Lack of expertise dooms 95% of enterprise AI projects
A stark reality check awaits contact centre leaders pursuing AI transformation: while 95% of enterprise AI initiatives fail to reach production, the underlying cause isn't technological limitations - it's the critical shortage of expertise needed to execute...
Scale of investment in data centres is unprecedented
Data centres are expanding at record speed to meet the dual pressures of artificial intelligence (AI) workloads and sustainability demands, says GlobalData. With AI driving unprecedented growth in capacity, investment, and infrastructure scale operators must also...
Banshee Stealer targets macOS users
As macOS continues to gain popularity, with over 100-million users globally, it’s becoming an increasingly attractive target for cyber criminals. Despite its reputation as a secure operating system, the rise of sophisticated threats like the Banshee MacOS Stealer...
Nvidia launches Cosmos World Foundation Model Platform
At CES 2025, Nvidia announced Nvidia Cosmos, a platform comprising state-of-the-art generative world foundation models, advanced tokenisers, guardrails and an accelerated video processing pipeline built to advance the development of physical AI systems such...
2024 vehicle sales decline, despite late-year recovery
December vehicle sales in South Africa rose for the third consecutive month, increasing by 2,5% compared to December 2023. This growth was primarily driven by an 8,2% rise in passenger car sales, with the rental industry continuing to play a significant role in the...
December sees manufacturing decline, but optimism for the future
The seasonally adjusted Absa PMI declined by 1.9 points to 46.2 in December, remaining in contractionary territory. This places the 2024 Q4 average PMI at 49 points, only slightly below 2024 Q3 (49.8 points) but above Q1 (47.8) and Q2 (48.1). While the manufacturing...
Upskilling will be needed to fill 78m new job opportunities
Job disruption will equate to 22% of jobs by 2030, with 170-million new roles set to be created and 92-million displaced, resulting in a net increase of 78-million jobs, according to the Future of Jobs Report 2025 published by the World Economic Forum. Technological...
Meta cans third-party fact checking
Meta plans to end its third-party fact-checking programme, replacing it with Community Notes by contributing platform users. This is the word from Joel Kaplan, chief global affairs officer at Meta, who says the systems to manage or gatekeep content have become...
Blockchain set for meteoric growth
Few industries can match the explosive growth of the tech market. From artificial intelligence and semiconductors to robotics, cloud computing, and IoT, these sectors are all poised for impressive expansion in the coming years. However, none can rival blockchain, the...
Global co-operation at a crossroads amid rising geopolitical uncertainty
The World Economic Forum’s Global Cooperation Barometer offers a critical assessment of the state of global cooperation, showing a world grappling with heightened competition and conflict, while also identifying various areas where leaders can drive progress through...
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Reinventing retail through AI
The future of retail is one where artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will combine to deliver a customer experience unlike any other. By Tony Nkuna, senior presales solutions consultant at TechSoft International Already, the likes of 5G, the...
Look out for these software development trends in 2022
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Equinix expands into Africa with MainOne acquisition
Equinix has announced its expansion into Africa through its intended acquisition of MainOne, a West African data centre and connectivity solutions provider, with presence in Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. The acquisition is expected to close Q1 of 2022, subject to...
The business debate around compulsory vaccinations
With many companies looking to enforce vaccine mandates for employees from the beginning of next year, Ian McAlister, GM of CRS Technologies, examines several of the key issues surrounding this. According to the Consolidated Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)...
DMP SA signs on to Commvault’s Metallic MSP programme
Data Management Professionals South Africa (DMP SA) has become an official Managed Service Provider (MSP) Partner for Metallic, a Commvault venture. Iniel Dreyer, MD of DMP SA, says this makes the company the first Metallic MSP partner in the African region and one of...
Ensure your festive season is not a fiery one
With the festive season almost upon us, homeowners are urged to ensure that basic fire-risk mitigation measures are in place if they are going away on holiday, highlights ASP Fire CEO Michael van Niekerk. The situation is also compounded by the current spate of...
How to prepare for hybrid work
Stakeholders came together during the Microsoft 365 Summit South Africa: The Future of Hybrid Work to discuss the big question on everyone's mind: how do we adopt hybrid work, with a view to maintaining and enhancing work culture, productivity and well-being? Speakers...
How hybrid work is pushing to end passwords
A new report from Cisco's Duo Security, the multi-factor authentication (MFA) and secure access solution, confirms that enterprises are taking steps to move away from passwords and adopting low-friction authentication methods to protect the hybrid workforce. While the...
What security trends to expect in 2022
Cybersecurity trends for 2022 include nuclear ransomware 3.0, a major power station/utility provider will be crippled, disinformation powered by deep fakes, the rise of dark economy M&A and more. This is according to KnowBe4, in its 2022 cybersecurity predictions...
Improve project management with the right solution
Project management plays a more crucial role in the growth of every business than ever before, writes Heinrich de Leeuw, MD of Seidor Africa. For businesses to survive in a post-pandemic world, project management solutions are more crucial than ever. According to a...
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