IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

Africa moves from AI ambition to action

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

Emerging markets lead global phone recovery

While the supply chain situation hasn't drastically improved, the global smartphone market has shown positive results in recent quarters. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones are...

AI investments set to accelerate

Businesses and organisations across all industries are increasing their investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to create competitive advantage through improved customer insight, greater employee efficiency, and accelerated innovation. The new Worldwide Artificial...

Storage sales see regional contraction

Although one of the fastest developing regional markets until 2015, the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMA) external storage market declined by 10% year-on-year in 2015. Total shipment value dropped below $2-billion, while total market capacity...

Game algorithms could catch criminals

Fujitsu Laboratories and the University of Electro-Communications have announced the development of a high-speed algorithm that uses mathematical game theory as an artificial intelligence technology to aid in the development of security planning. This will work to...

Local identity app aims to go global

ThisIsMe, the South African developer of an identity solution, has set its sights on expanding into the African and international markets this year, having gained $2,5-million in funding from private investors. Mark Chirnside, CEO of ThisIsMe, says the solution and...

Openserve slashes access pricing

Openserve, the wholesale division of Telkom, has is planning price reductions to its IP Connect (IPC) and South African Internet eXchange (SAIX) Dedicated Access services, becoming effective on 1 June 2016. Prenesh Padayachee, chief of sales and marketing at...

Tropics chase clouds polewards

A new NASA analysis of 30-years of satellite data suggests that a previously observed trend of high altitude clouds in the mid-latitudes shifting toward the poles is caused primarily by the expansion of the tropics. Clouds are among the most important mediators of...

African Champions key to driving growth

With Africa's positive economic outlook under pressure, intra-African multinational champions are well suited to develop the skills, expertise and scale to compete for a bigger piece of the global economy's last frontier. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut...

IoT set to disrupt business processes

The widely-touted IoT market is starting to have an impact in businesses across the US, but not necessarily in the ways many people have predicted. A recently-completed survey of 620 professionals involved with IOT within their respective organisations, conducted by...

Positive moves for semiconductor spending

Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is projected to decline 2% in 2016, to $62,8-billion, according to Gartner. This is up from the estimated 4,7% decline in Gartner's previous quarterly forecast. "While the first quarter 2016 forecast has improved from a...

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