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...

Why state-level hacking is a problem for your business

Nation-state cyberattacks are on the increase globally, with a growing ecosystem of nation-state threat actors contributing to an expanding pool of sophisticated hacking tools that ultimately become available to anyone. This is the view of Leigh Murray, CTO at Triple4...

IBM, Microsoft collaborate on generative AI services

IBM is expanding its collaboration with Microsoft to help joint clients accelerate the deployment of generative AI - and deliver a new offering that will provide clients with the expertise and technology they need to innovate their business processes and scale...

Dark data to spew out 5,8m tonnes of carbon dioxide

Digitisation can be part of the solution to climate change but storing digital data that is never used can also consume an enormous amount of energy and, as a result, produce CO2 that need never have been wasted. Veritas estimates that 5,8-million tonnes of CO2 will...

Tips for managing employee stress

Whether trying to get a child to focus on distance learning, worrying about family members getting sick or trying to locate hard-to-find items at the grocery store, Covid-19 affects how employees focus on work. Each situation is unique, but all employees need...

Feature phone Covid-19 platform unveiled

With a lot of false information being spread about Covid-19 and the urgent need to prevent the spread of the disease to less resourced communities, the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Global Surgery division in the Faculty of Health Sciences has developed a platform...

Traditional cyber-attack platforms still a concern in SA

For all the benefits provided by a connected world, people and businesses must be aware of the risks associated to living and working digitally. Web attacks, phishing, and spam remain some of the favourite tactics used by cybercriminals in the local market to...

Pandemic drives oil to record low price

Negative oil pricing has become a reality - and with it comes the lowest price (in real terms) in the history of the oil industry. The previous record-low price - East Texas crude at $0.10/bbl in 1931 ($1.70 in 2020 terms) - is now in distant second place as West...

Increase in vehicle activity as SA enters lockdown extension

Following an initial 75% reduction in vehicle activity for the first three days of lockdown, Tracker's anonymised vehicle tracking data aggregated from the company's installed vehicle base and analytics from Lightstone indicates a significant uptick in vehicle...

SA businesses in dire straits

Almost half of the businesses in South Africa feel they are in danger of closing their doors for good. A rapid response survey, conducted by Stats SA during the lockdown, asked businesses how the current crisis is affecting their operations in the two-week period from...

CFOs shift investment as revenue declines

As revenue contracts, chief financial officers (CFOs) are making changes to their long-term investment plans. A Gartner survey of 145 CFOs and senior finance leaders on 12 April 2020 revealed that 51% of respondents were preparing for a revenue contraction of up to...

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