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Recession and tech advancements put pressure on jobs
Having recently slipped into a technical recession, the South African economy continues to experience dangerously low levels of economic growth, which does not bode well for national employment figures. Making matters worse is the technologically driven fourth industrial revolution which…
AI is not the new kid on the block and it’s here to stay!
Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be the new kid on the block. Everybody is talking about it, and there is a flood of IT products that feature some variety of AI, from machine learning (ML) algorithms to neural networks and…
Five steps to evaluating a DDoS managed service provider
The news that the Southern African Department of Labour was recently able to foil a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on one of its external facing servers in early September reminds us that businesses and governments must remain vigilant…
Millennials & ICT: An entrepreneurial match made in heaven?
Born between the early 1980s and 2000s, millennials are becoming a larger and more important part of South Africa’s population. However, the prevailing tough economic climate has taken its toll on the country’s millennials, with youth unemployment reaching 52.40% in…
Could Johannesburg be the AI Hub Africa needs?
When one thinks of artificial intelligence (AI), major corporations working out of leading tech hubs like Silicon Valley and – with a growing presence – London come to mind. Africa, on the other hand, hasn’t yet taken a seat at…
IAB SA releases a White Paper on Brand Safety
Championing the safety of brands online is a matter of good business practice, says industry body. The IAB SA has released a White Paper dealing specifically with the safety of brands online. The paper, authored by leaders in South African…
Artificial intelligence – threat or saviour?
Most new technologies tend to see people react with scepticism, suspicion and fear, with some even becoming alarmist and broadcasting extreme negative scenarios up to and including some pending cataclysm. And this has certainly been the case for Artificial Intelligence…
Digitally enhanced public private partnerships
The term technology is wide and far-reaching – it refers to a plethora of things These can include manufacturing, process, and building technologies. This article focuses on digital technology; which is a technology is today and for the foreseeable future…
Blancco simplifies PoPI compliance
According to legislation, businesses are required to manage the complete destruction of all data when IT assets reach end-of-life. Blancco has now introduced Erasure-as-a-Service, a certifiable secure data erasure solution that is PoPI compliant. Blancco partner Xperien can now ensure…
It’s time to exploit AI’s long-term potentials
In 2018, cars are commonplace, but it took 250 years for the automobile to develop from an idea to the car-oriented life we lead today. The world had to be moulded around it first. Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing in a…
The Future of Making Things: Building South Africa’s bionic blueprint
The explosion of technological advances has resulted in a fundamental shift and transformation of the human experience through new-age design. Almost everything we experience, from jet engines to life-like movie monsters, was made by man or machine. And through the…
Building a connected, trusted, smart enterprise
Business intelligence (BI) is an essential element to the success of any organisation. Without fully understanding the data within the business, without a true understanding of its operational performance (or lack thereof), reliable and effective strategies cannot be built. In…
Machine Learning and ITSM: Helping Help Desks
The field of machine learning is quite a hot topic. We know that this type of artificial intelligence (AI) provides computers with the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. For people like me who need it in simpler terms, machine learning deals with…
Time to act on digital transformation
Digitisation has forever changed the consumer buying experience. The internet, once a simple tool to browse options and compare prices before consumers experienced and bought the product in a store, has now become the platform on which brands compete for…
Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2019
On October 15, Gartner, Inc. highlighted the top strategic technology trends that organisations need to explore in 2019. Analysts presented their findings during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, which is currently underway in Orlando Florida. Gartner defines a strategic technology trend as…
The changing risk and liability landscape – The road to Autonomous driving
Modern corporate risk and liability exposures can arise from many sources, including third parties, supply chains, products, IT security, new technology and the environment. Global Risk Dialogue examines current and emerging risk management and insurance issues across a number of…
