by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2025 | Trends and Analysis
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly increased the demand for data processing capabilities and capacity, leading to the expansion of data centres globally. As these facilities operate continuously, their energy-intensive equipment are...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2025 | Trends and Analysis
Let’s face it: South Africa’s power grid isn’t winning any awards for reliability, writes Mandy Hattingh, senior associate at NSDV. Our data centres are feeling the heat – and not in a good way. These digital powerhouses not only keep our...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2025 | Trends and Analysis
A new report commissioned by Nutanix from Atlantic Ventures – Improving Sustainability in Data Centres 2024 – reveals how next-generation data centre architectures including hybrid cloud and hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) can significantly reduce energy...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2025 | Product Showcase
Lenovo has announced its Lenovo Yoga and Lenovo IdeaPad portfolios, including additions to the Lenovo Copilot+ PC. The products include: The all-new Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition (15-inch, 9), an Intel Evo Edition Copilot+ PC powered by Intel Core Ultra processors...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2025 | Product Showcase
The Honor X6b has earned SGS’s 5-Star Drop-Resistant Quality certification, tested for drops from heights of up to 1,5 meters. The device has a three-layer protection system that reinforces the entire structure of the phone. Each layer plays a vital role in ensuring...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2025 | Product Showcase
TRENDnet is expanding its industrial switches portfolio with the introduction of the company’s first industrial multi-gigabit switches. The first industrial multi-gigabit model to launch is the 6-Port Industrial 2.5G DIN-Rail Switch with 10G SFP+ Ports (TI-G5062),...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2025 | Product Showcase
IBM has released Granite 3.0. its third-generation Granite flagship language models under the permissive Apache 2.0 license. The Granite 3.0 models were trained on over 12-trillion tokens on data taken from 12 different natural languages and 116 different programming...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2025 | Product Showcase
The new Xiaomi 14T phone, powered by the latest MediaTek processors with AMOLED displays, is designed for seamless AI integration and versatile use. The Xiaomi 14T Series features the AI LM computational photography platform, based on FusionLM, the Xiaomi 14T enhances...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 14, 2025 | Product Showcase
Dell has introduced the Inspiron 14 2-in-1, now available from official distributor, DCC Technologies. The top model is based on Intel’s Core 7 150U processor, launched in January 2024. With 10 cores and up to 5,4 GHz turbo frequency it combines with (up to) 16Gb of...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 31, 2025 | Featured Story, Features
In the fourth quarter of 2024, Distributor Revenues grew 2,3% year-over-year, landing at $21,4-billion, but this solid end to the year was not enough to outweigh weaker sales in earlier quarters, and 2024 ended down 1,1% year-over-year according to the International...