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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...

Server market value tipped for 45% growth in 2025

Oct 24, 2025

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, the server market reached a record $95,2-billion dollars in market value during the first quarter of the year, showing the highest quarterly growth rate ever with 134,1% increase...

Robust growth for servers as AI, cloud and analytics boost demand

Oct 24, 2025

According to Growth Market reports research, the global servers market size reached $98,3-billion in 2024, reflecting robust demand across industries. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7,1% to reach an estimated $184,7-billion by 2033. This growth is...

Servers evolve to meet the new demands of scale, speed, and security

Oct 24, 2025

By Ralph Berndt – The role of the server in enterprise IT has fundamentally changed. No longer a static piece of on-prem hardware sitting in a locked room, today’s servers are agile, distributed, and built to handle the demands of real-time business. Across...

How can SA escape the trap of economic stagnation?

Oct 24, 2025

Nearly two decades after joining BRICS, South Africa has failed to deliver on its development promises – per capita GDP in 2025 is below 2007 levels, with a marked deterioration in social indicators: unemployment; growing poverty; and severely degraded...

Major gaps in local SMB cybersecurity

Oct 24, 2025

SMBs in South Africa – defined as companies with less than 250 employees – are highly vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks, a new study by Cisco reveals, stating that less than 4% of surveyed local SMBs are at a “mature” level of preparedness against cyberattacks...

Deepfake losses climb past $1,5bn

Oct 24, 2025

Deepfake-related losses have surpassed $1,5-billion to date, with approximately $1-billion of those losses occurring in 2025 alone. According to a new Surfshark study, losses approached $400-million in 2024, following a cumulative $130-million from 2019 to 2023,...

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