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)...

Testing labs collaborate to maximise 5G impact

Standardisation experts have formed a new focus group at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to optimise the “testbeds" for rolling out effective, sustainable fifth-generation (5G) infrastructure and services. With 5G poised to ramp up digital...

Businesses hit with 700m hacks in the last 30 days

According to data compiled and analyzed by Atlas VPN, threat actors attacked businesses more than 722 million times during the last 30 days worldwide. Over 73% of these hacking attempts were malware attacks. Atlas VPN has retrieved and arranged data from Akamai, a...

Policy will impact all mobile users

Everyone who uses the Internet via mobile devices should pay attention to what is happening in the mobile communications sector. This is the warning from the Free Mark Foundation (FMF), which believes new government policy has the potential to disrupt the established...

Post Office turnaround still on track

The South African Posts Office turnaround plan is behind schedule but will complete is re-organisation to deliver on its aims. Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Dr Siyabonga Cwele says the organisation is turning around and ready to play its part in...

Boosting small business confidence key for SA

A solid 54% of South African business owners feel confident about their business prospects, research from Sage reveals. Anton van Heerden, MD and executive vice-president, Africa & Middle East at Sage, unpacks the results of the study. Following the annual World...

iPhone growth drives record Q4 for Apple

Apple reported record fourth quarter 2016 revenues of $78,35-billion, shipping 78,3-million iPhones in the quarter and reported record services revenues. Full year iPhone shipments were down in 2016, but the launch of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus helped Apple return to...

Finally, new vehicle sales see turnaround

The new vehicle sales market has hit the ground running in 2017, according to the latest aggregated new vehicle sales data from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa). January 2017 saw total sales of 50 333 new vehicles, a...

‘Lost continent’ found under island of Mauritius

Scientists have confirmed the existence of a "lost continent" under the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius that was left-over by the break-up of the supercontinent, Gondwana, which started about 200-million years ago. The piece of crust, which was subsequently covered...

MTN consolidates tower ownership

MTN Group is to exchange its 51% interest in Nigeria Tower InterCo, the parent company of Nigerian telecom tower operator INT Towers for an additional shareholding in IHS Holding. As a result of the transaction, MTN's economic interest in IHS Group will increase from...

SA diet is heavy in sugar and carbs

A study funded by the Centre of Excellence in Food Security has revealed that most South Africans consume high-energy but nutrient-poor foods. Professor Hettie Schönfeldt of the University of Pretoria, together with colleagues from the University of Cape Town and the...

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