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The AI revolution nobody asked for (but we’re getting anyway)

Jan 8, 2026

By Barry Buck – Let me start with the most predictable sentence I’ll write today: I asked Claude to help me write this article about AI. The irony writes itself. Here’s what I’m seeing from the trenches as the chief technology officer (CTO) of...

Skills development dominates 2026 planning

Jan 8, 2026

As organisations start their planning for the new year, one question that must be top of mind is the issue of skills. The pace of technology is relentless, driving a need to constantly re-evaluate skills, and ensure any gaps are filled. A recent CompTIA research...

These will be the most in-demand jobs

Jan 8, 2026

South Africa’s workforce is evolving, with new roles emerging that many companies are only beginning to prepare for. According to the Bizmod Talent Report 2025, organisations that plan ahead to secure these critical skills will be better positioned to adapt to the...

Training the next generation of graduates to solve real-world problems

Jan 8, 2026

In just two years, the World Economic Forum predicts that 85-million jobs globally will be displaced by automation. But in South Africa, our biggest challenge goes beyond merely keeping up with global tech skills to making sure graduates know how to apply them to the...

How employers can guide knowledge workers through the AI shift

Jan 8, 2026

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...

CompTIA honours training partners

Jan 8, 2026

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...

SA resellers are embracing these technology trends

Dec 3, 2025

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...

The African data centre landscape

Nov 28, 2025

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,...

AI infrastructure spend to pass $200bn

Nov 28, 2025

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...

GenAI market will be worth $644bn this year

Nov 28, 2025

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...

AI, sustainability, workplace evolution set the scene for print industry

Nov 28, 2025

Key trends driving print industry transformation reflect continuing digital disruption and evolving workplace needs as AI adoption accelerates and focus on sustainability grows urgent as net zero targets draw near, according to Quorica’s Ten Key Trends report....

Poor platform security leaves printers vulnerable

Nov 28, 2025

Many IT teams are overlooking platform security, leaving concerning security gaps. This is among the findings from an HP Wolf Security report, ‘Securing the Print Estate: A Proactive Lifecycle Approach to Cyber Resilience”, that highlights the challenges of securing...

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