Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

Louise Taute appointed as southern Africa MD of Westcon-Comstor

Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has announced the appointment of Louise Taute as MD for the southern Africa region. In her role, Taute will assist with the local management of the Westcon-Comstor business to help the global and regional executive drive sales,...

Vodacom revenue growth underpinned by services

Vodacom group revenue grew 6,4% to R26,7-billion for the quarter ended 31 December 2021. Group service revenue was up 5,3%, supported by sustained demand for connectivity and growth in new services such as financial services. In South Africa, service revenue grew...

Data compromises top 7bn records

A staggering 1 792 data breaches led to almost 1,4-billion data records being compromised worldwide during 2016, an increase of 86% compared to 2015. According to Gemalto's Breach Level Index, identity theft was the leading type of data breach in 2016, accounting for...

Better functionality will sustain wearables growth

The wearables growth story continues unabated in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, with shipments reaching an all-time high of 746 000 units in the final quarter of 2016, according to the latest figures compiled by International Data Corporation (IDC)....

Learners urged to enter accounting Olympiad

Just a few weeks remain for schools that have not yet entered the South African Institute of Professional Accountants' (SAIPA's) National Accounting Olympiad (NAO). Zobuzwe Ngobese, marketing and business development executive at SAIPA, says entries for the popular...

Consumers making fewer ATM cash withdrawals

For the first time ever, FNB data is showing that middle income earners are making fewer cash withdrawals at ATMs and instead opting to use point of sale devices, electronic transactions and cash tills from select retailers. "For our Gold account customers who earn...

Decoding DNA to fight disease

Scientists hope to combat the West Nile virus by understanding vulnerabilities in the DNA of the mosquito that carries the disease. A team led by researchers from The Centre for Genome Architecture (TC4GA) at Baylor College of Medicine have used technologies from IBM,...

Expect a massive SA ransomware attack

South Africans can expect to see at least one big public ransomware attack in 2017. This is one of the predictions being made by IDC Sub-Saharan Africa, says research manager Jon Tullett. The attack is expected to be against a public sector organisation, but could...

Money, skills stymie IT security

A shortage of money and skills is preventing South African CIOs from properly securing their digital transformation systems. "Security is front of mind, but unfortunately it is not front of spend," says Jon Tullett, research manager at IDC Sub-Saharan Africa. Digital...

Cell contracts driven by device choice

In our always-on, hyper-connected world of social media, Internet searches and instant messaging, the smartphone is king. Which is why consumers choose their contracts primarily on the device offered. "Upwardly mobile consumers, especially those in the emerging middle...

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