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What CIOs, IT industry players need to know about the future of ICT

May 13, 2022

IDC held its CIO Summit and IDC Directions conferences in Johannesburg. Kathy Gibson reported from both events SA tech industry looks forward to continued growth South Africa’s economic growth is still low, while unemployment has hit historic highs, driving...

How to succeed with Industry 4.0

May 11, 2022

When it comes to technology investments, the factory floor and warehouse typically get the least attention – and yet they are critical to the operations and survival of any company. Brendan Cuthbertson, head of Commercial, Enterprise and Regional Public Sector...

Mobile World Congress 2022

Mar 12, 2022

After a two-year hiatus, Mobile World Congress 2022 took place once again in Barcelona, attracting more than 60 000 in-person delegates. Kathy Gibson was there. Mobile drives Africa’s booming digital economy Africa’s digital economy, driven by mobile commerce, could...

Changes ahead: Carbon tax and Budget 2022

Mar 6, 2022

A concerning change to the carbon tax regime is Treasury’s intention to penalise emissions exceeding the taxpayer’s mandatory carbon budget.

It’s a wrap: CES 2022 welcomed 40 000 people from 119 countries

Jan 10, 2022

The CES keynote stage featured leaders across global industries and 800+ startups made their debut in the city,

IDC outlines roadmap to recovery

Oct 22, 2020

Kathy Gibson reports from the virtual IDC CIO Summit – The world has largely weathered the Covid-19 storm and is ready to start feeling its way to the new normal. That’s the word from Crawford Del Prete, president of IDC, who believes that organisations are now...

Dell Technologies Forum

Oct 22, 2020

Dell Technologies committed to modernising IT, and offering customers more of their IT assets as a service. Kathy Gibson reports from the online Dell Technologies Forum Dell aims to bring the multi-cloud closer Dell Technologies aims to improve flexibility and...

Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2020

Oct 22, 2020

Cyber security is rapidly becoming a top concern for organisations already trying to get ahead of data protection issues. The solution is a single tool that offers cyber protection to address both challenges, according to Acronis. Kathy Gibson reports Cyber...

Fujitsu ActivateNow

Oct 22, 2020

In place of its annual Fujitsu Forum global conference, Fujitsu gather staff, customers and partners together online for the virtual ActivateNow event. Kathy Gibson attended the event. Time to reimagine business is now It is time to reimagine how our businesses...

VMworld 2020: IT emerges as the hero

Oct 10, 2020

2020 has been a challenging year for everyone, and organisations around the world have turned to IT professionals to help them get through it. Kathy Gibson found out about many of the technologies enabling the new workplace, data centre, cloud and edge at VMworld...

All the news from Huawei Connect

Oct 10, 2020

Huawei Connect, the annual conference and exhibition held by Huawei Enterprise, took place in Shanghai and was also broadcast virtually. Kathy Gibson attended the virtual event Tech integration key to digital transformation As the computer industry takes...

It’s been over a decade – so when will blockchain’s time arrive?

Aug 26, 2020

Regulations were also a barrier as central banks and other authorities wrestled with how blockchain fits into current regimes.

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