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)...

IoDSA supports State Capture Report recommendations for directors

Conclusions and recommendations made in the first part of the state capture inquiry report align closely to a letter sent by the Institute of Directors South Africa (IoDSA) to the Zondo Commission in September 2021. The letter included recommendations on director...

Few would miss Internet trolls in 2022

Internet trolls are top of the list of things that people would like to see gone from the Internet in 2022. NordVPN asked people what they would like to delete from the internet forever and not bring into the new year. More than a third of them (32%) answered that...

Re-use farm waste for sustainable agriculture

One of the biggest obstacles to sustainable agriculture in South Africa today, is the large amount of organic waste produced by farms. Re-using this carbon- and nutrient-rich waste to benefit plants and animals instead of polluting rivers, could contribute to efforts...

Apple Watch sets new shipment record

Apple set a new quarterly shipment record in Q4 2016, contributing to total smartwatch shipments exceeding 9-million units. This global market figure was largely driven by Apple's 6-million shipments, representing year-on-year growth of 12%. It was the Apple Watch's...

Tax predictions for Budget 2017

Since 2009, National Treasury has embarked on fiscal expansion to enhance the public sector's infrastructure programme and support future economic capacity in South Africa. However, anaemic global economic growth over the last nine years has left the Treasury's...

VAT increase will track the revenue shortfall

The question many are asking is whether an announcement will be made to increase the value-added tax (VAT) rate when the Minister of Finance delivers his Budget Speech on 22 February 2017. Lesley O'Connell, PwC indirect tax partner, examines what might happen later...

What will the budget do to your pocket?

South Africans are becoming used to hearing bad news in terms of our pockets on the second Wednesday afternoon in February. Sadly, we don't expect anything particularly different this year, writes Catie Webb, chief operations officer of Accsys. Given that South...

Data to drive growth and innovation

The flood of data being generated by smart, connected things and machines will be a driver of innovation and growth for Intel. Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel, calls data "the most important force in technology", and expects Intel to "play a vital role in transitioning...

Corporate SA not taking crime seriously

Business's growing reliance on technology is driving an exponential growth in cybercrime - but companies in both the public and private sectors are not taking the threat seriously enough. This is the word from David Loxton, Partner at law firm Dentons SA, who says:...

Poor customer service is costing billions

The cost of poor customer service is enormous, modern consumers are reluctant to do business with companies that offer poor customer service. In contrast, successful innovative businesses are competing to deliver superior customer service experiences. Bad customer...

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