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A model for easing global trade tensions

Oct 14, 2019

Global uncertainties and tensions are escalating and affecting trade in every region. We see rising protectionism, while multilateral cooperation – including through the World Trade Organisation – is increasingly under threat. By Patricia Scotland,...

Why your business needs a proper business fibre connection

Oct 14, 2019

“It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business.” This famous line by Michael Corleone in The Godfather, a bona fide Francis Ford Coppola movie classic, has raised more disputes than the Don has ordered hits about whether it’s really possible to keep...

How millennials are changing the workplace

Oct 5, 2019

As more and more of this coming generation complete formal education and take up jobs, millennials are dramatically changing the nature of the modern workforce. By as early as 2025, as much as 75% of the global workforce could be millennials and they will bring a...

A new era of wireless connectivity

Oct 5, 2019

Twenty years ago, with the release of 802.11b, WiFi began its conquest of the world networking scene in earnest. WiFi can easily be called out as one of the most popular technologies of the last two decades. Just as mobile telephony and mobile internet, it has become...

Intel delivers 64-chip neuromorphic system

Oct 5, 2019

Intel has announced that an 8-million-neuron neuromorphic system comprising 64 Loihi research chips — codenamed Pohoiki Beach — is now available to the broader research community. With Pohoiki Beach, researchers can experiment with Intel’s brain-inspired research...

Can fintechs stop SMEs from failing?

Oct 5, 2019

It’s estimated that SMEs make up 91% of formalised businesses in South Africa, provide employment to about 60% of the labour force, and their total economic output accounts for roughly 34% of the country’s GDP. But the reality is that the overwhelming majority of...

Blockchain empowers African farmers

Oct 5, 2019

AB InBev Africa and BanQu are using blockchain to uplift smallholder farmers in AB InBev’s supply chain. The partnership aims to expand financial inclusion and empower more people across the continent. It also gives AB InBev better line of sight when it comes to its...

The conundrum of managing a multi-cloud environment

Oct 5, 2019

With the recent significant investments made by hyper-scale cloud providers in South Africa, it is becoming increasingly apparent that cloud adoption is maturing in the local market, as enterprises realise that different aspects of their business require different...

ITAD market continues to grow

Sep 30, 2019

The global IT asset disposition (ITAD) market size is anticipated to be worth around R330-billion by 2026, according to Acumen Research. By Wale Arewa, CEO of Xperien Verified Market Research anticipates even bigger growth, it projects that this market will more than...

Enterprise development for a sustainable industry

Sep 30, 2019

South African IT companies should embrace enterprise and supplier development as an opportunity to strengthen their supply and demand chains as well as to make a meaningful impact on socioeconomic development. Those that succeed can get a sustainable competitive...

The what, how and why of AI

Sep 30, 2019

Data plays a pivotal role in any artificial intelligence (AI) implementation. In fact, data is often the most underused asset a company has, and a ‘data-first’ approach forms the very foundation of AI. This is according to Shakeel Jhazbhay, GM: digital business...

Microgrid power key to hospital functionality

Sep 24, 2019

Hospitals rely on continuous energy supply and cannot afford the potential disaster that could ensue if power fails within the infrastructure. This is why microgrid systems are globally being instituted within the healthcare industry to provide large amounts of...

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