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)...

Gartner see Q4 drop in PC shipments, but growth for the year

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 88,4-million units in the fourth quarter of 2021, a 5% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2020, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This is the first year-over-year decline following six consecutive quarters of growth. For the...

Tech trends set to dominate business in 2022

Pressure from the global Covid-19 pandemic has forced businesses to embrace bold changes. Currently, digital transformation has a significant impact on organisations. A recent study forecast the digital transformation market will grow at a compound annual growth rate...

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...

E-commerce goes global

There are a number of new opportunities for merchants to expand international sales as e-commerce gains traction. This is one of the finding from the third annual cross-border commerce report from PayPal and Ipsos, which investigated the online domestic and...

Steyn City gets fibre to the home

Residents of the growing Steyn City Parkland Residence will get fibre-to-the-home (FTTH), following a joint venture between Steyn City Properties and MetroFibre Networx. Connectivity Services is a joint venture between the parties, that will see ownership of the...

Applicants open for Joburg Launchpad Start

Startups based in South Africa and Southern Africa have until 24 February to apply to be part of Launchpad Start Johannesburg. The one week problem-solving bootcamp for early stage startups will take place with partner JoziHub from 27 March to 31 March 2017. A total...

Education needed for sugar tax to work

The new tax on sugar-sweetened drinks will have to form part of an integrated programme to change consumer behaviour and subsequently play an important role in addressing a range of health issues. This is the word from Ettiene Retief, chairperson of the National Tax...

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