Networks emerge as critical bottleneck in AI adoption

Networks emerge as critical bottleneck in AI adoption

President Ntuli, managing director of Hewlett Packard Enterprise South Africa. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) South African organisations risk undermining their AI ambitions if they fail to modernise their networks, according to executives from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Speaking at an event in Rosebank yesterday, President Ntuli, MD of HPE South Africa, and Mandy Duncan, country…

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At last, South Africa is fixing its biggest VC bottleneck

At last, South Africa is fixing its biggest VC bottleneck

A new regulatory framework that could significantly improve how South African start-ups attract global investors and scale internationally – without breaching tax or regulatory rules – is on the cards following nearly a decade of discussions. The regulatory sandbox was discussed at a recent Southern Africa Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) conference. Safeera…

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SA’s fibre bottleneck needs wireless breakthrough

SA’s fibre bottleneck needs wireless breakthrough

Justin Mackenzie, Managing Director, VO Connect. (Image: Supplied) South Africa’s digital economy is accelerating fast. With a projected 92% increase in national data centre capacity by 2030, rising from 501.1MW to 962.4MW, according to Africa Data Centres, businesses across sectors are demanding faster, more reliable internet connections than ever before. However, there’s a bottleneck that…

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