by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Global spending on public cloud services is forecast to surpass $1 trillion in 2026 – growing over 21% – and is expected to double by 2029, according to the latest update of International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Software and Public Cloud...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Forty-five percent of managers say that the use of AI has improved the work of their teams as much as they expected, according to a survey by Gartner. “CHROs are under pressure to ensure effective workforce usage of AI tools, but they have overrelied on empowering...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Global security spending is projected to reach $308-billion in 2026 and $430-billion by 2029, according to the latest forecast from the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Security Spending Guide. The global security market is forecast to grow 11,8% in...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Global spending on information and communications technology (ICT) is forecast to reach $4-trillion in 2026 and surpass $6-trillion by 2029, according to the latest update of the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide ICT Spending Guide Enterprise and SMB by...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
The Sophos X-Ops Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has issued a cyber advisory warning of increased cybersecurity risks as the US-Israel-Iran conflict continues and escalates. Historically, periods of direct military escalation in the Middle East have correlated with...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | news
Datacentrix received four awards at the recent Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) South Africa Partner Awards FY25, including the ‘FY25 Partner of the Year’ title. In addition, Datacentrix was named as Services Partner of the Year, Storage Partner of the Year and...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | news
SAP revealed the winners of this year’s SAP Africa Partner Awards at an event held in Stellenbosch. Nazia Pillay, MD: southern Africa at SAP, says the role of partners has never been more critical. “Organisations across the continent are redesigning processes,...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | news
Duxbury Networking has been appointed the exclusive distributor of Milesight surveillance solutions in South Africa, expanding its surveillance portfolio with a platform designed to deliver AI-driven analytics, rapid deployment, and open integration for modern...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | news
South African organisations are building more software than ever before. What many of them are not doing is securing the identities and pipelines that build it. Obsidian Systems has announced a strategic reseller and implementation partnership with BlueFlag Security,...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | news
South African cyber security specialist Solid8 Technologies has partnered with identity software provider Ping Identity. Simone Santana, MD of Solid8 Technologies, says identity is at the core of every great digital experience and the key to digital transformation....
