In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch

Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...

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...

Watsonx generative AI accelerates mainframe app modernisation

IBM has announced watsonx Code Assistant for Z, a new generative AI-assisted product that will help enable faster translation of Cobol to Java on IBM Z and enhances developer productivity on the platform. This product will be generally available in Q4 2023, and is...

Financial inclusivity drives QR code payment growth

The volume of QR code payments in the leading southeast Asian market will increase from 13-billion in 2023 to 90-billion in 2028, according to a new study from Juniper Research. High growth in Southeast Asia and other developing markets is largely down to financial...

African leaders anticipate revenue declines

In a live poll conducted by Africa.com on April 22 as part of its webinar series, Crisis Management for African Business Leaders, nearly 70% of webinar participants predicted that their business revenue will decrease by more than 10% next month. A massive 47%...

1,69m Andoid handsets infected in SA

Secure-D from Upstream detected 1,69-million malware-infected android devices in South Africa last year, from more than 18 000 applications. While the rogue apps behave normally on a smartphone's screen, they surreptitiously click on links and adverts, sign users up...

TVWS to drive rural Covid-19 messaging

Morai Solutions has been assigned temporary radio frequency spectrum by The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) to assist in the provision of affordable and reliable Covid-19 data access to rural communities during the pandemic. Television...

Pandemic causes European channel decline

Revenue growth among European IT channel players has faltered for the first time since the start of coronavirus-related government lockdowns, with supply shortages and public holidays partially to blame, and tough comparatives with a strong quarter end in 2019,. This...

Collaboration takes on new importance

As the business criticality of digital trust continues to rise, International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that, by 2021, the contribution of "digital coworkers" will increase by 35% as more tasks are automated and augmented by technology. IDC also predicts that,...

Strong security culture remains elusive

Business leaders know the value of a strong security culture but are struggling to define and implement with the speed of the market. This is among the findings of a study titled "The Rise of Security Culture", commissioned by KnowBe4 and conducted by Forrester...

Social media and responsible parenting

When it comes to responsible digital parenting, it is hard to draw the line that defines the breach of children's rights along with jeopardising their safety and the safe sharing of photo and video materials to keep memories. However, there actually are some basic...

AWS Africa Region opens new cloud opportunities in SA

South Africa businesses have welcomed the opening of the new Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres in Cape Town. The new AWS Africa (Cape Town) Region expands the hyperscale cloud provider's global footprint to 73 Availability Zones in 23 geographic regions. "The...

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