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...

Deep learning improves earthquake forecasting

A research team is aiming to shake up the status quo for earthquake models. Researchers from the Universities of California at Berkeley and Santa Cruz, and the Technical University of Munich have released a paper describing a new model that delivers deep learning to...

Stokvels show resilience despite tough economy

South African stokvel savers have proved resilient, with FNB revealing that its customers' stokvel net deposits have increased by 42%. Since November 2019, FNB stokvel customers have continually increased saving via a stokvel surpassing the R8,3-billion mark in total...

Banks face up to harsh choices

Banks are facing a stark choice: own customers or power finance - and few will manage both. A new Forrester report, "The Future Of Banking Is Built On Trust," finds that future banks will operate in different modes: direct to consumer, as-a-service, marketplace...

Which content do users want to unblock?

Video content on YouTube is the most desirable to unlock, according to NordVPN research into what people search with the aim of unblocking. In total, 82,7% of internet users searching how to unblock certain online services want to access YouTube, while 5,7% of all...

SA’s Ukheshe makes Ecobank Fintech Challenge top 10

SMME digital banking platform provider, Ukheshe, is a finalist in the Ecobank Group's 2020 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. In its third edition, the programme is designed to deepen collaboration between Ecobank and fintechs with Africa-focused products. Ukheshe is one of...

Public cloud remains a security challenge

Public cloud security continues to be a major challenge for enterprise security teams. This is among the findings from Check Point Software Technologies' global 2020 Cloud Security Report, highlighting the challenges faced by enterprise security teams in protecting...

Global banking and securities IT spend set for decline

Worldwide IT spending in the banking and securities sector is expected to decline nearly 4,7% to $514-billion in 2020, according to Gartner. Spending on devices such as PCs and mobile devices will see the largest decline, falling 12,1%, followed by data centre...

Nissan puts high-performance computing on Oracle Cloud

Nissan Motor Company is migrating its on-premises, high-performance computing (HPC) workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.By moving its performance and latency sensitive-engineering simulation workloads to Oracle Cloud, Nissan will be able to speed the design and...

Hackathon to address gender-based violence

Microsoft South Africa, together with leading gender-based violence NPO partners, 1000 Women Trust and TEARS Foundation, have launched the Safe@Home Hackathon to address gender-based violence in South Africa. The virtual hackathon, which will run from 22 September to...

Distributors see boom in ink-tank printer sales

Western Europe's distributors sold an unprecedented number of ink-tank printers in the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest data published by Context. "The increase reflects the continued growth of a technology that is relatively new in Europe," says...

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