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...

JWO Grant goes to microplastics researcher

After a continentwide search, with entries from 27 countries across Africa, award-winning Dr Gideon Idowu from the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Nigeria, has become the third recipient of the annual Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO) Research Grant of...

Amazon’s e-commerce sales set for $16bn jump

As the world's largest e-commerce retailer by revenue and market capitalisation, Amazon has witnessed explosive growth over the past two years. In 2021, the e-commerce net sales of the retail giant are expected to hit over $146-billion, or $60-billion more than in...

Cell C zero-rates university website access

Cell C will offer students from universities across the country free access to university websites in a bid to assist them to access course material necessary to complete the year. "We know students are facing a tough time at the moment, and many need to gain access...

Management, security come together in the workplace

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2016 in Barcelona - Digitalisation is not only about transforming IT and customer-facing systems: it is having a marked effect on the end user workspace as well. Connectivity and mobility is fundamentally changing the way people live...

Enabling a full virtualised infrastructure

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld in Barcelona - Tens of thousands of companies around the word use vSphere to drive their software-defined data centres, and their businesses. "But digital transformation is not without challenges," says Ray O'Farrell, chief technology...

SA’s SMEs show their mettle

Despite a tough economic environment, 92% of small businesses in South Africa actively plan to increase their customer base and generate more sales over the next 12 months. This is just one of the findings from the 2016 National Small Business Survey released by the...

Telkom gives students free data

Telkom today announced that it will be providing data to students who cannot access academic materials due to the ongoing students protest. This action, it says, is part of its ongoing commitment to supporting education within South Africa. Many institutions have had...

IS extends Randview data centre

Leading ISP, Internet Solutions (IS), has increased investment in its world-class data centre network by extending Randview Data Centre. Situated in Johannesburg, the new section - IDC2 - increases Randview's footprint by 512m2 and 256 server racks, allocated by full,...

Mingling with millenials

A study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) found that millennials, who account for R18.2-trillion in direct annual spending, engage more extensively with brands than older consumers and expect a more personalised two-way marketing relationship. In a recent Verint...

No More Ransom goes global

Just three months after the successful launch of the No More Ransom project, law enforcement agencies from a further 13 countries have signed up to fight ransomware together with the private sector. The new members are: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Colombia,...

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