In the AI era, control is not enough: you have to prove it

A new report from IBM, Proof, Not Promises: The Digital Sovereignty Index, reveals an “overconfidence gap”: leaders believe they can prove sovereign control of their technology, but the evidence often falls short of the Index’s highest standards. As AI adoption...

AI set to drive a net increase in jobs by 2030

AI is expected to drive a net increase of 1,7-million jobs by 2030, according to Gartner, which says AI will create more jobs than it eliminates - generating 10,6-million new jobs, while removing 8,9-million jobs worldwide by 2030. “Organisations most advanced in AI...

A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...

European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons region hint at active spots under the surface, where gases from inside the planet may be making their way up...

Adapt IT reports revenue drop, but earnings up

Adapt IT Holdings has reported a decline in revenue of 2% to R707-million (2019: R721-million) for the six months ended 31 December 2020. The company states that the decline on the prior comparative period is due to ongoing challenging and weaker trading conditions...

New tool aims to improve policing transparency

In response to the many complaints received on police corruption, Corruption Watch (CW) has developed a new Veza platform that will improve transparency in policing in the country. Corruption Watch (CW) selected Bluegrass Digital to develop the new Veza platform. The...

Stellenbosch gets agile to connect students

Stellenbosch University has deployed the first academic campus-wide Huawei Agile network in South Africa. Joe Smit, IT director: services and operations at Stellenbosch University, says the project was designed to give lecturers and students greater mobility across the campus. He points out that Stellenbosch has some unusual issues around mobile networking in that the university isn’t a closed campus, but is part of the town’s infrastructure. Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Network Congress in Beijing.

Puppet signs up for network management

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Network Congress in Beijing - Huawei today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Puppet Labs to pre-install Puppet's automation software on its networking devices. The aims to set the standard for software-defined networking...

IoT set to take off in 2015

The worldwide Internet of Things (IoT) market is expected to grow 19% in 2015, led by digital signage, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). The second annual forecast focuses on growing IoT use in 11 vertical industries, including...

Amended B-BBEE Act could cost jobs

The amended Broad-based Black Economic Empower (B-BBEE) Act of 2013 that came into effect on 1 May 2015 could potentially wipe out more than R20-billion in direct skills development and training investments and cost black South Africans many thousands of job opportunities. In this opinion piece, Hansie Fourie, managing executive of B-BBEE Consultancy Services, explains why.

MTN will respond to strikers’ grievances

MTN SA management will respond to employee grievances within seven days. This follows today’s strike action by some employees, who handed a memorandum of grievances to MTN in support of their demands for salary and bonus increases. MTN SA CEO Ahmad Farroukh received...

SA’s paperless education stumbles

South Africa’s tablet roll-out at public schools in Gauteng has already been hit by thefts, propelling the education department to recall 88 000 tablets while it enhances security. “Many industry pundits have questioned the planned roll-out, by government, of...

Rocky road for fast-growing IaaS

The market for cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is in a state of upheaval, as many service providers are shifting their strategies after failing to gain enough market traction, according to Gartner. Global spending on IaaS is expected to reach almost...

Craig Venter steps down

Craig Venter will resign as CEO of Altron TMT and as an Altron director, effective 31 July 2015. He has worked for the group, founded by his father Bill Venter, in various positions for the last 27 years. Altron unveiled a new group strategy earlier this month in which it announced that it will transition from a family managed business to an independent management structure. The Venter family will remain a committed shareholder and will retain its 56% shareholding in Altron. Going forward, Altron will focus on selling off some non-core assets and entering into equity and technology agreements with some international partners. In terms of succession details, the group will make further announcements in due course.

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