier to entry for new applications. In fact, as many as 75% of new applications will be custom-built, says Ajay Patel, senior vice-president and GM: modern applications...

Salaries slowly start returning to normal

The gradual re-opening of the South African economy and its changes to the job market, as well as the movements in the UIF TERS funds, are leading to the slow return of take-home pay numbers. "Over the past months - from hard lockdown to the gradual relaxation of...

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