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)...

Africa’s vaccine willingness underscores need for consistent supply

As the Omicron variant dominates the Covid-19 news cycle, new research from the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC) indicates that people in African Union member states are overwhelmingly willing to get vaccinated. Across 19 countries, 78% of...

Retailers up orders for festive season

In complete contrast to the previous two months, the Skynamo Industry Thermometer has revealed an uptick in both order values as well as the number of orders placed by Skynamo partners’ retail customers in November. Zane van Rooyen, product marketing manager at...

Africa commits to universal immunisation

African heads of state have adopted a Declaration on Universal Access to Immunisation in Africa, in which they endorsed the Addis Declaration on Immunisation, a historic and timely pledge to ensure that everyone in Africa – regardless of who they are or where they...

UN tourism body condemns travel ban

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United Nations specialised agency for tourism, has expressed its deep concern and strong condemnation over the recently announced travel ban by the US to nationals of seven countries (Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia...

Many banks can’t recognise attacks

A survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International has uncovered that banks and payment organisations globally are finding it difficult to manage online financial fraud in today's connected and complex technological landscape. Over a third (38%) of...

A more social life for flexible workers

Flexible workers have a more active social life (79%), reveals latest study commissioned by Regus. Workers report that being able to work closer to home at least some of the time helps them spend more time socialising and meeting people. The survey also found that...

BEE appointments up, gender diversity down

Transformation of the top leadership teams in South African companies appears to be back on the agenda, with BEE appointments up by 10% from the year before, an expert says. Debbie Goodman-Bhyat, CEO of Jack Hammer, says after very static placement statistics between...

The rise of soft skills in the IT sector

Understanding the essential need, and creating an enabling environment, for so-called 'soft skills' such as marketing, communications and client and customer relationship management would go a long way to addressing skills shortages and gender imbalances in the IT...

Global e-commerce trends take off in SA

E-commerce, as a global trend in its own right, is set to increase in popularity and consumer uptake in South Africa this year. This is as a result of a number of supporting trends, from greater variety offered by e-tailers, to the evolution of tech offerings - such...

How corrupt is the world?

South Africa has been placed at number 64 on the latest Corruption Index, with an overall score of 45%. This compares to top-placed Denmark with a score of 90% and bottom-placed Somalia with just 10%. According to Corruption Index author Transparency International,...

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