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...

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...

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...

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...

META region among top mobile financial scam targets

Throughout 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, 14% of installs of potentially unwanted mobile financial apps on Android phones were made by users in the Middle East, Turkiye, Africa (META) region. META ranks third among the world regions behind APAC and LATAM in terms...

Enterprise shifts to cloud-friendly security alternatives

The global market for virtual- and software-as-a-service(SaaS)-based network security solutions achieved its 20th consecutive quarter of sequential revenue growth in 1Q 2023. According to a report from Dell'Oro Group, the pace of year-over-year (Y/Y) revenue growth...

Content providers and the war against fraud

South Africa's mobile content and applications industry is steadily winning the war against fraudsters attempting to target local cellular users with unauthorised micro-billing. This was communicated to an assembled gathering of the world's leading players in direct...

CIOs must get to grips with CEO concerns

Gartner has identified re-globalisation, economic slowdown and "digital dithering" as the top three concerns for CEOs in 2019. CIOs need to understand these concerns and address them in their strategic planning over the next 12 to 18 months, says Kristian Steenstrup,...

Drought still reigns in Cape Town

Recent torrential rains have led to Cape Town's dams reaching 82,9%, up by 3,3% from the previous week. Although this was a welcome boost, rainfall this winter was still below average. Collective water consumption for the past week has decreased to 625-million...

CEOs turn attention to climate change

Climate change has emerged as the most frequently mentioned theme among the world's leading CEOs on Twitter, with 200% growth in conversations from the second quarter (Q2) to third quarter (Q3) of 2019. An analysis of GlobalData's CEO Influencer platform, which...

Vodacom sends R3,5m for drought relief

Vodacom has committed R3,5-million to the Eastern Cape government's drought relief funds, aimed at assisting drought-stricken municipalities in Eastern Cape as the province is grappling with the worst drought in 15 years. The commitment follows a productive engagement...

SITA signs up Microsoft for government cloud

The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and Microsoft South Africa have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which paves the way for government adoption of public cloud services. The MOU, announced at Govtech in Durban, allows for government departments,...

AI set to guide autonomous ship across the Atlantic

IBM has joined a global consortium of partners, led by marine research organisation ProMare, that is building an unmanned, fully-autonomous ship that will cross the Atlantic on the fourth centenary of the original Mayflower voyage in September 2020. The Mayflower...

Drones and the cybersecurity threat

With estimates that between 30 000 and 50 000 drones are currently being operated in South Africa, security experts advise that unmanned aerial vehicles have punched a gaping hole in existing physical and IT security strategies. Interpol warns that the potential use...

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