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...

Chinese-speaking APT targets high-profile victims

Advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are constantly seeking new, more sophisticated ways to perform their attacks and, according to Kaspersky’s quarterly report, the threat landscape saw an increase in attacks against Microsoft Exchange servers in Q2 2021. In the...

Natural gas could feature in decarbonisation

The inherent versatility of gas infrastructure - particularly its ability to be converted to carry low-carbon fuels in the future - creates an opportunity for gas to be a “second pillar of decarbonisaion” over the long-term, according to a new study by IHS Markit....

Boost for women in science

Five leading women scientists and 15 promising young researchers were honoured yesterday at the 18th edition of the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Ceremony at the Maison de la Mutualité in Paris. Irina Bokova, director-general of Unesco and Jean-Paul Agon,...

Thin client sales down in 2015

The global enterprise client device market, composed of thin and terminal clients, ended the fourth quarter of 2015 (4Q15) with a 6,8% reduction in shipments compared to the same quarter one year ago, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...

Virtual reality not mainstream yet

There's lots of talk about the potential of virtual reality (VR) - but should we buy into all the hype? According to JP Gownder, vice-president and principal analyst at Forrester, the answer is no. “We're hearing a lot about the promise of virtual reality, especially...

Hyperscale data centres drive server spend

The EMEA server market continued to show moderate growth in the fourth quarter of 2015, reporting $3,9-billion in vendor revenue and 625 000 units shipped, for year-on-year growth of 5% and -1,6% respectively. According to International Data Corporation's (IDC) EMEA...

SA travelers opt for omni-channel booking

Research into the online and mobile travel behaviour of South African travellers reveals that, although they are increasingly turning to the Internet to book directly with service providers, they still value brick-and-mortar travel agencies. The Africa travel research...

SA gained 43 000 jobs in Q4 2015

The number of South Africans employed was up about 43 000 in the last quarter of 2015, and workers enjoyed average wages almost 7% higher than the year before. According to Statistics SA, there was an estimated 8 992 000 jobs reported in the formal non-agricultural...

Uber stops off in Mombasa and Abuja

Uber has launched in two new African cities, Mombasa in Kenya and Abuja in Nigeria – with Abuja the 400th city where the ride-sharing service is being offered. Alon Lits, GM of Uber sub-Saharan Africa, comments: “We’re really excited to be launching Uber in these two...

Redeploying old kit could raise profits

Redeploying old IT equipment in today's tough economic conditions could easily result in higher profits. There is no sense in retiring old devices when they are still working and other employees might get some use out of them. However, Xperien CEO Wale Arewa warns...

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