SA consumers still under the whip
Global consumers are expected to spend $3,2-trillion more in 2025, representing nearly 6% growth compared to 2024, according to World Data Lab. In South Africa, there are signs of growing consumer confidence and resilience, even with rising food and utility prices...
Datatec expects higher earnings
Datatec has published a trading statement for the six months ended 31 August 2024 (H1 FY25), alerting shareholders to improved financial performance from all divisions. Westcon continued its profit growth trajectory and Logicalis International strongly increased...
Fast cyberattacks hinder effective defender response
Telemetry logs were missing in nearly 42% of the attack cases studied by Sophos, according to its Active Adversary Report for Security Practitioners. In 82% of these cases, cybercriminals disabled or wiped out the telemetry to hide their tracks. The report covers...
Business vehicles at bigger risk of hijacking
Tracker's vehicle crime statistics for the period January to June 2023 reveal that hijackings still dominate, accounting for 55% of all national vehicle crime incidents versus theft at 45%. However, while the hijacking to theft ratio for personal vehicles is...
African government institutions under fire from cyberthreats
Check Point Software Technologies' Global Threat Index for October 2023 reveals an alarming trend in cyber threats, with the Remote Access Trojan (RAT) NJRat having dramatically risen from sixth to second place - with a particular focus on targeting government...
Volatile economy drives escalating telco struggles in SMB market
With telecoms service providers looking for growth in enterprise revenues from the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market, the combination of intense competition, the long-term impact of the 2007/08 financial crisis, and the Ukraine war are set to squeeze market...
Certified project managers earn way more
Project management is listed as one of the top scarce skills in the country by the Department of Home Affairs, which has heightened the demand for certified project professionals. This results in a potential earning advantage, especially for project managers who hold...
Google to help with SA tourism promotion
Google has signed an agreement with Patricia Lille, minister of tourism, aimed at promoting South Africa as a prime tourist destination and providing training and support to the sector in digital training. The Ministry of Tourism is mandated to create conditions...
Business needs, GenAI will drive public cloud spend to $679bn in 2024
Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 20,4% to total $678,8-billion in 2024, up from $563,6-billion in 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. "Cloud has become essentially indispensable," says Sid Nag, vice-president...
Cybersecurity trends to watch in 2024
South Africa's cybersecurity landscape is becoming increasingly dangerous. In fact, a recent report by Interpol reveals that the country is the cybercrime hub of the continent. As cyber-threats continue to rise, it's crucial for local businesses to keep an eye on...
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Cisco offers free training for education continuity
Cisco is making available free training on ICT skills courses to students and citizens across the African continent. All students who successfully complete the courses will receive a certificate from Cisco. In the wake of multiple governments' response to the impact...
TPG and Goldman Sachs lead Infinidat’s new funding round
Infinidat has secured an additional investment round from its existing investors - TPG Growth, Goldman Sachs, Claridge Israel, Ion Crossover Partners and Moshe Yanai, founder of Infinidat. The company also announced enhancements to its leadership team with the...
Telcos zero-rate maths education programme for township youth
Major telecommunications companies MTN, Cell C and Rain have zero-rated an online maths education programme that features a combination of the recently revised curriculum with puzzles and problem-solving activities, competitions, games and weekly challenges to keep...
Keep IT costs down with managed data services
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Aruba ESP is a cloud-native platform for the intelligent edge
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Infobip launches Conversations to enable connected customer experiences
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Dell shifts AI adoption into the fast lane
Dell Technologies is embracing innovation that helps businesses run powerful artificial intelligence (AI) workloads in VMware environments. Designed to make AI easier to deploy and consume, new Dell EMC Ready Solutions based on VMware Cloud Foundation help companies...
Xilica appoints TOA Electronics as a distributor
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Tips for building better chatbots
Want your chatbot design to deliver genuine customer engagement? Build it properly, writes Matt Grobler, pre-sales engineer at Inovo. Chatbots don't work. Well, not unless they've been integrated intelligently and strategically to create a seamless customer journey....
What happened to my net take home pay?
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