by Kathy Gibson | Mar 27, 2023 | Trends and Analysis
Artificial intelligence (AI) research and deployment company OpenAI recently announced the official launch of ChatGPT, a new model for conversational AI. According to OpenAI, the dialogue provided by this platform makes it possible for ChatGPT to “answer follow-up...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 27, 2023 | Trends and Analysis
By Ilke Demir – Generative artificial intelligence (AI) describes the algorithms used to create new data that can resemble human-generated content, including audio, code, images, text, simulations and videos. This technology is trained with existing content and...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 27, 2023 | Thought Leadership
As the energy crisis in South Africa deepens, economists predict a 45% chance of South Africa sliding into a recession this year. This is exacerbated by the rising cost of living, unemployment, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. According to Damian Michael, CEO of...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 27, 2023 | Thought Leadership
Reverse mentorship, when a more experienced or higher-ranking individual seeks guidance and knowledge from a junior or less experienced employee, has grown in prominence in recent years. By Frik van der Westhuizen, CEO of EQPlus This can at least partly be attributed...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 27, 2023 | Thought Leadership
Everyone has heard about cloud computing and how it has changed the world, and how a changing world has, in turn, accelerated the evolution and uptake of the cloud. From large, critical customer-facing applications to internal collaboration tools such as video...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 27, 2023 | Trends and Analysis
WatchGuard Threat Lab’s recent Internet Security Report cites that 78% of zero-day malware threats evade basic detection. This trend was also seen in previous quarters, which makes a solid case for taking immediate step to safeguard organisations against zero-day...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 27, 2023 | Trends and Analysis
One of the main findings of Microsoft’s 2022 Work Trend Index — an annual study that outlines the top trends business leaders must pay attention to in the shift to hybrid work — is that “every organisation in every industry will have to infuse technology into...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 27, 2023 | Trends and Analysis
The African continent is poised for economic growth, rapid urbanisation and increasing incomes with its population expected to reach about 1.7-billion people by 2030, making it crucial for businesses to fast-track data strategies if they are to remain competitive and...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 27, 2023 | Thought Leadership
The days of “do-it-yourself” IT is coming to an end. Technical teams no longer must sit and try to work through a magnum opus of manuals for every layer of compute, networking, and storage, largely thanks to the growing popularity and increasing success of...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 27, 2023 | Featured Story, Features
Nearly three quarters (73%) of CEOs believe global economic growth will decline over the next 12 months, according to PwC’s 26th Annual Global CEO Survey, which polled 4 410 CEOs in 105 countries and territories in October and November 2022. The bleak CEO outlook is...
