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One of South Africa's leading IT publications and websites.
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Africa Tech Festival, together with a host of sideline events, wraps up today in Cape Town. https://t.co/tUa1bzGux6
it-online.co.za
Cape Town hosted the 2025 Africa Tech Festival this week. Kathy Gibson attended to find out what the continent can look forward to in the coming months. AI key for Africa to unlock youth dividend...
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Recognising the importance of developing next-generation data centres to drive digitalisation and improve its economies, the Data Centre Associations of Europe are working together to keep the continent competitive in the global market. https://t.co/OwTPHqH2ME
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Kathy Gibson reports from Tognana, Italy – Europe is standing as one in the development of a globally competitive data centre industry. At a meeting of Data Centre Associations hosted by Vertiv,...
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#Gambling is taking a toll as South African’s bet more of their income – and experience significantly higher default levels. A study by #Experian and #Vault22 uncovers the stark realities. @Experian @vault22_io
https://t.co/8hVTmbMphE
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Kathy Gibson reports – Online gambling, a very topical and sensitive subject at the moment, is having a negative impact on consumers. A new study by Experian and Vault22, using reliable and represe...
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Nvidia is investing $5-billion in Intel stock as the two companies sign a deal to jointly develop multiple generations of custom datacentre and PC products for hyperscale, enterprise and consumer markets. @intel @nvidia
https://t.co/yzGrj2SPgx
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Nvidia and Intel have announced a collaboration to jointly develop multiple generations of custom datacentre and PC products that accelerate applications and workloads across hyperscale, enterprise...
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South Africa’s online retail market is on track to hit R130-billion this year – and will soon account for 10% of all retail sales - according to the Online Retail in South Africa 2025 study. @WorldWideWorx @Mastercard @PeachPayments @AskAfrika
https://t.co/zCNUULyDRo
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Kathy Gibson reports – Online retail is set to account for 10% of all retail spend in South Africa within just a few months, reaching a value of R130-billion by the end of this year. Arthur Goldstu...
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Nazia Pillay has taken over the reins of SAP Southern Africa, tasked with steering the software giant through a challenging and dynamic business and technology landscape. @SAP @naziapillay1
https://t.co/H7gRCE1rR0
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By Kathy Gibson – Nazia Pillay has been confirmed as the MD of SAP Southern Africa, taking the reins at a particularly crucial time for the IT industry. Technology has seen exponential leaps over the...
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South African channel partners got the inside story on IBM’s new Power 11 in Johannesburg today. The new technology promises to improve customers’ productivity and reduce costs, while paving the road to full AI value. @FirstDist @IBM
https://t.co/aYNzWdLWDz
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Kathy Gibson reports – IBM’s Power 11 launch is one of the company’s most significant in recent years: the new technology promises to improve customers’ productivity and reduce costs, while paving...
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High-profile users alike – including South Africa’s National #Treasury and the US’s nuclear weapons agency - have fallen victim to a newly-uncovered vulnerability in #Microsoft #SharePoint, which nation-state actors are believed to be exploiting. https://t.co/czCyGi5EHm
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High-profile local and global sites alike have fallen victim to a newly-uncovered vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint. In South Africa, National Treasury is among the customers affected, while...
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##IBM has overcome the major scientific hurdles, and believes it is now on track to build the world’s first large-scale fault-tolerant #quantum computer before the end of this decade. @IBM @IBMResearch
https://t.co/pLT1mIN4xa
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IBM is on track to deliver scalable quantum computing by the end of this decade. Scientists from the IBM Quantum Data Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, believe they have cracked the science for...
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The African SAP User Group (#AFSUG) held its biennial #Saphila meeting this week in Sun City, where representatives from users, partners and SAP shared solutions and learnings. Kathy Gibson reports back @SAP @AFSUG
https://t.co/IufFYjpdYF
channelwise.co.za
The African SAP User Group (AFSUG) held its biennial Saphila meeting this week in Sun City, where representatives from users, partners and SAP shared solutions and learnings. Kathy Gibson reports ...
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#Nutanix is rapidly expanding its platform to embrace not just hyperconverged infrastructure (#HCI), but all aspects of #cloud, on-premise and edge infrastructure to truly enable its mantra of ‘run anything anywhere’. @nutanix
https://t.co/l0eXnMgvRt
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Nutanix is rapidly expanding its platform to embrace not just hyperconverged infrastructure, but all aspects of cloud, on-premise and edge infrastructure to truly enable its mantra of ‘run anything...
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#Africa stands to reap substantial benefits from artificial intelligence (#AI) – but only if we are able to skill up in time. A new #SAP report finds that organisations know AI #skills are important, but there’s a big gap to plug. @SAP
https://t.co/F1h9vTunsQ
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Africa stands to reap substantial benefits from artificial intelligence (AI) – but only if organisations are able to skill up in time. This is among the findings from a new SAP report, ‘Africa’s AI...
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Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi aren’t ordinary #wolves – they are dire wolves brought back from #extinction thanks to #DNA engineering. https://t.co/9t9JPd03Fx
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On October 1 2024, for the first time in human history, Colossal Biosciences successfully restored a once-eradicated species through the science of de-extinction. After a more than 10 000 year...
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#Google Cloud’s newly-opened Johannesburg region – its first in #Africa – is expected to fuel $90,6-billion in economic output through the continent, while unlocking more than 300 000 jobs. @Google @googleafrica
https://t.co/mcOwaQiQId
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Kathy Gibson reports – In a first for Africa, Google Cloud has launched a Johannesburg region, joining its global network of 40 regions and 121 zones. Solly Malatsi, Minister of Communications and...
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The latest issue of Channelwise is out now. Read about the channel’s top priorities for 2025; how skills are more important than ever; why time is running out for Windows 10 users; and catch all the action from the Channelwise Sports Day and Awards. https://t.co/QrNfb9TxCd
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Channel's top priorities for 2025; act now to ensure you have the right skills; time runs out for Windows 10; Syntech signs up ASUS distribution; and all the action from the Channelwise Sports Day...
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AI is set to change the world just as much as our ability to work iron or harness electricity did. And we need to actively work towards making the AI economy a reality, Microsoft’s Brad Smith told government and business leaders. @Microsoft
https://t.co/3ay8jGr5Hw
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#Microsoft has committed to investing an additional R5,4-billion in its South African data centres, adding to the R20-billion already invested in South African infrastructure. @Microsoft @MicrosoftSA @PresidencyZA
https://t.co/psyYj89yhd
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Yesterday (3 March 2025) marked World Wildlife Day, as 1-million species are threated with extinction. Artificial intelligence (#AI) is playing a key role in sustaining ecosystems and supporting biodiversity. @nvidia @WWF @WWFSouthAfrica
https://t.co/yPbLTvZujE
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From Seattle to Cape Town, and everywhere around and between, AI is helping conserve the wild plants and animals that make up the intricate web of life on Earth. It’s critical work that sustains...
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Nokia plans to set up a cellular communications network on the #moon, as part of the payload on board Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission that launched this week. @NASA @nokia
https://t.co/FSFdjxMK7u
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Nokia plans to set up a cellular communications network on the Moon. This is one of the outcomes that the new Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission hopes to accomplish. Carrying NASA...
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The all-female crew of Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Kerianne Flynn, Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchez will man #BlueOrigin's next New Shepard flight. https://t.co/dcusx9Fsdd
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Blue Origins’ next New Shepard flight will feature an all-female crew of Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Kerianne Flynn, Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchez. This mission will be the 11th human...
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