Return to tradition, save tokens
By Barry Buck - The hottest developer tool on the Internet right now is a plugin that makes your AI talk like a caveman. I’m not joking. It’s called Caveman, it cuts around 75% of output tokens, and its tagline is: “Why use many token when few do trick.” It has...
AI is exposing a talent crisis
As generative AI accelerates content production across global marketing organisations, a new reality is emerging: the industry isn’t facing a shortage of ideas, it’s facing a shortage of people who can manage what AI is producing. While some commentators suggest that...
Speed, trust, resilience no longer optional in digital transformation
As South African businesses continue to navigate economic pressure, rapid technological change and rising customer expectations, organisations that invest in digital trust, operational speed and human-centred design are best positioned to compete and grow in volatile...
Bridging the CIO and CFO divide to approve AI with confidence
South African businesses are not short on AI ambition but many are struggling to move from conversation to execution, or from proof of concept into production. While CIOs increasingly understand the potential of artificial intelligence, CFOs are often left...
AI is driving consumer and business shortages
AI infrastructure is aggressively consuming the global supply of specialised components, leading to shortages of consumer electronics and enterprise servers. By Andrew Cruise, MD at evoila Africa (previously Routed) The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has created...
Nutanix accelerates service provider growth
Nutanix has announced new platform and program enhancements for Nutanix Elevate Service Provider Program partners, including the new multitenant cloud capabilities enabled by the Nutanix Service Provider Central program designed to help partners scale and...
Debunking AI myths: What SA businesses need in 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from experiment to expectation in South African boardrooms, writes Senzo Mbhele, MD of Cloud On Demand. In many of the conversations I have, the question is no longer whether AI matters, rather the question is how to approach it...
From AI ambition to AI readiness: What boards should test in 2026
According to the latest Forvis Mazars C-suite barometer, business leaders headed into 2026 with a striking combination of confidence and caution – 92% of executives surveyed had a positive outlook on growth for their organisation. By Shane Cooper, head of digital...
Talent is in the eye of the customer
By Barry Buck - A former Microsoft Azure engineer recently published a six-part essay series lamenting how Azure never lived up to its potential. Rushed to market in 2008, perpetually on life support, plagued by a talent exodus and architectural drift – his words, not...
AI adoption will depend on skills, governance, execution – not just technology
As artificial intelligence (AI) moves from experimentation to everyday business use, South African organisations are discovering that success depends far less on sophisticated algorithms than on skills, oversight and operational discipline. While AI tools have become...
Agricultural innovation can buffer global shocks from the Iran war
The war in the Persian Gulf is already being felt far beyond the region, reflected in rising fertilizer prices in rural India and in the shifting planting decisions of farmers across Africa and well beyond. By Dr Himanshu Pathak, Director General of the International...
AI is not expensive. Uncontrolled AI is
There is a pattern I keep seeing in boardrooms and project meetings. The question is framed as, “How much will AI cost us?” The better question is, “What will happen if we do not control how we use it?” By Karl Fischer, chief technology officer of Obsidian Systems AI...