AI supercomputer revs up the UK’s economic engine
The UK government has announced it will spend £225-million ($273-million) to build one of the world’s fastest AI supercomputers. Called Isambard-AI, it’s the latest in a series of systems named after legendary 19th century British engineer Isambard Brunel and hosted...
Digitalisation is under the spotlight
In response to the evolving business landscape, companies across diverse industries are actively embracing digitalisation. This proactive trend underscores their commitment to business transformation and capitalising on emerging opportunities. Consequently, there is a...
Enterprise cryptography is in a risky state
Old, outdated cryptographic protocols are widely used by enterprises in finance, healthcare, higher education, retail, and manufacturing. Research by Quantum Xchange underscores how cryptography is largely taken for granted - rarely evaluated or checked - a practice...
How to detect and prevent cyberbullying
There has been in increase in cyberbullying among young people for some years. In the US, it has been reported that nearly half of US teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 had experienced at least one of six cyberbullying behaviours, according to Pew Research. The...
Data management drives compute, storage spending
Structured databases/data management workloads are driving the largest share of enterprise IT infrastructure spending in the first half of 2023 (1H23), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker:...
All is not lost despite vehicle sales decline
New vehicle sales recorded their third consecutive month of negative growth in October, providing the suspicious pundits in the market cause for concern. But WesBank still has reason for optimism in the country's new vehicle market. According to figures released by...
SAP adds GenAI developer tools
At the SAP TechEd event in 2023, SAP SE announced a comprehensive series of generative AI capabilities and advancements aimed at empowering developers of all skill levels to supercharge their businesses in the age of AI. "Today's dynamic technology and business...
Shift from hybrid by mistake to hybrid by design
Why are an increasing number of South African businesses making the costly move of shifting their workloads back on-premises? Michael Langeveld, head of technology and business development at HPE Emirates and Africa, provides key insights. The first decade or so of...
Mitigate fraud in business-to-business trade credit transactions
Fraud is a pervasive business-to-business problem, with numerous different methods being employed by fraudsters. This is the word from Ann Buitendag, chief operating officer of credit management services company Debtsource, which processes about 7 000 credit...
Future-proof skills development
Most of us have seen the statistics: South Africa's dismal unemployment rate has been sitting at around the 30% mark for a decade, with the latest figures indicating that 34,5% of people in the country are sitting at home without work. The youth are the hardest hit,...
The future of SoftPOS
Imagine a world where every smartphone transforms into a payment terminal, where merchants and their customers trade freely in a cashless, frictionless ecosystem. By Jonathan Jacobs, head of product and operations at Halo Dot Welcome to the future of software point of...
Vodacom offers access to personal loans
Vodacom Financial and Digital Lifestyle Services is launching VodaLend Personal Loans with the aim of providing a responsible credit solution for South Africans who need to secure extra funds in a tough economic climate. The new offering, in partnership with Old...