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...

Cloud infrastructure spending stays on growth track

Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments, increased 7,9% year over year in the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23) to $24,6-billion. This is according to the International Data Corporation...

Attacks through social media proliferate

On 29 September, the North Korea-linked cybercriminal group Lazarus targeted a Spanish aerospace company through social media. The attacker pretended to be a recruiter from Meta and contacted employees via LinkedIn Messaging. This tricked them into believing the...

Private sector salaries plummet in June

The number of monthly salaries paid in June 2020 showed an annual decline of -20,7%, affecting one-fifth of employees’ salaries. This is according to the latest figures from the monthly BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI). “We have seen this massive slide in...

The massive cost of data breaches

Data breaches cost South African companies R40,2-million per breach on average among organisations in an IBM Security study. Based on in-depth analysis of data breaches experienced by South African organisations, the study found that malicious attacks on customer,...

Cloud drives customer service in the digital world

Kathy Gibson reports - The trend to digital has accelerated over the last few months, and companies are under tremendous pressure to quickly change the way they do business. This trend will continue over the next months, says Petra Jenner, GM and senior...

Dating site security flaws fixed

Security flaws on OkCupid's web site would allow hackers to access and steal the private data of that dating site's users, and send messages from their accounts without users' knowledge. Check Point Research has identified and helped to mitigate security flaws on the...

Solid-state batteries will create a $6bn market in 2030

Even with the influence of Covid-19, the potential market for solid-state batteries is expected to grow to over $6-billion by 2030. This is according to IDTechEx's report "Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2020-2030: Technology, Patents, Forecasts, Players". With the...

Huawei to offer its PCs in SA

Huawei is gearing up to enter the South African PC market. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the surge in remote working, coupled with consumers' needs for their PCs to meet both home and work demands, contributed to an increase of 7% year-on-year...

CUT goes live with Microsoft’s AI programme

The Central University of Technology (CUT) in the Free State has introduced Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence programme (AI) to address the demand in the province, and South Africa in general. "The university programme provides organisations the opportunity to bring...

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