Huawei commits to cloud business in SA

Kathy Gibson reports – 2020 was a tough year for Huawei as US sanctions took their toll, but the company still managed to grow its business. This is the words from Stone He, president of Huawei Cloud (Southern Africa), who adds: “We have already built our Plan B – we...

Responsible practices key to AI success

Kathy Gibson reports – Artificial intelligence (AI) cannot function effectively without the trust of all an organisation’s stakeholders – customers, vendors, employees and staff. And, while there are any number of high-level principles expounded around AI, there...

Enterprises make the move to hybrid cloud

Kathy Gibson reports – South African enterprises are starting to adopt hybrid cloud and within five years it will be the predominant IT model. This is the word from Rowen Grierson, regional sales director of Nutanix sub-Saharan Africa, sharing the results of Nutanix’s...

CEOs are bullish about the future

Kathy Gibson reports – South African CEOs are confident about the future, but are very cognisant of the many challenges that we need to overcome. These are among the findings from the PwC Annual Global CEO Survey, 2021, which reflects the fact that we are living in a...