SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

CFOS play an outsize role as AI scales enterprise-wide

As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital...

In Scotland, NASA scientists search for clues about Mars’ past

This summer, NASA scientists headed to the Scottish Highlands to follow up on last year’s announcement of potential biosignatures on Mars and prepare for future research. The rocks and cliffs of Scotland’s Stoer formation offer a combination difficult to find on...

Patience and persistence key to job search success

New analysis shows that, on average, it takes around 15 months from the start of an active job search to beginning a new job role. In 2023, the average reached 17 months, while in 2025 it shortened to 14 months, according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for...

Sky-high IPv4 prices pose security threats

The price of individual IPv4 addresses peaked at $32 in the first quarter of 2021 as the supply for IP resources failed to meet demand. Vincentas Grinius, CEO of IPXO, says that increased cybercriminal activity is a probable consequence of this price surge, as selling...

IT spending in EMEA set for subdued growth

IT spending in EMEA is forecast to total $1,3-trillion in 2022, an increase of 4.7% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. The 2022 growth rate will be slower than in 2021 when EMEA IT spending is expected to grow 6,3%. The biggest change moving...

Under the covers with the Google Pixel XL

The cost to manufacture the Google Pixel phone closely matches that of its intended rivals - a logical and expected move, especially since Google's new offering figures to target the same class of high-end users that normally flock to flagship smartphone models from...

FNB increases WiFi access and Digital Zones

FNB branches with active connection to WiFi have increased from 132 in June to 255 today, as the bank moves to bulk up its digital offering at branch. The bank will also increase Digital Zones at branches from 222 to 438 in the coming months. Lee-Anne van Zyl, CEO of...

Telkom fibre connection a boon for CiTi

Big data analysts and online gamers alike had reason to celebrate last week with the launch of a 300Mbps, uncontended, low-latency fibre connection at The Basement co-working space and innovation lab in the Woodstock Exchange, Cape Town. The fibre link is powered by...

Who watches the watchers …?

Last week's massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack has highlighted a fundamental issue concerning the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT): are there enough standards, checks and balances to secure the millions of devices that are accessing our networks?...

Smartwatch shipments take a nosedive

The worldwide smartwatch market experienced a round of growing pains in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), resulting in a massive year-over-year decline in shipment volumes. According to data from the International Data Corporation, (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable...

Investment thrives despite Brexit fears

Although finance directors have admitted June's EU referendum result created an uncertain economic environment, new research from Oracle reveals EMEA businesses will continue to invest, chase opportunity and growth. Oracle's "Stepping into the Unknown" study set out...

Avoid common cost-cutting traps

During difficult times, edicts such as "all cost centers must reduce cost by at least 10% in the next three months" are not unusual. This linear, across-the-company directive may seem like a politically palatable option, but in reality is one of five avoidable...

DiData supports CoJ jobs initiative

Dimension Data has partnered with the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) for its City of Johannesburg Educating Digital Interns (COJEDI) programme. The programme targets residents of the city who have completed either Matric or a post-Matric IT qualification and are currently...

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