Today’s data centre build-out dwarfs previous infrastructure investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the biggest infrastructure build-out in human history – bigger than the railroads or the Industrial Revolution. “People assume AI is a bubble, but it is showing no signs of...

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)...

SA users take to cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency adoption is on the rise in South Africa, according to Finder.com's latest Cryptocurrency Adoption Index. The study shows that 11% of South African adult Internet users, or an estimated 4,5-million people, owned cryptocurrency in the December survey, up...

What the future holds for our lifestyles

The year that has passed brought us closer to home than we've ever been. As we learned and felt the different speeds and volumes of change, we understood the fast rate we're moving towards the future, and the different feelings tied to it. So, what do these mean for...

EOH, Steag partner on energy solutions

EOH Industrial Technologies and Steag Energy Services of Germany have announced a strategic joint venture to bring leading expertise to the energy sector in South Africa. By combining international expertise and experience in the processes of the efficient operation...

Eskom called to account on air pollution

The Life After Coal/Impilo Ngaphandle Kwamalahle Campaign (made up of the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA) and groundWork (gW)) reports that Eskom is again applying to postpone compliance with pollution standards. The power...

Global car sales up but risk increases

Total 2017 global light vehicle sales will reach 93,5-million units, a growth rate of 1,5% over 2016, according to the most recent forecast from IHS Markit. However, industry risk in mature markets is at the highest level it has been since the Lehman Brothers collapse...

Boost for neural computing

Despite all the improvements in computer technology over the years, we still struggle to recreate the low-energy, elegant processing of the human brain. Now, researchers at Stanford University and Sandia National Laboratories have made an advance that could help...

Mirai IoT malware spread by Windows botnet

Kaspersky Lab experts are analysing the first Windows-based spreader for the Mirai malware as part of a concerted effort to close down Mirai botnets in the wild. The Windows bot appears to have been created by a developer with more advanced skills than the attackers...

Public cloud services spend to reach $122,5bn

A new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services Spending Guide shows that worldwide spending on public cloud services and infrastructure will reach $122,5-billion in 2017, an increase of 24,4% over 2016. Over the...

KPMG: Treasury must stick to its guns

KPMG's theme for Budget 2017 is "managing disruptions", and Christie Viljoen, senior economist at KPMG in South Africa, explains what this means. It is an apt theme for current global economic and political conditions: in a period characterised by financial market...

What does Budget 2017 hold in store?

With Budget 2017 taking place on tomorrow (22 February), Standard Bank economist, Siphamandla Mkhwanazi takes a look at what it could mean for the consumer. Bracket creep to disproportionately affect middle income earners Last year's Medium Term Budget stipulated that...

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