SMEs operate at half their potential: new platform targets the structural cause
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) generate, on average, only around half the productivity of large firms. This is a gap equivalent to as much as 5% of GDP in advanced economies and up to 10% in emerging markets, according to OECD and McKinsey research. Despite...
Local language models critical for accurate AI transcription
As AI becomes more deeply embedded in business systems, South African companies need to assess whether the underlying language tools are fit for the local market. This is the view of Euphoria Telecom MD Warren Hawkins, who says: “Transcription accuracy is becoming a...
Infrastructure, skills and the AI opportunity key to building SA’s digital future
President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement at the 2026 State of the Nation Address of a R50-billion investment into data centres over the next three years signals that South Africa recognizes digital infrastructure as the foundation for economic growth. By James...
Connectivity becomes a board-level strategic issue
There was a time when connectivity was seen as infrastructure, or worse, as background noise for the IT department while business decision-makers focused on more important decisions. Those days are long gone, writes Willem van Zyl, chief technology officer at...
Red Hat debuts sovereign and private cloud capabilities
Red Hat has announced the expansion of its sovereign and private cloud capabilities, empowering global organisations with greater control over their technology and data. As operational independence becomes both a regulatory directive and strategic mandate, Red Hat is...
A seven-nation army couldn’t hold my backlog
By Barry Buck - Anyone who has stood in a Champions League stadium knows the sound. Stomp, stomp, clap. The White Stripes riff converted into a 60 000-person chant before kick-off. There is no better soundtrack for enterprise project queues in 2026. The work keeps...
The long-term infrastructure behind successful AI
Infrastructure decisions made today will determine the cost and resilience of tomorrow’s AI. Why? Because AI-driven applications aren’t temporary workloads. Once deployed, they run continuously, improving and expanding as organisations integrate them more deeply into...
Veeam launches DataAI Command Platform
Veeam Software announced its Veeam DataAI Command Platform at VeeamON 2026 in New York City. The DataAI Command Platform is the result of Veeam’s acquisition of Securiti AI fused with its own resilience offerings. “The infrastructure to deploy AI exists. The...
Managed optical networks the backbone of enterprise connectivity
As enterprise digital transformation accelerates, a quieter but equally critical shift is taking place beneath the surface: the rapid evolution of network infrastructure. By Brett Van Rooyen, senior pre-sales engineer at NEC XON Driven by the rise of cloud computing,...
Tableau unveils agentic analytics platform
Tableau is unveiling its Agentic Analytics Platform, unifying data, business logic, and metadata into a single, extensible platform. Tableau now enables AI agents to not just surface insights but take autonomous, trusted action across the enterprise–in any app, on any...
Why SA’s multi-million-rand ERP projects keep failing
Across South Africa, organisations are pouring billions into ERP platforms and large systems transformations. Retailers are rebuilding supply chains. Municipalities are digitising billing platforms. Banks are modernising core systems. Manufacturers are connecting...
Forget prompts, manifesto engineering lets AI work with you
By Barry Buck - Most people prompt AI like they’re writing a Jira ticket. Specs, requirements, acceptance criteria. The output matches the input – competent, narrow, exactly what was asked for and nothing more. Then they wonder why their AI experiments feel...