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Hormuz a tech chokepoint that heightens semiconductor, AI infrastructure risks

A functional impairment of the Strait of Hormuz is rapidly emerging as a critical yet underappreciated risk to the global technology supply chain, with specialty materials such as helium now presenting a larger immediate threat to semiconductors and AI infrastructure...

Supply chains, built to be efficient, were also built to break

The convergence of physical and digital supply chain risks demands a new strategy, writes Pushpinder Singh, partner and global practice leader: supply chain transformation and offerings at the IBM Institute for Business Value. Just last week, fresh strikes in the...

Africa feels impact of Middle East conflict

The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with rising frequency of major shocks worldwide. Amid spikes in energy, food and fertilizer prices caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African...

Rocky geopolitical landscape threatens to disrupt AI-driven cloud growth

Cloud revenues are soaring, driven largely by burgeoning demand for processing and storage capacity to support AI-powered applications. Cloud service providers are scrambling to meet this demand by expanding their data centre footprints. In addition, regions like EU...

Business Analyst Specialist

Business Analyst SpecialistWork with stakeholders throughout the organisation; to build a holistic view of the organisation's strategy; processes; information and information technology assets.The specialist BA links and aligns the business mission, strategy and...

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Business Analyst Specialist – Gauteng Sandton

Business Analyst SpecialistWork with stakeholders throughout the organisation; to build a holistic view of the organisation's strategy; processes; information and information technology assets.The specialist BA links and aligns the business mission, strategy and...

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Infrastructure Architect

Role OverviewTo Lead the Design and implementation of the enterprise-wide infrastructure and technology architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals, scalability, security and operationsl efficiency. Responsibilities Strategic Architecture Development Define...

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AI boom propels foundry 2.0 market to $360bn

According to The broadly defined Foundry 2.0 market, comprising pure-play foundry, non-memory IDM, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT), and photomask fabrication, is projected to surpass $360-billion in 2026, representing 17% year-over-year growth. This...

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IBM in strategic collaboration with Arm

IBM has announced a strategic collaboration with Arm to develop new dual‑architecture hardware that helps enterprises run future AI and data intensive workloads with greater flexibility, reliability, and security. IBM's leadership in system design, from silicon to...

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Ocean economy faces pressure, fragmentation

The Strait of Hormuz remains virtually closed, with effects spreading through the global economy within weeks by disrupting energy flows, raising prices and increasing financial pressure on developing countries, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warns in its second...

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