by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
By Juanita Vorster – In the boardroom, we call it risk management. In HR, resilience. In marketing, futureproofing. What we all really want is accurate predictions on when what is going to change, and solutions on how to delay – or ideally, prevent – the impact...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 8, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Organisations across sub-Saharan Africa that are helping young talent build confidence and learn life-changing digital and technology skills have been honored by CompTIA, the global provider of vendor-neutral information technology (IT) training and certification...
by Kathy Gibson | Dec 3, 2025 | Trends and Analysis
The pace of change in the technology arena is inexorable, and organisations that don’t embrace new innovations are doomed to be left behind. Gartner tells us that worldwide IT spending is expected to total $6,08-trillion in 2026, an increase of 9,8% from 2025. That’s...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 28, 2025 | Trends and Analysis
The African data centre market is booming: valued at about $3,49-billion last year, it is tipped to hit $6,81-billion by 2030, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11,8%. The rapid growth is seen in the number of new builds being carried out across the continent,...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 28, 2025 | Trends and Analysis
The global artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure market is on track for unprecedented growth, poised to surpass $200-billion in spending by 2028, according to the latest findings from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Artificial...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 28, 2025 | Trends and Analysis
Worldwide generative AI (GenAI) spending is expected to total $644-billion in 2025, an increase of 76,4% from 2024, according to a forecast by Gartner. “Expectations for GenAI’s capabilities are declining due to high failure rates in initial proof-of-concept...
