Despite perceived value, companies lag in digital workplace redesign

Eight in 10 IT decision-makers say the digital workplace is critical to successful AI-led transformation – but only 10% report fundamentally redesigning it for AI. This is among the findings from Lenovo’s sixth Work Reborn report, The AI-ready workplace, which exposes...
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In the AI era, control is not enough: you have to prove it

A new report from IBM, Proof, Not Promises: The Digital Sovereignty Index, reveals an “overconfidence gap”: leaders believe they can prove sovereign control of their technology, but the evidence often falls short of the Index’s highest standards. As AI adoption...
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AI set to drive a net increase in jobs by 2030

AI is expected to drive a net increase of 1,7-million jobs by 2030, according to Gartner, which says AI will create more jobs than it eliminates - generating 10,6-million new jobs, while removing 8,9-million jobs worldwide by 2030. “Organisations most advanced in AI...
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A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...
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Embedded car OEM telematics subscribers exceed 200m

Jun 19, 2023

The number of telematics service subscribers using embedded systems will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16,1% from 202,3-million subscribers at the end of 2022 to 426,4-million subscribers at the end of 2027. Forecasts from Berg Insight show that...

Technology buyers feel purchase regret almost by default

Jun 15, 2023

A survey by Gartner has found that 60% of technology buyers involved in decisions to renew or expand “as-a-service” agreements regret nearly every purchase they make, a 6% increase from 2020. These feelings of regret are largely driven by the challenges of buying...

Fujitsu delivers refreshed Primergy mono-socket servers

Nov 8, 2019

Fujitsu's refreshed portfolio of entry-level Primergy servers are designed to enhance and future-proof workload performance for small and medium-sized businesses, and feature the latest processors and more memory capacity. This makes upgraded mono-socket Primergy...

How AI and ML could affect white-collar workers

Nov 8, 2019

Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), the Internet of Things: the rapid pace of technological change we are witnessing today will have a profound effect on the way we live tomorrow. From the time-saving convenience of driverless cars to fridges that...

The rapid move to cognitive automation

Nov 7, 2019

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu Forum in Munich - Robotics has evolved tremendously over the last few years - and cognition is now giving them additional capacity. "We are seeing this over all types of automation," says James Dening, vice-president and digital worker...

A quantum leap for digital annealing

Nov 7, 2019

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu Forum in Munich - The era of quantum and quantum-inspired computing will open up new opportunities that we probably don't fully recognise today. New levels of optimisation are already having a massive impact on a number of workloads and...

Digital issues that impact our humanity

Nov 7, 2019

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu Forum in Munich - The digital revolution will remain a pipe dream as long as we don't achieve digital democracy. This is one of the key messages delivered by Andreas Ekström, writer, TED speaker and futurist with the Swedish daily newspaper...

Workplace transformation a catalyst for digital success

Nov 7, 2019

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu Forum in Munich - A massive 83% of companies have transformed their workforces in the last three years, almost half of them having experienced massive transformation. In fact, workforce transformation is becoming business as usual now,...

Towards a more mobile future …

Nov 7, 2019

Kathy Gibson is at Fujitsu Forum in Munich - Fujitsu, Autonomic and Ford recently announced a partnership to bring advanced mobility services to the global automobile sector. With millions of vehicles already connected in North America, Autonomic is now partnering...

Google announces free WiFi for the Cape Flats

Nov 7, 2019

Google South Africa today held its first "Google for South Africa" event in Johannesburg where it announced a number of initiatives and products specifically tailored to the South African market. Among the announcements, is the launch of Google Station for the Cape...

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